SHANNON CREEK RD.
Carrying SHANNON CREEK RD. over TRIB. TO SHANNON CREEK
1.1N 0.5E OF OLSBURG, Pottawatomie, Kansas
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
SHANNON CREEK RD. in Pottawatomie, Kansas sits above 43% of rated Kansas bridges on inventory load rating (25 t), while its 2020 build year is earlier than 2% of Pottawatomie's recorded-year cohort (303 bridges).
SHANNON CREEK RD. in Pottawatomie, Kansas is rated Good in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 2020, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 8. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Good result describes the weakest reported component rather than the structure as a whole. No NBI category is a closure decision or a live crossing-safety verdict.
NBI record plate
Structure KS:000000000750371
POST-2000 · STEEL · SINGLE-SPAN · TIED-CTRL · LOCAL-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-GOOD
- POST-2000 2000+
- STEEL Steel
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- TIED-CTRL Tied control
- LOCAL-ADT Local ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard load
- CAT-GOOD Good
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Structural health score
A composite of the deck, superstructure, and substructure NBI condition ratings plus the inventory load rating, benchmarked against the full national bridge corpus, distinct from the Good/Fair/Poor category above.
Bridge Snapshot: SHANNON CREEK RD.
The SHANNON CREEK RD. bridge in Pottawatomie, Kansas carries SHANNON CREEK RD. over TRIB. TO SHANNON CREEK. It was built in 2020, making it 6 years old today. The structure is built primarily of steel and spans 1 section, stretching 8.1 meters (27 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 105 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of Kansas bridges. It is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in good condition (see the full component ratings below). None of this bridge's reported major components fall into the Poor condition range.
How SHANNON CREEK RD. compares
Age against the county: built in 2020, earlier than 5 of Pottawatomie's 303 bridges with a recorded construction year (2%), against a county median build year of 1979. This is one of the newer structures in its county.
Live comparison across Kansas bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (24,893 of 24,894 rated).
SHANNON CREEK RD. vs every rated Kansas bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
25 Top 57% higher than 43% of 24,893 bridges
rated Kansas bridges, bucketed by value
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Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · August 2026
Condition Ratings
Full 0–9 scale + sufficiency-rating breakdown: how condition ratings work.
Reported 0–9 component ratings from the FHWA NBI. The highlighted component is the lowest reported input to this record’s current condition category; it is not a closure or live crossing-safety decision.
Pottawatomie inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 303 bridges in this county. Orthogonal to this structure's component profile above: a county catalog share, not a live crossing-safety verdict.
Structural Details
- Year Built
- 2020
- Material
- Steel
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 8.1 m (27 ft)
- Deck Width
- 8.1 m (27 ft)
- Owner
- County Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 105 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000000000750371
Condition Analysis
- • At 8/9, the deck (driving surface) is in good shape and shows no significant wear.
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) rates good at 8/9, with no significant deterioration on file.
- • The substructure (piers and abutments) is in good condition (8/9), showing no significant deterioration.
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
This page shows what the last federal inspection recorded, not whether SHANNON CREEK RD. is safe to cross today. Here is how to use it.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Learn how the 0–9 condition scale and Good/Fair/Poor categories are defined. How condition ratings work
- Compare SHANNON CREEK RD. against other structures in Pottawatomie and across Kansas. Kansas bridges
- Noticed visible damage or a safety concern? Report it to the agency that owns the bridge, or call 911 in an emergency. How to report a bridge
Condition codes come straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory and are not a real-time safety judgment. Only the owning agency, a state DOT, county, or other owner, can post, restrict, or close a bridge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the condition ratings mean for SHANNON CREEK RD.?
SHANNON CREEK RD. in Pottawatomie, Kansas has a deck rating of 8/9, superstructure rating of 8/9, and substructure rating of 8/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is SHANNON CREEK RD. inspected?
SHANNON CREEK RD.'s responsible agency sets its routine interval under FHWA's risk-based inspection rules; this page does not expose the scheduled interval. It carries about 105 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. SHANNON CREEK RD. is currently shown as Good condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for SHANNON CREEK RD.?
SHANNON CREEK RD. has an NBI inventory load rating of 24.5 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining SHANNON CREEK RD.?
SHANNON CREEK RD. is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
How old is SHANNON CREEK RD. and does age affect safety?
SHANNON CREEK RD. was built in 2020, making it 6 years old.
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