SW Parallel St
Carrying SW Parallel St over STEARNS CREEK
1.0E 2.0N OF TOWANDA, Butler, Kansas
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
SW Parallel St in Butler, Kansas sits above 22% of rated Kansas bridges on inventory load rating (18 t), while its 1929 build year is earlier than 84% of Butler's recorded-year cohort (591 bridges).
SW Parallel St in Butler, Kansas is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1929, it carries 1 rated component on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 6. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Fair 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:000080859506000
PRE-1950 · CONCRETE · MULTI-SPAN · CULVERT-LED · TRACE-ADT · LIGHT-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- PRE-1950 Pre-1950
- CONCRETE Concrete
- MULTI-SPAN 2 spans
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- TRACE-ADT Trace ADT
- LIGHT-LOAD Light load
- CAT-FAIR Fair
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: SW Parallel St
The SW Parallel St bridge in Butler, Kansas carries SW Parallel St over STEARNS CREEK. It was built in 1929, making it 97 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 2 sections, stretching 6.3 meters (21 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 40 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 6/9. The weakest component sits in fair condition. All reported major components score above the Poor range.
How SW Parallel St compares
Age against the county: built in 1929, earlier than 498 of Butler's 591 bridges with a recorded construction year (84%), against a county median build year of 1966. 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).
SW Parallel St vs every rated Kansas bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
18 Top 78% higher than 22% 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.
Butler inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 591 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
- 1929
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 2
- Structure Length
- 6.3 m (21 ft)
- Deck Width
- 6.9 m (23 ft)
- Owner
- County Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 40 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000080859506000
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 SW Parallel St 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 SW Parallel St against other structures in Butler 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 SW Parallel St?
SW Parallel St in Butler, Kansas on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is SW Parallel St inspected?
SW Parallel St'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 40 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. SW Parallel St is currently shown as Fair condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for SW Parallel St?
SW Parallel St has an NBI inventory load rating of 18.1 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining SW Parallel St?
SW Parallel St is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
How old is SW Parallel St and does age affect safety?
SW Parallel St was built in 1929, making it 97 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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