Structure 413500781820C05 · Reno County, KS

4th. Avenue over Cow Creek:at&sf Railroad

Carries 4th. Avenue over Cow Creek:at&sf Railroad, 4th. Ave. Over At&sf R.r..

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 overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT843 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

843 ft end to end, longest span 117 ft: about 2.3 football fields. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1935rebuilt 1982
Length842.8 ft256.9 m
Daily traffic4,630counted 2015
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyReno
Location4th. Ave. Over At&sf R.r.
Carries4th. Avenue
CrossesCow Creek:at&sf Railroad
Coordinates38.05736, -97.94239

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length842.8 ft (256.9 m)
Max Span116.8 ft (35.6 m)
Deck Width58.7 ft (17.9 m)
Deck Area4598.5 sq m
Main Spans10
Year Built1935 (reconstructed 1982)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,630 (2015)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number413500781820C05

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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