Ellsworth County, KS

242 public highway bridges

Ellsworth County Bridge Snapshot

Ellsworth County, Kansas contains 242 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 45.9% are rated “Good,” 47.5% “Fair,” 2.1% “Poor,” and 2.1% 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.

242
Total Bridges
45.9%
Good
2.1%
Poor
2.1%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
45.9% (111)
Fair
47.5% (115)
Poor
2.1% (5)
SD
2.1% (5)

All Bridges (242)

Ave K

Good

Over: BLOOD CREEK

1.0E 7.0S OF WILSON, Ellsworth, KS

Built 2003 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 20

Ave D

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

4.1 W 6.7 N of Ellsworth, Ellsworth, KS

Built 2015 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 30

K14 HWY

Good

Over: ASH CREEK DRAINAGE

5.99 MI N RICE COLN, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1947 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,170

Ave F

Good

Over: OAK CREEK

4.0N 0.1E OF ELLSWORTH, Ellsworth, KS

Built 2017 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 60

K140 HWY

Good

Over: WEST SPRING CREEK DRG

1.97 MI E K141, Ellsworth, KS

Built 2016 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 1,230

K156 HWY

Good

Over: EAST ELKHORN CREEK DRG.

4.61 MI NE K111, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1965 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,980

2nd Road

Good

Over: TRIB. TO BLOOD CREEK

0.4E 7.4S OF WILSON, Ellsworth, KS

Built 2007 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 25

Ave V

Good

Over: TRIB. TO PLUM CREEK

0.3S 3.0W OF LORRAINE, Ellsworth, KS

Built 2015 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 55

Ave H

Good

Over: OAK CREEK

0.7E 2.7N OF ELLSWORTH, Ellsworth, KS

Built 2010 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 40

Ave L

Good

Over: TRIB TO SMOKY HILL RIVER

1.4E OF KANOPOLIS, Ellsworth, KS

Built 2016 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 30

K14 HWY

Good

Over: OAK CREEK DRAINAGE

1.84 MI N K140, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1978 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,030

Old Hwy 40

Good

Over: COW CREEK

0.3W 0.8N OF BLACK WOLF, Ellsworth, KS

Built 2002 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 655

3rd Road

Good

Over: BLOOD CREEK

1.4E 6.0S OF WILSON, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1930 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 20

NE MAIN ST

Good

Over: DRAINAGE

NE MAIN AT NEBRASKA AVE, Ellsworth, KS

Built 2016 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 150

K140 HWY

Good

Over: WEST SPRING CREEK DRG

2.10 MI E K141, Ellsworth, KS

Built 2016 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,230

11th Road

Good

Over: TRIB. TO BUFFALO CREEK

4.0W 1.9N OF ELLSWORTH, Ellsworth, KS

Built 2015 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 35

K140 HWY

Good

Over: OAK CREEK

0.40 MI E K156, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1981 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,250

Old Hwy 40

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.8N 4.0W OF ELLSWORTH, Ellsworth, KS

Built 2020 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 710

NE MAIN ST

Good

Over: DRAINAGE

NE MAIN AT WEST ST, Ellsworth, KS

Built 2016 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 150

K-140 HWY

Good

Over: ALUM CREEK

6.1 MI E K-111/K-140 JCT, Ellsworth, KS

Built 2006 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,150

K-156 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: RS-238; UP RR

1.01 MI NE K-14 HIGHWAY, Ellsworth, KS

Built 2002 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 3,790

2nd Road

Good

Over: BLOOD CREEK

0.4E 7.5S OF WILSON, Ellsworth, KS

Built 2003 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 25

2nd Road

Good

Over: TRIB. TO CALF CREEK

1.7S 2.7W OF HOLYROOD, Ellsworth, KS

Built 2020 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 30

Ave L

Good

Over: LOSS CREEK

1.3S 7.0W OF ELLSWORTH, Ellsworth, KS

Built 2017 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 35

K156 HWY

Good

Over: EAST ELKHORN CREEK

2.45 MI NE K111, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1965 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 2,980

3rd Road

Good

Over: TRIB. SMOKY HILL RIVER

1.4E 1.5S OF WILSON, Ellsworth, KS

Built 2007 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 20

Ave B

Good

Over: COW CREEK

5.6E 2.1N OF WILSON, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1960 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 25

31st Road

Good

Over: WEST SPRING CREEK

0.2N 5.0E OF CARNEIRO, Ellsworth, KS

Built 2005 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 15

K14 HWY

Good

Over: OXIDE CREEK

12.88 MI N RICE COLN, Ellsworth, KS

Built 2004 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 1,170

Ave E

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

4.0W & 5.7N of Ellsworth, Ellsworth, KS

Built 2014 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 30

K-156 HIGHWAY

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

5.55 MI NE BARTON COLN, Ellsworth, KS

Built 2002 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 2,880

Ave L

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

.9 W of Kanapolis, Ellsworth, KS

Built 2015 Load: 65.8 t ADT: 815

K140 HWY

Good

Over: SMOKY HILL RIVER DRN

1.13 MI E K-156, Ellsworth, KS

Built 2015 Load: 65.8 t ADT: 1,250

Ave L

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

4.1E OF KANOPOLIS, Ellsworth, KS

Built 2008 Load: 69.3 t ADT: 5

K140 HWY

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

2.55 MI E K-156, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1930 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 1,250

5th Road

Good

Over: TRIB. SMOKY HILL RIVER

2.8S 3.4E OF WILSON, Ellsworth, KS

Built 2008 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 25

K-156 HWY

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK DRNG

7.94 MI NE BARTON CO LN, Ellsworth, KS

Built 2008 Load: 96.2 t ADT: 2,880

Ave H

Poor

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

2.7N 4.1W OF ELLSWORTH, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1930 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 30

K140 HWY

Poor

Over: CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE

3.21 MI E K111, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1928 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,150

K232 HWY

Poor

Over: WILSON CREEK

1.25 MI S I70, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1962 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 725

K141 HWY

Poor

Over: UP RR, W SPRING CR

0.64 MI S K140, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1963 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 445

105 Road

Structurally Deficient

Over: SMOKY HILL RIVER

2.8S OF WILSON, Ellsworth, KS

Built 1958 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 335

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