Structure 456020194528006 · Crawford County, KS

Atkinson Road over First Cow Creek

Carries Atkinson Road over First Cow Creek, .5 Mi. W US 69/ US 60.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT255 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

255 ft end to end, longest span 56 ft: about 4 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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 slab bridge.

Built201214 years old
Length254.9 ft77.7 m
Daily traffic1,615counted 2010
Last inspectedAugust 2022every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyCrawford
Location.5 Mi. W US 69/ US 60
CarriesAtkinson Road
CrossesFirst Cow Creek
Coordinates37.44042, -94.71534

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length254.9 ft (77.7 m)
Max Span55.8 ft (17 m)
Deck Width65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Area1538.5 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built2012

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,615 (2010)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number456020194528006

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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