Sagebrush Rd.
Carrying Sagebrush Rd. over UNNAMED STREAM
6.6E 1.8N OF HIAWATHA, Brown, Kansas
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
Sagebrush Rd. in Brown, Kansas sits above 82% of rated Kansas bridges on inventory load rating (42 t), while its 1982 build year is earlier than 45% of Brown's recorded-year cohort (256 bridges).
Sagebrush Rd. in Brown, Kansas is rated Poor in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1982, 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:000071027003163
LATE-CENTURY · CONCRETE · SINGLE-SPAN · CULVERT-LED · TRACE-ADT · HEAVY-LOAD · CAT-POOR
- LATE-CENTURY 1980–1999
- CONCRETE Concrete
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- TRACE-ADT Trace ADT
- HEAVY-LOAD Heavy 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: Sagebrush Rd.
The Sagebrush Rd. bridge in Brown, Kansas carries Sagebrush Rd. over UNNAMED STREAM. It was built in 1982, making it 44 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 1 section, stretching 7.9 meters (26 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 30 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 Sagebrush Rd. compares
Age against the county: built in 1982, earlier than 115 of Brown's 256 bridges with a recorded construction year (45%), against a county median build year of 1980. 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).
Sagebrush Rd. vs every rated Kansas bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
42 Top 18% higher than 82% 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.
Brown inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 256 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
- 1982
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 7.9 m (26 ft)
- Deck Width
- 7.8 m (26 ft)
- Owner
- County Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 30 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000071027003163
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
Sagebrush Rd. 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 Sagebrush Rd. against other structures in Brown 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 Sagebrush Rd.?
Sagebrush Rd. in Brown, Kansas on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is Sagebrush Rd. inspected?
Sagebrush 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 30 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. Sagebrush Rd. 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 Sagebrush Rd.?
Sagebrush Rd. has an NBI inventory load rating of 41.7 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining Sagebrush Rd.?
Sagebrush Rd. is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
How old is Sagebrush Rd. and does age affect safety?
Sagebrush Rd. was built in 1982, making it 44 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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