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)

US-160 HWY

Good

Over: CANEY RIVER DRAINAGE

3.56 MI E COWLEY COLN, Elk, KS

Built 2005 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 525

K99 HWY

Good

Over: S FK WILDCAT CREEK

2.10 MI N CHAUTAQUA COLN, Elk, KS

Built 2014 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 600

Limestone

Good

Over: SNAKE CREEK

0.5N 0.8E OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 2000 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 435

K99 HWY

Good

Over: ELK RIVER

6.08 MI N EJCT US160, Elk, KS

Built 1935 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,470

US 160 HWY

Good

Over: PAINTERHOOD CREEK

13.86 MI E EJCT K99, Elk, KS

Built 1990 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 690

US 160 HWY

Good

Over: HICKORY CREEK

3.74 MI NW MG CO LN, Elk, KS

Built 1989 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 690

Road 11

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

4.0W 2.9N OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 2018 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 5

Road 7

Good

Over: ELK RIVER

3.3N 8.0W OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1991 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 20

K99 HWY

Good

Over: MOUND BRANCH CREEK

3.78 MI N EJCT US160, Elk, KS

Built 2005 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,470

K99 HWY

Good

Over: PAW PAW CREEK

7.43 MI N EJCT US160/K99, Elk, KS

Built 2005 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,370

US-160 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: CORUM CREEK

5.43 MI E COWLEY COLN, Elk, KS

Built 2003 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 760

Road 27

Good

Over: MIDDLE PAINTERHOOD CREEK

1.1N OF BUSBY, Elk, KS

Built 2007 Load: 46.6 t ADT: 100

18-C.9 MINOR

Good

Over: TRIB. TO SALT CREEK

6.1N 2.7E OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 2020 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 10

US-160 HWY

Good

Over: WILDCAT CREEK

11.59 MI E COWLEY COLN, Elk, KS

Built 1993 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 780

US-160 HWY

Good

Over: WILDCAT CREEK DRAINAGE

12.82 MI E COWLEY COLN, Elk, KS

Built 1993 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 860

US-160 HWY

Good

Over: STREAM CREEK

2.8 MI E OF EJCT U160/K99, Elk, KS

Built 2005 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 570

US-160 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: WILDCAT CREEK DRAINAGE

11.29 MI E COWLEY COLN, Elk, KS

Built 1999 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 780

Road 27

Good

Over: MIDDLE PAINTERHOOD CREEK

1.3S 0.1W OF BUSBY, Elk, KS

Built 1990 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 100

Junebug

Good

Over: GAME CREEK

1.0S 1.9E OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1993 Load: 50.7 t ADT: 145

US-160 HWY

Good

Over: WILDCAT CREEK DRAINAGE

9.41 MI E OF COWLEY CO, Elk, KS

Built 2004 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 780

Road 28

Good

Over: TRIB. TO INDIAN CREEK

2.1S OF FALL RIVER, Elk, KS

Built 2004 Load: 57.6 t ADT: 240

Road 31

Good

Over: COON CREEK

5.0S 3.0E OF FALL RIVER, Elk, KS

Built 1993 Load: 58.5 t ADT: 20

US-160 HWY

Good

Over: CANEY RIVER DRAINAGE

7.71 MI E OF COWLEY CO., Elk, KS

Built 2004 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 760

Osage Trail

Poor

Over: TRIB. TO WILDCAT CREEK

0.1S MOLINE, Elk, KS

Built 1970 Load: 7.7 t ADT: 5

Oxen

Poor

Over: ROCK CREEK

4.1W 3.0N OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1910 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 5

Mule

Poor

Over: GAME CREEK

1.0N 2.1E OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1920 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 10

Dove

Poor

Over: TRIB. TO WILDCAT CREEK

0.2S 0.4E OF MOLINE, Elk, KS

Built 1938 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 50

Pioneer

Poor

Over: ELK CREEK

4.0N 8.3W OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1910 Load: 15.3 t ADT: 15

Road 5

Poor

Over: ELK RIVER

5.2N 10.0W OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1977 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 15

Road 9

Poor

Over: TRIB. TO BULL CREEK

0.2S 6.5W OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40

Rock

Poor

Over: ROCK CREEK

6.5N 4.5W OF HOWARD, Elk, KS

Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 75

Road 10

Structurally Deficient

Over: MOUND BRANCH CREEK

3.8N 3.0W OF MOLINE, Elk, KS

Built 1912 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 10

Blackjack

Structurally Deficient

Over: TRIB S. FORK WILDCAT CRK

2.0S 0.3E OF MOLINE, Elk, KS

Built 1910 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 15

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

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