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Buffalo Soldier Rd over Union Pacific Railroad

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

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

Buffalo Soldier Rd over Union Pacific Railroad in Riley County, Kansas, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1996, making it 29 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,000 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
It is one of 87 of the 225 inventoried bridges in Riley County rated fair (38.7%); 10 (4.4%) 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


Structure	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 173 ft
Location	961-305
NBI structure number	DAPFORRIL000100
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
K-113 Hwy over Wildcat Creek	1993	22,777	Good
K113 Hwy over Anderson Ave	1968	16,683	Good
Kimball Ave over Drainage Ditch	2021	11,780	Good
K-18 over Wildcat Creek	2021	11,589	Good
K-18 Hwy WB over K-113 Hwy	2007	11,539	Good
K-18 Hwy EB over K-113 Hwy	2004	11,539	Good