3rd Road
Carrying 3rd Road over TRIB. SMOKY HILL RIVER
1.4E 1.5S OF WILSON, Ellsworth, Kansas
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
3rd Road in Ellsworth, Kansas sits above 93% of rated Kansas bridges on inventory load rating (51 t), while its 2007 build year is earlier than 17% of Ellsworth's recorded-year cohort (259 bridges).
3rd Road in Ellsworth, Kansas is rated Good in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 2007, it carries 1 rated component on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 7. 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:000270701004644
POST-2000 · CONCRETE · MULTI-SPAN · CULVERT-LED · TRACE-ADT · HEAVY-LOAD · CAT-GOOD
- POST-2000 2000+
- CONCRETE Concrete
- MULTI-SPAN 2 spans
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- TRACE-ADT Trace ADT
- HEAVY-LOAD Heavy 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.
Bridge Snapshot: 3rd Road
The 3rd Road bridge in Ellsworth, Kansas carries 3rd Road over TRIB. SMOKY HILL RIVER. It was built in 2007, making it 19 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 2 sections, stretching 12.3 meters (40 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 20 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 7/9. The weakest component sits in good condition. None of this bridge's reported major components fall into the Poor condition range.
How 3rd Road compares
Age against the county: built in 2007, earlier than 44 of Ellsworth's 259 bridges with a recorded construction year (17%), against a county median build year of 1964. 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).
3rd Road vs every rated Kansas bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
51 Top 7% higher than 93% 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.
Ellsworth inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 259 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
- 2007
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 2
- Structure Length
- 12.3 m (40 ft) 0
- Owner
- County Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 20 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000270701004644
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 3rd Road 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 3rd Road against other structures in Ellsworth 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 3rd Road?
3rd Road in Ellsworth, Kansas on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is 3rd Road inspected?
3rd Road'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 20 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. 3rd Road 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 3rd Road?
3rd Road has an NBI inventory load rating of 50.8 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining 3rd Road?
3rd Road is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
How old is 3rd Road and does age affect safety?
3rd Road was built in 2007, making it 19 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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