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US283 Hwy over Pawnee River Drainage

Ness County, Kansas · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

US283 Hwy over Pawnee River Drainage in Ness County, Kansas, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1934 and reconstructed in 1976, making it 91 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,180 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 46 of the 167 inventoried bridges in Ness County rated fair (27.5%); 15 (9.0%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	Satisfactory condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
K-96 Hwy over N. Fork Walnut Creek Dng	2004	3,140	Good
US283 Hwy over N Fork Walnut Creek Drg.	1957	2,319	Good
US283 Hwy over Long Branch Drainage	1935	1,785	Good
US283 Hwy over Pawnee River Drainage	1934	1,672	Good
US 283 Hwy over North Fork Walnut Creek	1990	1,672	Good
US-283 Hwy over South Fork Walnut Creek	1993	1,672	Good