Barber County, KS

215 public highway bridges

Barber County Bridge Snapshot

Barber County, Kansas contains 215 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 46.5% are rated “Good,” 52.1% “Fair,” 1.4% “Poor,” and 1.4% are classified as structurally deficient — the federal designation for spans whose deck, superstructure, or substructure has been rated 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. Structurally deficient does not mean unsafe to cross; it means the bridge is on the priority list for repair or replacement.

Inspections in KS are conducted by certified engineers from the state Department of Transportation on a 24-month cycle, and results are reported back to the FHWA each spring. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county, sorted by inventory load rating. Use the “Sort by” controls to surface the lowest-rated spans first, and click any row for full inspection history, traffic counts, and condition trends.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.

215
Total Bridges
46.5%
Good
1.4%
Poor
1.4%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
46.5% (100)
Fair
52.1% (112)
Poor
1.4% (3)
SD
1.4% (3)

All Bridges (215)

Pageant Road

Fair

Over: ANTELOPE CREEK

3.1E OF MEDICINE LODGE, Barber, KS

Built 1935 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 40

Gyp Hills Road

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

6.5S 6.5W MEDICINE LODGE, Barber, KS

Built 1965 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 125

Albee Road

Fair

Over: ELM CREEK

4.0N OF MEDICINE LODGE, Barber, KS

Built 1974 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 50

Pixley Road

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO ANTELOPE CREEK

1.4N 5.1W OF SHARON, Barber, KS

Built 1935 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 55

Tri-City Road

Fair

Over: TRIB. LITTLE SANDY CREEK

6.5N OF HAZELTON, Barber, KS

Built 1947 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 185

Union Chappel Road

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO LITTLE MULE CK.

4.3W 9.5N OF HARDTNER, Barber, KS

Built 1948 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 50

Cedar Hills

Fair

Over: E. BR. LITTLE SANDY CK.

2.2W 6.5N OF SHARON, Barber, KS

Built 2001 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 50

Sun City Road

Fair

Over: MEDICINE RIVER OVERFLOW

0.25S OF SUN CITY, Barber, KS

Built 1992 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 115

State Line Road

Fair

Over: TRIB. LITTLE DRIFTWOOD

1.9E 1.0S OF HARDTNER, Barber, KS

Built 1985 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 100

Cottage Creek Road

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

0.6E OF AETNA, Barber, KS

Built 1990 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 15

Forest City Road

Fair

Over: MEDICINE RIVER

2.5N 8.3W MEDICINE LODGE, Barber, KS

Built 1992 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 20

Gyp Hills Road

Fair

Over: LITTLE MULE CREEK

2.5W 7.5N OF HARDTNER, Barber, KS

Built 1976 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 125

Lake City Road

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO SAND CREEK

5.5N 1.0W OF LAKE CITY, Barber, KS

Built 1966 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 70

Lake City Road

Fair

Over: TRIB. W. BR. S. ELM CK.

6.5N 1.0W OF LAKE CITY, Barber, KS

Built 1976 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 70

Pheasant Hill

Fair

Over: TRIB W BR. LITTLE SANDY

0.7S 1.2W OF SHARON, Barber, KS

Built 2003 Load: 26.4 t ADT: 40

Cottage Creek Road

Fair

Over: COTTAGE CREEK

0.3N 1.6E OF AETNA, Barber, KS

Built 1999 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 15

K-2 HWY

Fair

Over: LITTLE MULE CREEK

1.81 MI E US281, Barber, KS

Built 1942 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 970

Sandy Creek Road

Fair

Over: Trib. To Hackberry Creek

3.0N 8.0W of Hardtner, Barber, KS

Built 2007 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 35

Aetna Road

Fair

Over: SALT FORK ARKANSAS RIVER

1.0S OF AETNA, Barber, KS

Built 1974 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 105

Hawkins

Fair

Over: TRIB. LONE TREE CANYON

1.8S 2.6W OF HAZELTON, Barber, KS

Built 1946 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 20

Turkey Lane

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO NORTH ELM CREEK

0.8S 8.0W OF ISABEL, Barber, KS

Built 1940 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 40

Resort Road

Fair

Over: ELM CREEK

2.3W 6.0S OF ISABEL, Barber, KS

Built 1983 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 40

Larkspur Road

Fair

Over: W. BRANCH S. ELM CREEK

12.0W 2.5S OF ISABEL, Barber, KS

Built 1989 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 15

Hargis

Fair

Over: LONE TREE CANYON

0.7S 3.0W OF HAZELTON, Barber, KS

Built 1990 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 35

Clairmont Road

Fair

Over: LITTLE MULE CREEK

3.2N 3.5E OF HARDTNER, Barber, KS

Built 1971 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 30

Cedar Hills

Fair

Over: W BR LITTLE SANDY CREEK

0.9S 2.2W OF SHARON, Barber, KS

Built 1987 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 20

Pleasant Hill Road

Fair

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

0.7S 0.2W OF SHARON, Barber, KS

Built 1982 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 40

Mineral Road

Fair

Over: CHICKEN CREEK

2.0E 2.8S OF ISABEL, Barber, KS

Built 1987 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 40

River Road

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO MEDICINE RIVER

2.0W OF MEDICINE LODGE, Barber, KS

Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 740

North Star Road

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO MEDICINE RIVER

2.5W 5.7N OF KIOWA, Barber, KS

Built 1974 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 40

Hillside

Fair

Over: TRIB TO LITTLE SANDY CR

4.0W 0.6S OF SHARON, Barber, KS

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 35

Kochia Road

Fair

Over: TRIB TO SALTY CREEK

3.0N OF HAZELTON, Barber, KS

Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20

Gerlane Road

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO MEDICINE RIVER

7.0N OF KIOWA, Barber, KS

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 75

Mills Lane

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO ELM CREEK

2.8S 7.0W OF ISABEL, Barber, KS

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 140

Willow Road

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

3.4W OF MEDICINE LODGE, Barber, KS

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25

Hartner Shortcut

Fair

Over: LITTLE DRIFTWOOD CREEK

0.5E 4.0N OF HARDTNER, Barber, KS

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

Sand Plum

Fair

Over: SALTY CREEK

0.8E 2.5N OF HAZELTON, Barber, KS

Built 1955 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 15

Turkey Lane

Fair

Over: NORTH ELM CREEK

0.7S 8.8W OF ISABEL, Barber, KS

Built 1999 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 40

RS 5014

Fair

Over: ELM CREEK OVERFLOW

0.75E OF MEDICINE LODGE, Barber, KS

Built 1987 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 470

Walstad

Fair

Over: W. BR. LITTLE SANDY CK.

1.3N 3.4W OF SHARON, Barber, KS

Built 1996 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 40

Little Mule Road

Fair

Over: TRIB TO LITTLE MULE CRK

8.0N OF HARDTNER, Barber, KS

Built 1988 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 50

Rattlesnake Trail

Fair

Over: TRIB. LONE TREE CANYON

3.0E 2.2N OF KIOWA, Barber, KS

Built 1983 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 35

Newkirk Road

Fair

Over: ANTELOPE CREEK

1.6E 1.7S MEDICINE LODGE, Barber, KS

Built 1992 Load: 36.8 t ADT: 20

K-2 HWY

Fair

Over: MEDICINE RIVER

2.11 MI NE K8, Barber, KS

Built 1936 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 340

Lasswell Rd

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO HACKBERRY CREEK

3.6N 9.5E OF AETNA, Barber, KS

Built 2016 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 40

Catalpa Road

Fair

Over: SALTY CREEK

1.8E 2.2N OF HAZELTON, Barber, KS

Built 1965 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 35

MINOR COL (30)

Fair

Over: LITTLE MULE CREEK

5.0W 9.5N OF HARDTNER, Barber, KS

Built 1947 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 80

Bethel Road

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO LITTLE SANDY CR

1.0S 3.2W Of Sharon, Barber, KS

Built 1999 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 40

Pleasant Hill

Fair

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

0.8S OF SHARON, Barber, KS

Built 2003 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 35

North Star Road

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO ANTELOPE CREEK

0.6S 2.7E MEDICINE LODGE, Barber, KS

Built 1953 Load: 44.3 t ADT: 30

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Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial