Structure 413500781820002 · Reno County, KS

4th AVE over Cow Creek Diversion

Carries 4th AVE over Cow Creek Diversion, W. Hutchinson Limits.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT437 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

437 ft end to end, longest span 51 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 slab bridge.

Built1987rebuilt 2012
Length437.0 ft133.2 m
Daily traffic1,834counted 2021
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyReno
LocationW. Hutchinson Limits
Carries4th AVE
CrossesCow Creek Diversion
Coordinates38.05721, -97.96679

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length437.0 ft (133.2 m)
Max Span50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area1705.0 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built1987 (reconstructed 2012)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,834 (2021)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number413500781820002

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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