Elk County, KS

133 public highway bridges

Elk County Bridge Snapshot

Elk County, Kansas contains 133 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 38.3% are rated “Good,” 54.1% “Fair,” 7.5% “Poor,” and 7.5% 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.

133
Total Bridges
38.3%
Good
7.5%
Poor
7.5%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
38.3% (51)
Fair
54.1% (72)
Poor
7.5% (10)
SD
7.5% (10)

All Bridges (133)

Hawk

Fair

Over: PAINTERHOOD CREEK

3.3N 1.3E OF LONGTON, Elk, KS

Built 1977 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 15

Cyclone/Dove

Fair

Over: ELK RIVER

0.2W OF OAK VALLEY, Elk, KS

Built 1979 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 35

Road 18

Fair

Over: SALT CREEK

9.0N 2.5E OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1978 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 150

Evergreen

Fair

Over: EAST FORK CANEY RIVER

2.0N 0.8W OF GRENOLA, Elk, KS

Built 1962 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 15

Quail

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

4.0S 2.7W OF FALL RIVER, Elk, KS

Built 1979 Load: 29.3 t ADT: 65

Killdeer

Fair

Over: EAST PAINTERHOOD CREEK

0.8S 2.0E OF BUSBY, Elk, KS

Built 1941 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

Road 18

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO SALT CREEK

9.0N 2.5E OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1952 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150

Turkey

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO SALT CREEK

8.5N 2.6E OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 130

Road 5A

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO CANEY CREEK

1.0S 0.5E OF GRENOLA, Elk, KS

Built 1910 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15

Limestone

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

6.7W OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 75

Oxen

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO ROCK CREEK

3.0N 3.2W OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15

Road 12

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

1.8N 3.0W OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1935 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 15

Pioneer

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO SNAKE CREEK

4.5N 0.7E OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1948 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10

Road 19

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO GAME CREEK

1.2N 3.0E OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1920 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20

Junebug

Fair

Over: WEST HITCHIN CREEK

1.1S 4.1E OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1920 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5

Road 29A

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO ELK RIVER

3.1S 3.7E OF LONGTON, Elk, KS

Built 1941 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10

Road 29A

Fair

Over: BLOODY RUN

0.5S OF OAK VALLEY, Elk, KS

Built 1946 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25

Dove

Fair

Over: WILDCAT CREEK

2.1E OF MOLINE, Elk, KS

Built 1977 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 150

Cyclone

Fair

Over: CORUM CREEK

0.1E OF GRENOLA, Elk, KS

Built 1962 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 30

Killdeer

Fair

Over: ELK RIVER

0.3S 3.2W OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1978 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 25

Road 23

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO INDIAN CREEK

3.7S 5.0W OF FALL RIVER, Elk, KS

Built 1905 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 45

Road 245

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

1.5S 1.0E OF ELK FALLS, Elk, KS

Built 1980 Load: 63.7 t ADT: 15

Road 19

Good

Over: TRIB. TO ELK RIVER

0.5N OF ELK FALLS, Elk, KS

Built 1928 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 40

Road 13

Good

Over: MOUND BRANCH

4.1N 0.2W OF MOLINE, Elk, KS

Built 1961 Load: 10.1 t ADT: 100

Road 28A

Good

Over: TRIB. TO ELK RIVER

0.8S 2.2E OF LONGTON, Elk, KS

Built 1954 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 15

Limestone

Good

Over: MIDDLE PAINTERHOOD CREEK

0.2W OF BUSBY, Elk, KS

Built 1955 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 55

Rock

Good

Over: PAW PAW CREEK

6.5N 1.6W OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1963 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 85

US160 HWY

Good

Over: BACHELOR CREEK

0.19 MI W MONTGOMERY COLN, Elk, KS

Built 1948 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 690

Limestone

Good

Over: TRIB MID PAINTERHOOD CRK

0.5W OF BUSBY, Elk, KS

Built 1955 Load: 20.3 t ADT: 55

US160 HWY

Good

Over: ELK RIVER

5.86 MI E EJCT K99, Elk, KS

Built 1956 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 415

Oxen

Good

Over: ELK RIVER

2.8N 7.5W OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1977 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 20

Road 21

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

5.3N 5.0E OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1977 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 25

Dove

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

1.0S 2.6E OF ELK FALLS, Elk, KS

Built 1970 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 50

Quail

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

4.0S 0.7W OF FALL RIVER, Elk, KS

Built 1981 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 50

Road 4

Good

Over: CANEY RIVER

3.5N 1.8W OF GRENOLA, Elk, KS

Built 1978 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 50

Grain

Good

Over: PAINTERHOOD CREEK

1.2N 1.3E OF LONGTON, Elk, KS

Built 1977 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 15

Road 23

Good

Over: EAST HITCHEN CREEK

0.9S 6.5E OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1979 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 20

Fling

Good

Over: HITCHIN CREEK

1.0N 2.0W OF LONGTON, Elk, KS

Built 1977 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 15

Limestone

Good

Over: ELK RIVER

0.5N 4.5W OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1958 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 110

US160 HWY

Good

Over: WILDCAT CREEK DRAINAGE

0.7 MI E EJCT K99, Elk, KS

Built 1971 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 570

Killdeer

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

0.5S 0.7W OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1982 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 125

Turkey

Good

Over: TRIB. TO SALT CREEK

8.5N 3.6E OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1952 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 90

Road 20

Good

Over: WEST HITCHEN CREEK

0.6N 4.0E OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

Quail Road

Good

Over: Paw Paw Creek

5.0N 0.8W OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 2014 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 25

Road 27

Good

Over: ELK RIVER

0.3S 1.6E OF LONGTON, Elk, KS

Built 1985 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 10

Road 14

Good

Over: ELK RIVER

1.4S 1.5W OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1988 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 125

Road 28

Good

Over: TRIB TO INDIAN CREEK

2.4 S OF FALL RIVER, Elk, KS

Built 2004 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 240

US160 HWY

Good

Over: BIG CANEY RIVER

3.25 MI E COWLEY COLN, Elk, KS

Built 2005 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 525

US-160 HWY

Good

Over: HITCHEN CREEK

12.64 MI E EJCT K99, Elk, KS

Built 2005 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 550

US160,K99 HWY

Good

Over: N FORK WILDCAT CREEK

0.47 MI E-W JCT K99, Elk, KS

Built 1980 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,550

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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