Structure 920655803300 · Smith County, KS

160 Road over West Beaver Creek

Carries 160 Road over West Beaver Creek, 5.2w Of Smith Center.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT54 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

54 ft end to end, longest span 12 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.

Built1910rebuilt 2001
Length54.1 ft16.5 m
Daily traffic10counted 2020
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 12 months

Location

StateKansas
CountySmith
Location5.2w Of Smith Center
Carries160 Road
CrossesWest Beaver Creek
Coordinates39.78500, -98.88306

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length54.1 ft (16.5 m)
Max Span11.8 ft (3.6 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area80.8 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1910 (reconstructed 2001)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10 (2020)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000920655803300

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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