Butler County, KS

594 public highway bridges

Butler County Bridge Snapshot

Butler County, Kansas contains 594 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 54% are rated “Good,” 32.7% “Fair,” 5.9% “Poor,” and 5.9% 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.

594
Total Bridges
54%
Good
5.9%
Poor
5.9%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
54% (321)
Fair
32.7% (194)
Poor
5.9% (35)
SD
5.9% (35)

All Bridges (594)

NE Price Rd

Fair

Over: SHADY CREEK

5.0W 0.8N OF ROSALIA, Butler, KS

Built 1931 Load: 19.7 t ADT: 50

SW Buffalo Rd.

Fair

Over: SMALL STREAM

1.0W 3.0S OF TOWANDA, Butler, KS

Built 1952 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 50

NW Boyer Rd

Fair

Over: SUTTON CREEK

2.5W 3.0S OF ELDORADO, Butler, KS

Built 1974 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 60

NW Hunter Rd

Fair

Over: E. BR. WHITEWATER RIVER

2.0E 4.2N OF POTWIN, Butler, KS

Built 1967 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 20

NE 70th St

Fair

Over: SMALL STREAM

6.2E 4.0S OF DEGRAFF, Butler, KS

Built 1980 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 30

NW 90th

Fair

Over: TRIB. W. BR. WALNUT RIV.

0.4E 2.0S OF DEGRAFF, Butler, KS

Built 1920 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 50

NW 150th

Fair

Over: HENRY CRK.

0.5S 3.3E OF ELBING, Butler, KS

Built 1972 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 640

SE Teter Rd

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF TURKEY CREEK

1.5W 2.7N OF LEON, Butler, KS

Built 1932 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 35

SW 21st / SW 70th

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

3.1E 0.3N OF ANDOVER, Butler, KS

Built 1950 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 4,355

SW 230th

Fair

Over: EIGHT MILE CREEK

1.8W 2.0S OF DOUGLASS, Butler, KS

Built 1974 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 50

NW Butler Rd

Fair

Over: UNNAMED WATERCOURSE

0.5E 2.2S OF WHITEWATER, Butler, KS

Built 1959 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 755

SE Summit Rd

Fair

Over: BR. LITTLE WALNUT RIVER

1.5W 0.8N OF BEAUMONT, Butler, KS

Built 1959 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 10

NW 60th

Fair

Over: GILLION CREEK

1.8E 2.0S OF POTWIN, Butler, KS

Built 1917 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 50

NW 40th Street

Fair

Over: WEST BRANCH WALNUT RIVER

0.8W 4.5N OF ELDORADO, Butler, KS

Built 1979 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 150

K196 HWY

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK DRAINAGE

5.93 MI E OF HARVEY COLN, Butler, KS

Built 1986 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 1,750

NE Satchell Crk Rd

Fair

Over: EAST BRANCH WALNUT RIVER

1.0W 0.2N OF CASSODAY, Butler, KS

Built 1924 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 25

NE 150th

Fair

Over: WALNUT RIVER

1.7W OF CASSODAY, Butler, KS

Built 1950 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 285

CHELSEA ROAD

Fair

Over: E BRANCH WALNUT RIVER

5.6N 4.4E EL DORADO, Butler, KS

Built 1981 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 40

SE Grant Rd

Fair

Over: HICKORY CREEK

2.0W 5.8N OF LATHAM, Butler, KS

Built 1958 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 30

NW Butler Rd

Fair

Over: UNNAMED WATERCOURSE

0.5E 1.8S OF WHITEWATER, Butler, KS

Built 1959 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 755

NW Prairie Crk Rd.

Fair

Over: HENRY CREEK

0.5E 1.5N OF ELBING, Butler, KS

Built 1964 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 50

NW 150th

Fair

Over: WHITEWATER RIVER

0.5S 5.8E OF ELBING, Butler, KS

Built 1940 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 640

SE 160th

Fair

Over: S BRANCH HICKORY CREEK

1.8E 4.0N OF LATHAM, Butler, KS

Built 1983 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 35

SE 190th

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

1.0N 4.0E OF LATHAM, Butler, KS

Built 1945 Load: 22.8 t ADT: 70

SE Stony Creek Rd

Fair

Over: N. BR. LIT. WALNUT RIV.

1.3W 4.2S OF ROSALIA, Butler, KS

Built 1927 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 25

NW 30th St

Fair

Over: BRN. WHITEWATER RIVER

4.5S 0.5E OF POTWIN, Butler, KS

Built 1961 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 285

K177 HWY

Fair

Over: ELDORADO LAKE

2.45 MI N OF US-54 HWY, Butler, KS

Built 1979 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 505

SW 120th

Fair

Over: LITTLE WALNUT RIVER

2.7W 2.5S OF LEON, Butler, KS

Built 1960 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 35

SE COLE CREEK RD

Fair

Over: N. BRANCH ROCK CREEK

7.0W 1.1S OF LATHAM, Butler, KS

Built 1928 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 320

US77 HWY

Fair

Over: LITTLE WALNUT RIVER

4.94 MI N COWLEY COLN, Butler, KS

Built 1949 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 2,990

NE 150th

Fair

Over: School Branch

3.9W OF CASSODAY, Butler, KS

Built 1950 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 285

NE Satchell Crk Rd

Fair

Over: HARRISON CREEK

2.0W 2.5N OF ROSALIA, Butler, KS

Built 1927 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 30

TOWANDA AVENUE

Fair

Over: CONSTANT CREEK

BTN. HAVERHILL & FRED. DR, Butler, KS

Built 1950 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,610

SW Hunter Rd

Fair

Over: STEARNS CREEK

0.5E 1.7N OF TOWANDA, Butler, KS

Built 1955 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 50

NW 80th Street

Fair

Over: DIAMOND CREEK

0.3W OF POTWIN, Butler, KS

Built 1931 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 65

K196 HWY

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

11.60 MI SE HARVEY CL, Butler, KS

Built 1928 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,500

NW Santa Fe Lake

Fair

Over: HENRY CREEK

1.0W 4.0N OF POTWIN, Butler, KS

Built 1980 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 65

US54/US400 HWY WB

Fair

Over: WHITEWATER RIVER

8.65 MI E SEDGWICK CL, Butler, KS

Built 1955 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 9,550

US54/US400 HWY EB

Fair

Over: WHITEWATER RIVER

8.64 MI E SEDGWICK CL, Butler, KS

Built 1957 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 9,550

NW 50th

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF WHITEWATER CK.

0.5E 4.5S OF WHITEWATER, Butler, KS

Built 1920 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 55

NE Price Rd

Fair

Over: HARRISON CREEK

5.0W 2.0N OF ROSALIA, Butler, KS

Built 1903 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 50

NE 110th

Fair

Over: EAST BRANCH WALNUT RIVER

6.5E OF DEGRAFF, Butler, KS

Built 1901 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 75

SW 110th

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF FOUR MILE CR.

1.3E 2.0S OF ANDOVER, Butler, KS

Built 1920 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 300

SE Pickrell Road

Fair

Over: MUDDY CREEK

2.0E 3.5N OF SMILEYBERG, Butler, KS

Built 1921 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 50

SE Satchell Crk Rd

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

1.0W 0.4S OF LATHAM, Butler, KS

Built 1905 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 25

SE Ellis

Fair

Over: HICKORY CREEK

2.5E 4.5S OF LEON, Butler, KS

Built 1905 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 30

NW 100th Street

Fair

Over: DIAMOND CREEK

1.4E 2.0N OF POTWIN, Butler, KS

Built 1948 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 70

NW 150th

Fair

Over: HENRY CRK.

0.5S 1.5E OF ELBING, Butler, KS

Built 1967 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 1,165

SE Grant

Fair

Over: SATCHEL CREEK

3.0W 6.2N OF ROSALIA, Butler, KS

Built 1900 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 25

NW 50th

Fair

Over: SMALL STREAM

2.1W 3.0S OF POTWIN, Butler, KS

Built 1950 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 60

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