Smith County, KS

281 public highway bridges

Smith County Bridge Snapshot

Smith County, Kansas contains 281 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 31.7% are rated “Good,” 56.6% “Fair,” 11.4% “Poor,” and 11.4% 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.

281
Total Bridges
31.7%
Good
11.4%
Poor
11.4%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

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

290 ROAD

Poor

Over: N FORK SOLOMON TRIBUTARY

3.5S 2.0W OF GAYLORD, Smith, KS

Built 1910 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 10

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

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