Structure 800701005143 · Rice County, KS

3rd Rd. over Cow Creek

Carries 3rd Rd. over Cow Creek, 2.5w 4.9s Of Bushton.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT99 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

99 ft end to end, longest span 40 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built199036 years old
Length99.1 ft30.2 m
Daily traffic70counted 2021
Last inspectedJune 2024every 12 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyRice
Location2.5w 4.9s Of Bushton
Carries3rd Rd.
CrossesCow Creek
Coordinates38.44287, -98.44347

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length99.1 ft (30.2 m)
Max Span39.7 ft (12.1 m)
Deck Width28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Area265.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1990

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic70 (2021)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000800701005143

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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