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Bridge conditions in Barber County, Kansas

241 inventoried bridges · 2 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

The federal inventory lists 241 bridges in Barber County: 109 rated good, 130 fair, and 2 poor.

2 of the 241 bridges in Barber County, Kansas, are rated in poor condition (0.8%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
109 bridges (45.2%) are rated good and 130 (53.9%) fair.
The median Barber County bridge was built in 1975.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Catalpa Road over Spring Creek (built 1939), carrying about 45 vehicles a day.

Good 45.2% · Fair 53.9% · Poor 0.8% of 241 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Catalpa Road over Spring Creek	1939	45	Poor
Jullian Road over Trib. to Big Sandy Ck.	1956	20	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US160 Hwy over Ba Co St Lake Drg	2014	3,047	Good
US281 Hwy over Elm Creek Drainage	1949	2,493	Good
US-281 Hwy over Elm Creek	1995	2,493	Fair
US-160 Hwy over Medicine River	1995	2,237	Good
US160 Hwy over Elm Creek	1937	1,939	Good
US-281 Hwy over Elm Creek Drainage	1995	1,313	Good
US-281 Hwy over Elm Creek Drainage	1995	1,313	Good
US160 Hwy over Antelope Creek	1961	1,252	Good
US160 Hwy over Little Sandy Creek Drg.	1961	1,252	Good
US160 Hwy over Little Sandy Creek	1961	1,252	Good

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

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