Elk County, KS

133 public highway bridges

Elk County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Elk County, Kansas contains 133 public highway bridges. Roughly 38.3% are rated “Good,” 54.1% “Fair,” and 7.5% “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.

133
Total Bridges
38.3%
Good
54.1%
Fair
7.5%
Poor Condition

Condition Distribution

Good
38.3% (51)
Fair
54.1% (72)
Poor
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

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