Structure 53040087000EC10 · Sedgwick County, KS

46th Street South over Big Slough South

Carries 46th Street South over Big Slough South, Emporia Cir. At Santa Fe.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Culvert at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Culvertsets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT51 FT ACROSS25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Culvert 7/9

A culvert 51 ft across with 4 openings. 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, so those are drawn as typical for a culvert.

Built199135 years old
Length50.9 ft15.5 m
Daily traffic250counted 2006
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountySedgwick
LocationEmporia Cir. At Santa Fe
Carries46th Street South
CrossesBig Slough South
Coordinates37.61055, -97.32944

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignCulvert
Total Length50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Max Span11.8 ft (3.6 m)
Deck Area187.6 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1991

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic250 (2006)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number53040087000EC10

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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