Structure 999906901051361 · Wyandotte County, KS

69 HWY (18th St) over Ks Riv Rr Levee Rds

Carries 69 HWY (18th St) over Ks Riv Rr Levee Rds, 2.05 Miles N I-35.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,227 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

2,227 ft end to end, longest span 424 ft: about 6.2 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 deck truss.

Built1959rebuilt 1989
Length2227.0 ft678.8 m
Daily traffic14,785counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyWyandotte
Location2.05 Miles N I-35
Carries69 HWY (18th St)
CrossesKs Riv Rr Levee Rds
Coordinates39.07694, -94.64972

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignTruss - Deck
Total Length2227.0 ft (678.8 m)
Max Span424.2 ft (129.3 m)
Deck Width65.3 ft (19.9 m)
Deck Area13508.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1959 (reconstructed 1989)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,785 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number999906901051361

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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