Structure 999906901051421 · Wyandotte County, KS

69 Hyw (18th St) over R32 Up Rr 2 ST

Carries 69 Hyw (18th St) over R32 Up Rr 2 ST, 0.36 Miles S I-70.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,644 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

2,644 ft end to end, longest span 153 ft: about 7.3 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.

Built1959rebuilt 1990
Length2644.4 ft806 m
Daily traffic17,533counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyWyandotte
Location0.36 Miles S I-70
Carries69 Hyw (18th St)
CrossesR32 Up Rr 2 ST
Coordinates39.08722, -94.64917

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length2644.4 ft (806 m)
Max Span152.6 ft (46.5 m)
Deck Width78.4 ft (23.9 m)
Deck Area19263.4 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1959 (reconstructed 1990)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,533 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge11

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number999906901051421

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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