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Bridge conditions in Nemaha County, Kansas

355 inventoried bridges · 37 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Nemaha County has 37 bridges rated poor out of 355 inventoried, a 10.4% share that puts it well above the national rate of about 7%.

37 of the 355 bridges in Nemaha County, Kansas, are rated in poor condition (10.4%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
134 bridges (37.7%) are rated good and 184 (51.8%) fair.
The median Nemaha County bridge was built in 1992.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Rs 1267 C-9 over Silver Creek (built 1983), carrying about 342 vehicles a day.

Good 37.7% · Fair 51.8% · Poor 10.4% of 355 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 1267 C-9 over Silver Creek	1983	342	Poor
K236 Hwy over Harris Creek	1928	167	Poor
Rs 687 G-8 over Harris Creek	1936	130	Poor
Rs 487 G-4 over Trib. to Harris Creek	1936	106	Poor
Rs 1270 C-13 over Trib. to Wolf Pen Creek	1928	106	Poor
Minor Col D-24 over Stream	1940	100	Poor
Minor Col Bc-2 over Deer Creek	1976	80	Poor
Rs 1757 J-15 over Trib. to Nemaha River	1935	72	Poor
Rs 1226 Q-9 over Coal Creek	1946	66	Poor
Rs 1226 R-6 over Trib. Red Vermillion Ck.	1961	66	Poor
Rs 1228 I-13 over Trib.black Verillion R.	1963	65	Poor
Local Rd. H-15 over Cedar Creek	1981	40	Poor
Local Rd. H-14 over Gregg Creek	1976	30	Poor
Rs 1228 L-13 over Trib. to Locklane Creek	1920	28	Poor
Rs 1228 L-12 over Trib. to Locklane Creek	1982	10	Poor
Local Rd. M-1 over Black Vermillion River	1990	10	Poor
Local Rd. E-17 over Stream	1978	10	Poor
Local Rd. Ef-1 over Stream	1989	10	Poor
Local Rd. N-6 over Black Vermillion River	1991	10	Poor
Local Rd. R-5 over Stream	1940	10	Poor
Local Rd. J-4 over Illinois Creek	1984	10	Poor
Local Rd. F-22 over Harris Creek	1910	10	Poor
Local Rd. R-25 over Wolf Creek	1982	10	Poor
Local Rd. O-7 over Stream	1970	10	Poor
Minor Col K-20 over Stream	1989	10	Poor
Local Rd. O-14 over Stream	1965	10	Poor
Local Rd. S-6 over Soldier Creek	1970	10	Poor
Local Rd. G-18 over Harris Creek	1910	10	Poor
Local Rd. C-8 over Fourmile Creek	1940	10	Poor
Local Rd. K-1 over Stream	1945	10	Poor
Local Rd. O-22 over Barnes Creek	1990	10	Poor
Local Rd. Kl-1 over Stream	1940	10	Poor
Local Rd. H-16 over Stream	1940	10	Poor
Local Rd. P-3 over Wolfley Creek	1940	10	Poor
Local Rd. P-1 over Stream	1978	10	Poor
Local Rd. Lp-1 over Stream	1940	10	Poor
Local Rd. A-33 over Clear Creek	1987	5	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-36 Hwy over South F Big Nemaha Riv	1996	3,649	Good
US36 Hwy over Black Vermillion Creek	1958	3,307	Fair
US-36 Hwy over Harris Creek Drainage	1996	3,162	Good
US36 Hwy over Harris Creek Drainage	1940	3,092	Good
US36 Hwy over Cedar Creek	1940	3,092	Good
US36 Hwy over Cedar Creek	1940	3,092	Good
US-36 Hwy over Gregg Creek	1995	3,092	Good
US36 Hwy over N F Black Vermillion Riv	1959	3,045	Fair
US75 Hwy over Rock Creek	2015	2,965	Good
K63 Hwy over Nemaha River Drainage	1957	1,260	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 Nemaha County → - all 355, busiest first, each with its own condition record.

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