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Bridge conditions in Kiowa County, Kansas

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

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

The federal inventory lists 89 bridges in Kiowa County: 37 rated good, 50 fair, and 2 poor.

2 of the 89 bridges in Kiowa County, Kansas, are rated in poor condition (2.2%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
37 bridges (41.6%) are rated good and 50 (56.2%) fair.
The median Kiowa County bridge was built in 1965.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is US183 Hwy over E F Rattlesnake CR (built 1929), carrying about 1,067 vehicles a day.

Good 41.6% · Fair 56.2% · Poor 2.2% of 89 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
US183 Hwy over E F Rattlesnake CR	1929	1,067	Poor
Rd I over E. Fork Rattlesnake Ck.	1935	40	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US54/US400 Hwy over Kiowa Co State Lake Drg.	1955	8,434	Good
US54/US400 Hwy over Rattlesnake Creek Drg	1986	6,536	Good
US54/US400 Hwy over S Br Rattlesnake CR	1954	6,454	Good
US54/US400 Hwy over E F Rattlesnake CR	1994	5,976	Good
US54/US400 Hwy over E F Rattlesnake CR Dr	1994	5,976	Good
US54 Hwy over Rattlesnake Creek Drg.	1959	2,678	Good
US54/US400 Hwy over Rattlesnake Creek	1958	2,503	Good
US-400 Hwy over UP Railroad	1958	2,432	Fair
US-400 Hwy over US54 Highway	1958	2,432	Fair
US-400 Hwy over Rattlesnake Creek Drg.	1958	2,329	Fair

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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