Structure 530400870WVCF10 · Sedgwick County, KS

37th Street North over Wichita Valley Ctr Fldwy

Carries 37th Street North over Wichita Valley Ctr Fldwy, 37th ST N At Seneca.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT463 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

463 ft end to end, longest span 55 ft: about 6 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built195868 years old
Length462.9 ft141.1 m
Daily traffic3,300counted 2006
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateKansas
CountySedgwick
Location37th ST N At Seneca
Carries37th Street North
CrossesWichita Valley Ctr Fldwy
Coordinates37.75344, -97.35197

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length462.9 ft (141.1 m)
Max Span54.8 ft (16.7 m)
Deck Width33.8 ft (10.3 m)
Deck Area1453.3 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built1958

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,300 (2006)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number530400870WVCF10

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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