Structure 180903906980 · Cowley County, KS

252nd RD over Cedar Creek

Carries 252nd RD over Cedar Creek, 1.5e 0.5n Of Taussig.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT33 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

33 ft end to end. 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1918108 years old
Length33.5 ft10.2 m
Daily traffic15counted 2018
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyCowley
Location1.5e 0.5n Of Taussig
Carries252nd RD
CrossesCedar Creek
Coordinates37.11439, -96.54471

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length33.5 ft (10.2 m)
Max Span31.5 ft (9.6 m)
Deck Width17.4 ft (5.3 m)
Deck Area54.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1918

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15 (2018)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000180903906980

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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