Structure 920637103160 · Smith County, KS

90 Road over West Middle Cedar Creek

Carries 90 Road over West Middle Cedar Creek, 8.0n 1.9w Of Kensington.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
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 5/9 · sets the rating

24 ft end to end, longest span 11 ft. 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.

Built1920106 years old
Length24.0 ft7.3 m
Daily traffic10counted 2020
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountySmith
Location8.0n 1.9w Of Kensington
Carries90 Road
CrossesWest Middle Cedar Creek
Coordinates39.88694, -99.06503

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Max Span11.5 ft (3.5 m)
Deck Width18.0 ft (5.5 m)
Deck Area40.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1920

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10 (2020)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000920637103160

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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