Rice County, KS

262 public highway bridges

Rice County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Rice County, Kansas contains 262 public highway bridges. Roughly 48.9% are rated “Good,” 48.1% “Fair,” and 3.1% “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.

262
Total Bridges
48.9%
Good
48.1%
Fair
3.1%
Poor Condition

Condition Distribution

Good
48.9% (128)
Fair
48.1% (126)
Poor
3.1% (8)

All Bridges (262)

AVE. U

Fair

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER

0.9S 2.5W OF ALDEN, Rice, KS

Built 1969 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 125

AVE. U

Fair

Over: COW CREEK

1.5N 6.8E OF STERLING, Rice, KS

Built 1968 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 65

K4 HWY

Fair

Over: LITTLE COW CREEK DRAIN

14.72 MI E BARTON COLN, Rice, KS

Built 1953 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 965

20TH RD.

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO COW CREEK

0.5N 4.5E OF STERLING, Rice, KS

Built 1979 Load: 19.3 t ADT: 100

AVE. V | RS 572

Fair

Over: DRY RUN CREEK

9.0E OF STERLING, Rice, KS

Built 1956 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 730

28TH RD. | RS 574

Fair

Over: LONE TREE CREEK

2.0E 4.2S OF LITTLE RIVER, Rice, KS

Built 1960 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 165

AVE. C

Fair

Over: LOST CREEK

1.5S 2.2W OF FREDERICK, Rice, KS

Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 25

AVE. L

Fair

Over: LITTLE ARKANSAS RIVER

1.2E 2.5S OF LITTLE RIVER, Rice, KS

Built 1931 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 60

K4 HWY

Fair

Over: CALF CREEK

1.40 MI E BARTON COLN, Rice, KS

Built 1946 Load: 20.5 t ADT: 1,060

4TH RD. | RS 570

Fair

Over: COW CREEK

4.8S 2.0W OF BUSHTON, Rice, KS

Built 1971 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 215

AVE. Q | RS 445

Fair

Over: COW CREEK

1.0W OF SAXMAN, Rice, KS

Built 1970 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 2,260

AVE. V | RS 572

Fair

Over: COW CREEK

8.0E OF STERLING, Rice, KS

Built 1956 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 730

30TH RD.

Fair

Over: SAND CREEK

1.4N 14.5E OF STERLING, Rice, KS

Built 1977 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 10

21ST RD.

Fair

Over: COW CREEK

1.5N 5.6E OF STERLING, Rice, KS

Built 1985 Load: 22.1 t ADT: 45

20TH RD.

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO COW CREEK

0.2N OF SAXMAN, Rice, KS

Built 1990 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 100

AVE. Q | RS 445

Fair

Over: JARVIS CREEK

0.5E OF SAXMAN, Rice, KS

Built 1971 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 2,260

K14 HWY

Fair

Over: SALT CREEK

0.03 MI N WASHINGTON ST, Rice, KS

Built 1966 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 6,170

US56 HWY

Fair

Over: SALT CREEK

0.14 MI E K14, Rice, KS

Built 1961 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 4,530

AVE. Q | RS 445

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO COW CREEK

2.0W OF SAXMAN, Rice, KS

Built 1950 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 2,260

AVE. L

Fair

Over: COW CREEK

1.7N 2.8E OF CHASE, Rice, KS

Built 1973 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 25

AVE. T

Fair

Over: SANTA FE SLOUGH

2.5N 4.4E OF STERLING, Rice, KS

Built 1991 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 170

AVE. P

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

4.0W 6.5S OF LITTLE RIVER, Rice, KS

Built 1938 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 25

24TH RD.

Fair

Over: COW CREEK

8.5E OF STERLING, Rice, KS

Built 1972 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 40

AVE. X

Fair

Over: OLD CHANNEL COW CREEK

1.5S 9.6E OF STERLING, Rice, KS

Built 1920 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 25

26TH RD.

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO DRY CREEK

0.3W 3.4S OF LITTLE RIVER, Rice, KS

Built 1989 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 70

1ST RD.

Fair

Over: COW CREEK

4.5W 4.5S OF BUSHTON, Rice, KS

Built 1971 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 50

22ND RD. | RS 560

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

6.0E 1.2S OF LYONS, Rice, KS

Built 1980 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 830

AVE. A

Fair

Over: LITTLE COW CREEK

0.4N 3.0W OF GENESEO, Rice, KS

Built 1980 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 30

K4 HWY

Fair

Over: PLUM CREEK

6.26 MI E BARTON COLN, Rice, KS

Built 1954 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 995

K4 HWY

Fair

Over: LITTLE COW CREEK

13.35 MI E BARTON COLN, Rice, KS

Built 1954 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 965

23RD RD.

Fair

Over: LITTLE ARKANSAS RIVER

3.2W 3.5N OF LITTLE RIVER, Rice, KS

Built 1927 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 25

AVE. F | RS 984

Fair

Over: PLUM CREEK

4.0S 1.7E of Bushton, Rice, KS

Built 1984 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 50

AVE. A

Fair

Over: LOST CREEK

0.5N 2.2W OF FREDERICK, Rice, KS

Built 1981 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 30

4TH RD. | RS 506

Fair

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER

0.5S OF RAYMOND, Rice, KS

Built 1984 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 50

6TH RD.

Fair

Over: RATTLESNAKE CREEK

2.8S 3.7W OF ALDEN, Rice, KS

Built 1997 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 25

AVE. Q | RS 445

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO COW CREEK

0.5W OF SAXMAN, Rice, KS

Built 1952 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 2,260

AVE. H

Fair

Over: LITTLE COW CREEK

1.2W 5.0N OF LYONS, Rice, KS

Built 2016 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 40

22ND RD. | RS 560

Fair

Over: LITTLE ARKANSAS RIVER

0.3W 0.3N of Galt, Rice, KS

Built 1978 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 95

22ND RD. | RS 560

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

2.5N.E. OF SAXMAN, Rice, KS

Built 1972 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 1,155

AVE. B

Fair

Over: PLUM CREEK

1.4E 0.4S OF BUSHTON, Rice, KS

Built 1984 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 130

6TH RD.

Fair

Over: COW CREEK

4.2N 1.0W OF CHASE, Rice, KS

Built 1986 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 30

12TH RD. | RS 577

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO LOST CREEK

2.2S OF FREDERICK, Rice, KS

Built 1987 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 30

AVE. E

Fair

Over: CALF CREEK

2.3W 3.5S OF BUSHTON, Rice, KS

Built 2001 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 60

AVE. L

Fair

Over: LITTLE COW CREEK

0.5N 2.0W OF LYONS, Rice, KS

Built 1976 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 40

AVE. B

Fair

Over: CALF CREEK

0.5S 2.8W OF BUSHTON, Rice, KS

Built 2000 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 40

US56 HWY

Fair

Over: LITTLE ARKANSAS RIVER

1.38 MI E K46, Rice, KS

Built 1956 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 3,110

AVE. V | RS 572

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO COW CREEK

4.5E OF STERLING, Rice, KS

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,140

11TH RD. | RS 577

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO COW CREEK

3W 2.2S OF CHASE, Rice, KS

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 85

AVE. F | RS 984

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO LOST CREEK

4.0S 3.9E OF BUSHTON, Rice, KS

Built 1949 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

AVE. F | RS 984

Fair

Over: TRIB. LITTLE COW CREEK

7.0N OF LYONS, Rice, KS

Built 1936 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 95

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