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Bridge conditions in Phillips County, Kansas

249 inventoried bridges · 38 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

About one in 7 bridges in Phillips County is rated in poor condition: 38 of 249 on the federal inventory, one of the higher shares in Kansas.

38 of the 249 bridges in Phillips County, Kansas, are rated in poor condition (15.3%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
76 bridges (30.5%) are rated good and 135 (54.2%) fair.
The median Phillips County bridge was built in 1965.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is W. Ridge (RS 1972) over Plotner Creek (built 1965), carrying about 260 vehicles a day.

Good 30.5% · Fair 54.2% · Poor 15.3% of 249 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
W. Ridge (RS 1972) over Plotner Creek	1965	260	Poor
E Hunter (RS 851) over West Cedar Creek	1952	50	Poor
Sante Fe Rd (126) over Plotner Creek	1988	40	Poor
W. 700 Rd. (79) over Deer Creek	1970	35	Poor
E. 900 Rd. (188) over Kyle Railroad	1920	35	Poor
W. YANKEE Rd. (13) over Trib. N. Fork Solomon	1950	30	Poor
W Navajo Rd. (77) over Starvation Creek	1960	30	Poor
W. 300 Rd. (111) over Tributary to Deer Creek	1970	30	Poor
E. 300 Rd. (140) over Trib. to Crystal Creek	1948	30	Poor
E 400 Rd (148) over Spring Creek	1960	30	Poor
W. Granite Rd (12) over Trib. to Prairie Dog Ck.	1925	25	Poor
W. Kiowa Rd. (39) over Tributary to Deer Creek	1960	25	Poor
E. Kiowa Rd (197) over West Cedar Creek	1960	25	Poor
E. 1200 Rd. over West Cedar Creek	1905	25	Poor
W Limestone RD(42) over Tributary to Deer Creek	1950	20	Poor
W. 900 Rd. (60) over Trib. to Wolf Creek	1965	20	Poor
W. 700 Rd (82) over Trib. N. Fork Solomon	1950	20	Poor
W. Yankee Rd (86) over Trib. N. Fork Solomon	1988	20	Poor
W. Arrow Lane (95) over Trib. to Jack Creek	1940	20	Poor
W. 300 Rd. (110) over Deer Creek	1989	20	Poor
W. Osage Rd (116) over Plotner Creek	1930	20	Poor
E. 1400 Rd. (216) over Medicine Creek	1920	20	Poor
E. Dakota Rd (130) over Trib. to Walnut Creek	1930	15	Poor
E. Quail Rd (163) over Big Creek	1910	15	Poor
E. Day Dream (164) over Bow Creek	1960	15	Poor
E. Eagle Rd. (166) over Tributary to Crow Creek	1960	15	Poor
E. Quail Rd (177) over Plum Creek	1900	15	Poor
E. 1300 Rd. (212) over West Cedar Creek	1950	15	Poor
W. 1000 Rd. (49) over Tributary to Deer Creek	1965	10	Poor
W. Cherokee Rd. over Prairie Dog Creek	1960	10	Poor
W. Mohawk Rd (96) over Boughton Creek	1920	10	Poor
W. 300 Rd. over Dry Creek	1960	10	Poor
W. Mohawk Rd (115) over Plotner Creek	1965	10	Poor
W. Dakota Rd (124) over Walnut Creek	1960	10	Poor
E. Plains Rd (132) over Spring Creek	1935	10	Poor
Cherokee Rd. (201) over Rebecca Creek	1955	10	Poor
W Jade Rd (87) over Boughton Creek	1960	5	Poor
W. Cherokee Rd. over Jack Creek	1911	5	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US36 Hwy over Deer Creek Drainage	1966	5,183	Fair
US183 Hwy over Deer Creek Drainage	1964	3,471	Fair
US183 over Deer Creek	1986	2,366	Good
US36 Hwy over Spring Creek	1963	2,262	Good
US36 Hwy over Kyle RR	1963	2,031	Fair
US36 Hwy over West Cedar Creek	1962	2,031	Good
US36 Hwy over Big Creek	1962	1,882	Fair
US36 Hwy over Deer Creek Drainage	1962	1,882	Fair
US36 Hwy over Plum Creek	1962	1,882	Good
US36 Hwy over Turner Creek	1963	1,882	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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