Rock Bridge Road
Carrying Rock Bridge Road over DRAINAGE DITCH
Rock Bridge Road, Barton, Kansas
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
Rock Bridge Road in Barton, Kansas sits above 45% of rated Kansas bridges on inventory load rating (25 t), while its 1976 build year is earlier than 21% of Barton's recorded-year cohort (449 bridges).
Rock Bridge Road in Barton, Kansas is rated Good in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1976, 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:510900050000001
INTERSTATE-ERA · CONCRETE · SINGLE-SPAN · CULVERT-LED · LOCAL-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-GOOD
- INTERSTATE-ERA 1950–1979
- CONCRETE Concrete
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- 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.
Bridge Snapshot: Rock Bridge Road
The Rock Bridge Road bridge in Barton, Kansas carries Rock Bridge Road over DRAINAGE DITCH. It was built in 1976, making it 50 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 1 section, stretching 6.2 meters (20 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 205 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of Kansas bridges. It is owned and maintained by City/Municipal 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 Rock Bridge Road compares
Age against the county: built in 1976, earlier than 95 of Barton's 449 bridges with a recorded construction year (21%), against a county median build year of 1955. 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).
Rock Bridge Road vs every rated Kansas bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
25 Top 55% higher than 45% 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.
Barton inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 449 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
- 1976
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 6.2 m (20 ft)
- Deck Width
- 13.4 m (44 ft)
- Owner
- City/Municipal Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 205 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 510900050000001
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 Rock Bridge 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 Rock Bridge Road against other structures in Barton 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 Rock Bridge Road?
Rock Bridge Road in Barton, Kansas on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is Rock Bridge Road inspected?
Rock Bridge 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 205 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. Rock Bridge 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 Rock Bridge Road?
Rock Bridge Road has an NBI inventory load rating of 25.4 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining Rock Bridge Road?
Rock Bridge Road is owned and maintained by City/Municipal Highway Agency.
How old is Rock Bridge Road and does age affect safety?
Rock Bridge Road was built in 1976, making it 50 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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