Structure 180853006529 · Cowley County, KS

61st RD over Pole Cat Creek

Carries 61st RD over Pole Cat Creek, 2.0w 0.4s Of Rock.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT108 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

108 ft end to end, longest span 42 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built192799 years old
Length107.6 ft32.8 m
Daily traffic25counted 2018
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyCowley
Location2.0w 0.4s Of Rock
Carries61st RD
CrossesPole Cat Creek
Coordinates37.43489, -97.04204

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length107.6 ft (32.8 m)
Max Span42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Width22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Area219.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1927

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic25 (2018)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000180853006529

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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