4TH RD. | RS 506
Carrying 4TH RD. | RS 506 over SALT CREEK
3.7S OF RAYMOND, Rice, Kansas
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
4TH RD. | RS 506 in Rice, Kansas sits above 27% of rated Kansas bridges on inventory load rating (19 t), while its 1959 build year is earlier than 74% of Rice's recorded-year cohort (262 bridges).
4TH RD. | RS 506 in Rice, Kansas is rated Poor in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1959, it carries 1 rated component on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 4. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Poor 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:000000000800130
INTERSTATE-ERA · CONCRETE · LONG-SPAN-RUN · CULVERT-LED · LOCAL-ADT · LIGHT-LOAD · CAT-POOR
- INTERSTATE-ERA 1950–1979
- CONCRETE Concrete
- LONG-SPAN-RUN 5 spans
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- LOCAL-ADT Local ADT
- LIGHT-LOAD Light load
- CAT-POOR Poor
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Bridge Snapshot: 4TH RD. | RS 506
The 4TH RD. | RS 506 bridge in Rice, Kansas carries 4TH RD. | RS 506 over SALT CREEK. It was built in 1959, making it 67 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 5 sections, stretching 31.6 meters (104 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 50 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of Kansas bridges. It is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection records show culvert at 4/9. The weakest component sits in poor condition. A component scored 4 or below, placing this bridge in the federal Poor condition category rather than declaring it unsafe or closed.
How 4TH RD. | RS 506 compares
Age against the county: built in 1959, earlier than 194 of Rice's 262 bridges with a recorded construction year (74%), against a county median build year of 1979. Age is not a defect on its own, but it is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn.
Live comparison across Kansas bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (24,893 of 24,894 rated).
4TH RD. | RS 506 vs every rated Kansas bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
19 Top 73% higher than 27% 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.
Rice inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 262 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
- 1959
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 5
- Structure Length
- 31.6 m (104 ft)
- Deck Width
- 8.9 m (29 ft)
- Owner
- County Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 50 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000000000800130
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
4TH RD. | RS 506 is in the federal Poor condition category. That is a component-based result, not a closure order.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Understand what Poor condition does and does not mean before drawing conclusions. Poor condition explained
- Compare 4TH RD. | RS 506 against other structures in Rice 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 4TH RD. | RS 506?
4TH RD. | RS 506 in Rice, Kansas on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is 4TH RD. | RS 506 inspected?
4TH RD. | RS 506'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 50 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. 4TH RD. | RS 506 is currently shown as Poor condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for 4TH RD. | RS 506?
4TH RD. | RS 506 has an NBI inventory load rating of 19.2 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining 4TH RD. | RS 506?
4TH RD. | RS 506 is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
How old is 4TH RD. | RS 506 and does age affect safety?
4TH RD. | RS 506 was built in 1959, making it 67 years old.
Disclaimer: Bridge condition data is from the FHWA NBI and reflects the last reported inspection. A Poor condition rating is not a live declaration that a bridge is closed or unsafe for travel. For current closure, posting, or safety information, contact the responsible transportation agency.
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