Structure 630580 · Montgomery County, KS

6000 RD Mile 23 over Drum Creek

Carries 6000 RD Mile 23 over Drum Creek, 4.0n Of Cherryvale.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT197 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

197 ft end to end, longest span 75 ft: about 3 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built195571 years old
Length196.5 ft59.9 m
Daily traffic250counted 2010
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyMontgomery
Location4.0n Of Cherryvale
Carries6000 RD Mile 23
CrossesDrum Creek
Coordinates37.33981, -95.55374

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length196.5 ft (59.9 m)
Max Span74.8 ft (22.8 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area473.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1955

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic250 (2010)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000630580

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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