Structure 200140 · Decatur County, KS

7n Road (rs 675) over Trib. To Beaver Creek

Carries 7n Road (rs 675) over Trib. To Beaver Creek, 0.75e Of Traer.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT30 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

30 ft end to end. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built193987 years old
Length29.5 ft9 m
Daily traffic120counted 2020
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyDecatur
Location0.75e Of Traer
Carries7n Road (rs 675)
CrossesTrib. To Beaver Creek
Coordinates39.92972, -100.65417

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length29.5 ft (9 m)
Max Span24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Width30.5 ft (9.3 m)
Deck Area83.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1939

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic120 (2020)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000200140

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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