Structure 920653103240 · Smith County, KS

130 Road over West Beaver Creek

Carries 130 Road over West Beaver Creek, 4.0n Of Athol.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT32 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

32 ft end to end, longest span 16 ft. Lengths and the car on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built1940rebuilt 2015
Length32.5 ft9.9 m
Daily traffic50counted 2020
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 12 months

Location

StateKansas
CountySmith
Location4.0n Of Athol
Carries130 Road
CrossesWest Beaver Creek
Coordinates39.82891, -98.91634

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length32.5 ft (9.9 m)
Max Span15.7 ft (4.8 m)
Deck Width18.0 ft (5.5 m)
Deck Area54.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1940 (reconstructed 2015)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic50 (2020)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000920653103240

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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