Structure 406950290827010 · Ford County, KS

2nd. Avenue over Arkansas River

Carries 2nd. Avenue over Arkansas River, .29 Mi S-jct Us-400.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT492 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

492 ft end to end, longest span 70 ft: about 7 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck 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.

Built1935rebuilt 2001
Length492.1 ft150 m
Daily traffic14,615counted 2022
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyFord
Location.29 Mi S-jct Us-400
Carries2nd. Avenue
CrossesArkansas River
Coordinates37.74747, -100.01949

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length492.1 ft (150 m)
Max Span69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Width58.1 ft (17.7 m)
Deck Area2,655 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1935 (reconstructed 2001)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,615 (2022)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number406950290827010

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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