K85 HWY
Carrying K85 HWY over SOUTH FORK SOLOMON RIVER
0.71 MI S US24, Graham, Kansas
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
K85 HWY in Graham, Kansas sits above 13% of rated Kansas bridges on inventory load rating (15 t), while its 1957 build year is earlier than 71% of Graham's recorded-year cohort (142 bridges).
K85 HWY in Graham, Kansas is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1957, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 5. 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:999908500330331
INTERSTATE-ERA · CONCRETE · LONG-SPAN-RUN · SUPER-LED · LOCAL-ADT · LIGHT-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- INTERSTATE-ERA 1950–1979
- CONCRETE Concrete
- LONG-SPAN-RUN 9 spans
- SUPER-LED Superstructure-led
- LOCAL-ADT Local 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.
Structural health score
A composite of the deck, superstructure, and substructure NBI condition ratings plus the inventory load rating, benchmarked against the full national bridge corpus, distinct from the Good/Fair/Poor category above.
Bridge Snapshot: K85 HWY
The K85 HWY bridge in Graham, Kansas carries K85 HWY over SOUTH FORK SOLOMON RIVER. It was built in 1957, making it 69 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete continuous and spans 9 sections, stretching 124.2 meters (408 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 335 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of Kansas bridges. It is owned and maintained by State Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in fair condition (see the full component ratings below). None of this bridge's reported major components fall into the Poor condition range.
How K85 HWY compares
Age against the county: built in 1957, earlier than 101 of Graham's 142 bridges with a recorded construction year (71%), against a county median build year of 1965. 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).
K85 HWY vs every rated Kansas bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
15 Top 87% higher than 13% 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.
Reported 0–9 component ratings from the FHWA NBI. The highlighted component is the lowest reported input to this record’s current condition category; it is not a closure or live crossing-safety decision.
Graham inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 142 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
- 1957
- Material
- Concrete Continuous
- Number of Spans
- 9
- Structure Length
- 124.2 m (408 ft)
- Deck Width
- 8.9 m (29 ft)
- Owner
- State Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 335 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 999908500330331
Condition Analysis
- • At 6/9, the deck (driving surface) shows fair condition, with minor wear flagged for upkeep.
- • At 5/9, the superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) shows fair condition, with minor wear flagged for upkeep.
- • The substructure (piers and abutments) is in good condition (7/9), showing no significant deterioration.
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 K85 HWY 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 K85 HWY against other structures in Graham 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 K85 HWY?
K85 HWY in Graham, Kansas has a deck rating of 6/9, superstructure rating of 5/9, and substructure rating of 7/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is K85 HWY inspected?
K85 HWY'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 335 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. K85 HWY 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 K85 HWY?
K85 HWY has an NBI inventory load rating of 14.5 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining K85 HWY?
K85 HWY is owned and maintained by State Highway Agency.
How old is K85 HWY and does age affect safety?
K85 HWY was built in 1957, making it 69 years old.
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