McPherson County, KS

577 public highway bridges

McPherson County Bridge Snapshot

McPherson County, Kansas contains 577 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 63.8% are rated “Good,” 32.2% “Fair,” 0.7% “Poor,” and 0.7% 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.

577
Total Bridges
63.8%
Good
0.7%
Poor
0.7%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
63.8% (368)
Fair
32.2% (186)
Poor
0.7% (4)
SD
0.7% (4)

All Bridges (577)

SB K-61 HWY

Good

Over: BLAZE FORK DRAINAGE

2.14 MI NE RENO COLN SB, McPherson, KS

Built 2010 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 3,190

NB K-61 HWY

Good

Over: BLAZE FORK DRAINAGE

2.14 MI NE RENO COLN, McPherson, KS

Built 2010 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 3,190

CHEYENNE RD.

Good

Over: WEST EMMA CREEK

4.6E 3.0N OF MOUNDRIDGE, McPherson, KS

Built 1986 Load: 54.9 t ADT: 50

DARLOW DR.

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY

DARLOW DR W OF NORTHGLEN, McPherson, KS

Built 2006 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 200

US-56 HWY

Good

Over: BULL CREEK

13.00 MI E RICE COLN, McPherson, KS

Built 1997 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 4,400

9TH. AVE.

Good

Over: BLAZE FORK CREEK

1.5S 5.0W OF MCPHERSON, McPherson, KS

Built 2010 Load: 56.0 t ADT: 5

RS 2043

Good

Over: RUNNING TURKEY CREEK

1.1 SE OF ELYRIA, McPherson, KS

Built 2015 Load: 56.3 t ADT: 1,000

GRIMES ST.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO DRY TURKEY CK.

375 FT. N. OF E. HULSE, McPherson, KS

Built 2020 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 820

BUCKSKIN RD.

Good

Over: BLAZE FORK

1.0S 2.5E OF INMAN, McPherson, KS

Built 2002 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 10

HIGH SCHOOL ENTRNC

Good

Over: TRIB. TO DRY TURKEY CK.

E. OF N. HIGH AT ANNA ST., McPherson, KS

Built 2020 Load: 60.3 t ADT: 2,400

US-56 HWY

Good

Over: BLAZE FORK CREEK

9.32 MI E RICE COLN, McPherson, KS

Built 1997 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 3,040

3RD. AVE.

Good

Over: SHARPS CREEK

6.7S 2.0W OF MARQUETTE, McPherson, KS

Built 2019 Load: 63.3 t ADT: 25

NB K-61 HWY

Good

Over: BLAZE FORK DRAINAGE

3.79 MI NE RENO COLN, McPherson, KS

Built 2010 Load: 65.4 t ADT: 3,190

SB K-61HWY

Good

Over: BLAZE FORK DRAINAGE

3.79 MI NE RENO COLN SB, McPherson, KS

Built 2010 Load: 65.4 t ADT: 3,190

K-61 HWY

Good

Over: DRY TURKEY CREEK DRG

0.23 MI E JCT K153/K61, McPherson, KS

Built 2009 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 2,145

K-61 HWY

Good

Over: BLAZE FORK DRAINAGE

7.68 MI NE RENO COLINE, McPherson, KS

Built 2009 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 3,160

Garfield St

Good

Over: Trib to Dry Creek

435ft W of Normal Dr, McPherson, KS

Built 2018 Load: 71.0 t ADT: 200

K-153 RAMP

Good

Over: DRY TURKEY CREEK DRG

RAMP 0.41 MI N OF K-61, McPherson, KS

Built 2009 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 1,120

RS 447 5TH. AVE.

Good

Over: SOUTH SHARPS CREEK

10.5S OF MARQUETTE, McPherson, KS

Built 2021 Load: 81.3 t ADT: 290

MOHAWK RD.

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

1.6N 2.1W OF GALVA, McPherson, KS

Built 2021 Load: 83.9 t ADT: 40

K-61 HWY

Good

Over: BLAZE FORK DRAINAGE

7.03 MI N RENO COLINE, McPherson, KS

Built 2009 Load: 87.1 t ADT: 3,160

US-56 HWY

Good

Over: LONE TREE CREEK

1.50 MI E RICE COLN, McPherson, KS

Built 1997 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 3,110

SYENSK RD.

Good

Over: TRIB. TO SMOKY HILL RIV.

0.5S 1.7E OF LINDSBORG, McPherson, KS

Built 1979 Load: 90.6 t ADT: 40

KREHBIEL STREET

Poor

Over: BLACK KETTLE CREEK

KREHBIEL ST IN MOUNDRIDGE, McPherson, KS

Built 1936 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 120

RS 2031 ARAPAHO

Poor

Over: TRIB. TO BLAZE FORK

3.0S 0.5W OF INMAN, McPherson, KS

Built 1966 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 580

I135 US81 NB

Poor

Over: UP RAILROAD

0.59 MI N US56, NB, McPherson, KS

Built 1969 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 7,271

K61 HWY, SB

Poor

Over: RS0305 RT, US81 ALT

JCT US-81 ALT/K-61 SB, McPherson, KS

Built 1969 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,700

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Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial