Structure 590763005005 · McPherson County, KS

3rd. Ave. over Wolf Creek

Carries 3rd. Ave. over Wolf Creek, 0.9s 2.0w Of Marquette.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT112 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

112 ft end to end, longest span 44 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.

Built198145 years old
Length111.9 ft34.1 m
Daily traffic35counted 2020
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyMcPherson
Location0.9s 2.0w Of Marquette
Carries3rd. Ave.
CrossesWolf Creek
Coordinates38.54473, -97.86916

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length111.9 ft (34.1 m)
Max Span44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area289.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1981

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic35 (2020)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000590763005005

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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