Smith County, KS

281 public highway bridges

Smith County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Smith County, Kansas contains 281 public highway bridges. Roughly 31.7% are rated “Good,” 56.6% “Fair,” and 11.4% “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.

281
Total Bridges
31.7%
Good
56.6%
Fair
11.4%
Poor Condition

Condition Distribution

Good
31.7% (89)
Fair
56.6% (159)
Poor
11.4% (32)

All Bridges (281)

US281 HWY

Good

Over: N F SOLOMON R DRAIN

3.00MI NW OSBORNE CO LINE, Smith, KS

Built 1959 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 960

130 ROAD (RS 1552)

Good

Over: MIDDLE CEDAR CREEK TRIB.

4.0N 1.7W OF KENSINGTON, Smith, KS

Built 1958 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 90

US36 HWY

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK DRAINAGE

0.25MI E JT K248, Smith, KS

Built 1950 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,720

250 ROAD/I LANE

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

1.7E OF CEDAR, Smith, KS

Built 2004 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 20

B ROAD

Good

Over: WEST CEDAR CREEK

3.7N 1.0W OF CLAUDELL, Smith, KS

Built 2006 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 20

150 ROAD

Good

Over: WEST BEAVER CREEK

2.0N 1.5E OF ATHOL, Smith, KS

Built 2006 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 10

US36 HWY

Good

Over: MIDDLE OAK CREEK

3.38MI E JT K182, Smith, KS

Built 1957 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,280

US36 HWY

Good

Over: MIDDLE BEAVER CREEK DRG

4.16MI E JT K8, Smith, KS

Built 1952 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 2,030

B ROAD

Good

Over: MIDDLE CEDAR CREEK

1.1N 1.0W OF KENSINGTON, Smith, KS

Built 2006 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 15

V ROAD (RS 627)

Good

Over: MIDDLE OAK CREEK

2.8N OF BELLAIRE, Smith, KS

Built 1938 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 115

30 ROAD (RS 630)

Good

Over: WHITE ROCK CR TRIBUTARY

5.6E OF WOMER, Smith, KS

Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 55

US281 HWY

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

4.26MI N JT K9, Smith, KS

Built 1962 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,150

US36 HWY

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

1.30MI E PHILLIPS CO LINE, Smith, KS

Built 1963 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 1,740

US36 HWY

Good

Over: OAK CREEK DRAINAGE

0.58MI E EJCT U281, Smith, KS

Built 1957 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 880

D ROAD

Good

Over: WEST CEDAR CREEK

3.0N 1.0E OF CLAUDELL, Smith, KS

Built 2008 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 10

280 ROAD

Good

Over: TWELVEMILE CREEK

0.5N 7.2E OF HARLAN, Smith, KS

Built 2021 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 20

K-9 HWY

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

8.14MI E PHILLIPS CO LIN, Smith, KS

Built 2021 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 445

110 ROAD

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

4.0N 2.7W OF BELLAIRE, Smith, KS

Built 2023 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 20

165 ROAD

Good

Over: EAST BEAVER CREEK

2.5W OF SMITH CENTER, Smith, KS

Built 2021 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 30

270 ROAD

Good

Over: TWELVEMILE CREEK

1.5N 6.0E OF HARLAN, Smith, KS

Built 2006 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 10

US36 HWY

Good

Over: NORTH FORK SOLOMON R DR

0.71MI E JT K8, Smith, KS

Built 1952 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,980

220 ROAD

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

2.5N 1.6E OF CLAUDELL, Smith, KS

Built 2023 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 25

220 ROAD

Good

Over: Oak Creek

7.0S 5.5E of Bellaire, Smith, KS

Built 2014 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 10

A ROAD

Good

Over: NORTH FORK SOLOMON RIVER

0.5S 2.0W OF CLAUDELL, Smith, KS

Built 2002 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 30

L ROAD

Good

Over: NORTH FORK SOLOMON RIVER

1.0S.W. OF GAYLORD, Smith, KS

Built 2002 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 30

E ROAD

Good

Over: NORTH FORK SOLOMON RIVER

3.0W OF CEDAR, Smith, KS

Built 2005 Load: 45.8 t ADT: 20

230 ROAD

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

3.0N 0.8W OF GAYLORD, Smith, KS

Built 1920 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 10

US36 HWY

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK DRAINAGE

0.14MI E JT K248, Smith, KS

Built 1950 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,720

J ROAD

Good

Over: NORTH FORK SOLOMON RIVER

2.2E OF CEDAR, Smith, KS

Built 2000 Load: 46.4 t ADT: 50

90 ROAD (RS 334)

Good

Over: WHITE ROCK CREEK

5.0N 0.7E OF LEBANON, Smith, KS

Built 2004 Load: 46.8 t ADT: 80

210 ROAD

Good

Over: West Cedar Creek

4.0S 0.1W of Kensington, Smith, KS

Built 2014 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 10

180 ROAD

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

1.5S 2.0E OF SMITH CENTER, Smith, KS

Built 2016 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 20

225 ROAD

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

2.0N 2.0E of Claudell, Smith, KS

Built 2014 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 20

V ROAD (RS 627)

Good

Over: WEST OAK CREEK

0.5N OF BELLAIRE, Smith, KS

Built 2019 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 245

O ROAD

Good

Over: EAST BEAVER CREEK

6.5N 1.0W of Smith Center, Smith, KS

Built 2015 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 10

K-8 HWY

Good

Over: WEST BEAVER CREEK

5.91 MI N JCT US-36, Smith, KS

Built 2011 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 615

US-281 HWY

Good

Over: N BRANCH WHITE ROCK CR

8.80 MI N JCT K-191, Smith, KS

Built 2011 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 530

270 ROAD

Good

Over: OAK CREEK

4.0N 9.5E OF PORTIS, Smith, KS

Built 2019 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 20

US-36 HWY

Good

Over: MIDDLE BEAVER CREEK

4.55 MI E JT K8, Smith, KS

Built 1994 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 2,030

180 ROAD

Good

Over: WEST CEDAR CREEK

0.6S 1.2W OF KENSINGTON, Smith, KS

Built 2011 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 50

US-36 HWY

Good

Over: EAST BEAVER CREEK

5.48 MI E JT K8, Smith, KS

Built 1994 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 2,030

L ROAD (RS 1553)

Good

Over: BULL CREEK

6.1N 4.0W SMITH CENTER, Smith, KS

Built 1972 Load: 57.5 t ADT: 45

US-36 HWY

Good

Over: WEST BEAVER CREEK

2.90 MI E JT K8, Smith, KS

Built 1994 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 1,980

275 ROAD

Good

Over: MEDICINE CREEK

3.0S 0.4 W of CLAUDELL, Smith, KS

Built 2012 Load: 66.0 t ADT: 30

150 ROAD

Good

Over: East Beaver Creek

1.5N 1.5W of Smith Center, Smith, KS

Built 2012 Load: 71.8 t ADT: 10

50 ROAD

Good

Over: WHITE ROCK CREEK

3.5N 3.0E OF CORA, Smith, KS

Built 2009 Load: 71.8 t ADT: 15

130 ROAD (RS 1552)

Good

Over: EAST CEDAR CREEK

4.0N 2.1E OF KENSINGTON, Smith, KS

Built 2001 Load: 72.7 t ADT: 75

300 ROAD

Good

Over: Trib. N. Fork Solomon

2.0S OF HARLAN, Smith, KS

Built 2012 Load: 74.7 t ADT: 20

140 ROAD (RS 833)

Good

Over: MIDDLE OAK CREEK TRIB.

2.0W OF LEBANON, Smith, KS

Built 2001 Load: 91.6 t ADT: 140

230 ROAD

Poor

Over: OAK CREEK TRIB.

8.0S 7.0E OF BELLAIRE, Smith, KS

Built 1910 Load: 4.0 t ADT: 10

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