Structure 920041 · Smith County, KS

80 Road (rs 851) over East Middle Cedar Creek

Carries 80 Road (rs 851) over East Middle Cedar Creek, 9.0n 1.5w Of Kensington.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

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

24 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built194977 years old
Length24.0 ft7.3 m
Daily traffic60counted 2020
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountySmith
Location9.0n 1.5w Of Kensington
Carries80 Road (rs 851)
CrossesEast Middle Cedar Creek
Coordinates39.90156, -99.05806

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Max Span21.7 ft (6.6 m)
Deck Width24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Area53.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1949

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic60 (2020)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000920041

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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