Chautauqua County, KS

130 public highway bridges

Chautauqua County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Chautauqua County, Kansas contains 130 public highway bridges. Roughly 41.5% are rated “Good,” 47.7% “Fair,” and 10.8% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.

Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.

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

130
Total Bridges
41.5%
Good
47.7%
Fair
10.8%
Poor Condition

Condition Distribution

Good
41.5% (54)
Fair
47.7% (62)
Poor
10.8% (14)

All Bridges (130)

MINOR O.2-16.0

Fair

Over: STREAM

5.5N 0.5E OF ELGIN, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1930 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 10

Frontier Rd

Fair

Over: STREAM

2.0S 1.0W OF CEDARVALE, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1970 Load: 3.3 t ADT: 10

LOCAL C.0-18.8

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

4.0S 0.5E OF CEDARVALE, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1930 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 10

Rd 9

Fair

Over: SHANGHI CREEK

0.5N OF WAUNETA, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1940 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 10

Road 23

Fair

Over: STREAM

2.5E OF CHAUTAUQUA, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1935 Load: 5.2 t ADT: 10

LOCAL DD.6-18.4

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.0S 1.0E OF NIOTAZE, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1930 Load: 6.3 t ADT: 10

RS 95

Fair

Over: STREAM

4.2N OF CEDARVALE, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1936 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 45

LOCAL I.5-2.0

Fair

Over: STREAM

4.0N 6.5E OF CLOVERDALE, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1960 Load: 6.6 t ADT: 10

MINOR CC-11.8

Fair

Over: STREAM

5.0N OF NIOTAZE, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1960 Load: 7.1 t ADT: 10

Road 27 AA.0-17.0

Fair

Over: DAVIS CREEK

2.0W OF NIOTAZE, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1930 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 10

MINOR O.6-16.0

Fair

Over: LITTLE CEDAR CREEK

5.5N 1.0E OF ELGIN, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1940 Load: 7.4 t ADT: 10

MINOR J.8-5.0

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.0N 7.5E OF CLOVERDALE, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1940 Load: 7.7 t ADT: 10

MINOR W.2-5.0

Fair

Over: BACHELOR CREEK

0.5N 3.5W OF HALE, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1940 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 10

Road 23

Fair

Over: STREAM

3.0N 3.5W OF HALE, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1947 Load: 10.5 t ADT: 35

Road 3

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

1.0S 0.5E OF CEDARVALE, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1930 Load: 10.8 t ADT: 50

RS 804

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.8N 5.0E OF CLOVERDALE, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1938 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 30

12th Rd

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.5N OF GIBBS, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1940 Load: 11.2 t ADT: 10

RS 95

Fair

Over: CANEY RIVER

0.7W OF HEWINS, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1915 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 20

RS 1565

Fair

Over: POOL CREEK

1.6N 4.8W OF SEDAN, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1962 Load: 13.5 t ADT: 10

LOCAL M.4-7.8

Fair

Over: BERRYS CREEK

3.0N 1.5W OF ROGERS, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1930 Load: 13.5 t ADT: 10

Road 30

Fair

Over: LITTLE CANEY RIVER

1.0N 1.0E OF NIOTAZE, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1982 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 40

RS 96

Fair

Over: GRANT CREEK

0.3S 1.0W OF WAUNETA, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1930 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 60

RS 96

Fair

Over: COON CREEK

3.0E OF ELGIN, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1956 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 120

RS 95

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

1.5W OF HEWINS, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1957 Load: 16.7 t ADT: 20

RS 1566

Fair

Over: MIDDLE CANEY CREEK

0.3N 8.0E OF CLOVERDALE, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1959 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 45

B.0-7.1 Road 2

Fair

Over: UNION CREEK

1.0S 1.0W OF CLOVERDALE, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1930 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 10

K99 HWY

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

2.49 MI S ELK COLN, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1935 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 625

RS 808

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.6N OF HALE, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1948 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 85

RS 96 Dalton Road

Fair

Over: CANEY RIVER

2.1W OF ELGIN, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1963 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 20

Bronco Rd

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

0.5E 1.0S OF CHAUTAUQUA, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1968 Load: 18.3 t ADT: 60

Co. Road 1100

Fair

Over: SALT CREEK

2.5N 5.0E OF HALE, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1970 Load: 18.7 t ADT: 10

Road 8 RS 95

Fair

Over: TRIB TO CANEY RIVER

1.5 S Hewins, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1995 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 33

RS 95 Road 3

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.8S OF CLOVERDALE, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1964 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 45

MINOR J.4-5.0

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.0N 7.5E OF CLOVERDALE, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1930 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 10

RS 98

Fair

Over: N. BRANCH OF CANEY CREEK

2.0E 5.0N OF SEDAN, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1958 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 105

RS 1565 Marshal Rd

Fair

Over: POOL CREEK

3.0N 6.5W OF SEDAN, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1930 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 10

Cowboy Road

Fair

Over: STREAM

2.7E OF CHAUTAUQUA, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1940 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 10

RS 804

Fair

Over: STREAM

3.5N 5.0E OF CLOVERDALE, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1937 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 30

RS 96

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

1.5E OF ELGIN, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1927 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 120

RS 98

Fair

Over: SALT CREEK

14.5N OF PERU, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1980 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 35

Road 30

Fair

Over: STREAM

3.0S 1.0E OF NIOTAZE, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1980 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 20

RS 97

Fair

Over: BEE CREEK

7.5N OF NIOTAZE, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1976 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 145

Road 19

Fair

Over: STREAM

8.5N 0.5W OF SEDAN, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1909 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 10

LOCAL E.5-2.1

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

12.0N 3.0E OF CEDARVALE, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1981 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 40

LOCAL R.5-7.0

Fair

Over: TURKEY CRK

5.0N 1.0W OF SEDAN, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1990 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 10

RS 96

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.5E OF ELGIN, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1925 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 120

OL' US166 C.3-14

Fair

Over: CANEY RIVER

.74E OF CEDARVALE, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1930 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,095

LOCAL Q.8-10.1

Fair

Over: DEER CREEK

2.9N 1.9W OF SEDAN, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1930 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 50

US166 HWY

Fair

Over: LITTLE CANEY RIVER

11.39 MI E EJCT K99, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1953 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 2,500

RS 804 Road 8

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.9N OF WAUNETA, Chautauqua, KS

Built 1954 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 98
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