Structure 800330 · Rice County, KS

26th Rd. | Rs 575 over Bluff Creek

Carries 26th Rd. | Rs 575 over Bluff Creek, N.w. Cor. Of Little River.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT85 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

85 ft end to end, longest span 32 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 slab bridge.

Built200422 years old
Length84.6 ft25.8 m
Daily traffic110counted 2021
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyRice
LocationN.w. Cor. Of Little River
Carries26th Rd. | Rs 575
CrossesBluff Creek
Coordinates38.40362, -98.01682

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length84.6 ft (25.8 m)
Max Span32.5 ft (9.9 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area252.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2004

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic110 (2021)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000800330

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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