Road and Bridge

Brown County is a County Township Road System. There are 35 County Township Road Systems in the State of Kansas.

The County employs 10 road crew members, plus one secretary. There are 3 road districts in Brown County, overseen by a commissioner. A map of these districts can be found on the left side of this page.

District Road Shops

District NumberAddressPhone Number
District 11101 Iowa St, Hiawatha, KS

785-742-3332

District 21741 Central Ave, Horton, KS

785-486-3952

District 3307 Front St, Fairview, KS785-467-3620

The Brown County Road System consists of 276 miles of asphalt. Townships combined comprised 774 miles of maintained roads. The County maintains 198 bridges. Of those 198 bridges, 140 are Off-system bridges, and 58 are Rural Secondary bridges. All bridges are inspected every 24 months, with the exception of 5 bridges being inspected every 12 months.

Brown County is a member of the Kansas County Highway Association.

Road and bridge records can be found in the Road and Bridge office located on the first floor of the County Courthouse.

  1. Tami Lehmkuhl

    Road and Bridge Secretary

  2. Lucas Heinen

    District 2 Commissioner

  3. Richard Tesoriero

    District 1 Commissioner

  4. William Pollock

    District 3 Commissioner

  5. Road and Bridge

    Physical Address
    Road & Bridge Secretary 601 Oregon St. Ste 106
    Hiawatha, KS 66434


    Directions

    Fax: 785-740-6622

    Hours of Operation

    • Monday through Friday
    • 8 am to 4:30 pm