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Bridge conditions in Crawford County, Kansas

295 inventoried bridges · 27 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

The federal inventory lists 295 bridges in Crawford County: 149 rated good, 119 fair, and 27 poor.

27 of the 295 bridges in Crawford County, Kansas, are rated in poor condition (9.2%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
149 bridges (50.5%) are rated good and 119 (40.3%) fair.
The median Crawford County bridge was built in 1975.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Rs 174 over Trib. to Little Cow Ck. (built 1940), carrying about 1,100 vehicles a day.

Good 50.5% · Fair 40.3% · Poor 9.2% of 295 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
Rs 174 over Trib. to Little Cow Ck.	1940	1,100	Poor
Rs 177 over Middle Cow Creek	1930	640	Poor
Local Rd. 69A over Trib. to Middle Cow Ck.	1940	400	Poor
(fau 4522) 70A over Middle Cow Creek	1940	350	Poor
Rs 113 over Trib. to Cow Creek	1957	220	Poor
Rs 170 over Big Walnut Creek	1939	200	Poor
Rs 169 over Trib to Dry Br Cox Crk.	1920	170	Poor
Rs 169 over Trib. to Cox Creek	1925	170	Poor
Rs 55 over Trib. to Cox Creek	1920	140	Poor
Rs 55 over Dry Branch Cox Creek	1920	140	Poor
Rs 171 over Trib. to Hickory Creek	1959	105	Poor
Rs 171 over Hickory Creek	1936	82	Poor
Rs 169 over Trib. Bone Creek	1930	76	Poor
Rs 170 over Pawnee Creek	1930	75	Poor
Local Rd. 29 over W. Fork Dry Wood Creek	1930	60	Poor
Local Rd. 96 over Trib. to Lightning Creek	1950	40	Poor
Local Rd. 18 over Bone Creek	1965	40	Poor
Local Rd. 150 over Trib. to East Cow Ck.	1935	40	Poor
Minor Col 92 over Murphy Creek	1920	30	Poor
Local Rd. 169 over Trib. to Hickory Creek	1920	30	Poor
Local Rd. 67 over Trib. to Big Walnut Ck.	1935	30	Poor
Local Rd. 55 over Trib. to Big Walnut Ck.	1935	30	Poor
Local Rd. 72 over Trib. to Cox Creek	1925	30	Poor
Local Rd. 129 over Trib. to East Cow Ck.	1940	30	Poor
Local Rd. 131 over Trib. to Hickory Creek	1930	20	Poor
Local Rd. 183 over Limestone Creek	1923	20	Poor
Local Rd. 35 over Trib. Little Walnut Ck.	1930	10	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US69/US169 Hwy over Cow Creek	1992	14,286	Good
US69/US169 Hwy over Cow Creek	1993	9,347	Good
K-126 over KCS Railway	2022	7,622	Good
K126 Hwy over Middle Cow Creek	1931	6,653	Fair
K126 Hwy over Middle Cow Creek	2021	6,653	Good
US69 over First Cow Creek Drainage	1952	6,144	Good
US69 NB over First Cow Creek Drainage	1952	5,495	Good
US69 Hwy over First Cow Creek Drainage	1952	5,233	Good
K7 Hwy over Thunderbolt Creek	2010	5,181	Good
K-47 Highway over 2ND Cow Creek Drg	2000	5,038	Good

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

Every bridge in Crawford County → - all 295, busiest first, each with its own condition record.

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