Structure 270699004723 · Ellsworth County, KS

2nd Road over Trib. To Spring Creek

Carries 2nd Road over Trib. To Spring Creek, 0.4e 5.2s Of Wilson.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT27 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

27 ft end to end, longest span 13 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.

Built193690 years old
Length26.9 ft8.2 m
Daily traffic30counted 2020
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyEllsworth
Location0.4e 5.2s Of Wilson
Carries2nd Road
CrossesTrib. To Spring Creek
Coordinates38.75173, -98.46748

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Max Span13.5 ft (4.1 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area64.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1936

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic30 (2020)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000270699004723

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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