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US281 Hwy over Wild Horse Creek

Stafford County, Kansas · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

US281 Hwy over Wild Horse Creek in Stafford County, Kansas, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1985, making it 40 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,319 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 53 of the 119 inventoried bridges in Stafford County rated good (44.5%); 3 (2.5%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 152 ft
Location	7.10 Mi N US50
NBI structure number	999928100930181
Condition class	Good

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Kansas department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US50 Hwy over N F Ninnescah Riv Drg	1954	3,765	Good
US50 Hwy over Wild Horse CR Drain	1957	2,873	Good
US50 Hwy over N F Ninnescah Riv Drg	1958	2,750	Good
US50 Hwy over N F Ninnescah Riv Drg	1954	2,555	Good
US50 Hwy over N F Ninnescah Riv Drg	1954	2,555	Good
US281 Hwy over BNSF RR	1986	2,409	Good