Structure 480757206240 · Kingman County, KS

Bluff St. Ee.2-7.0 over Smoots Creek

Carries Bluff St. Ee.2-7.0 over Smoots Creek, 1.0s 1.2e Of Midway.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT263 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

263 ft end to end, longest span 40 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.

Built198640 years old
Length262.8 ft80.1 m
Daily traffic10counted 2021
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyKingman
Location1.0s 1.2e Of Midway
CarriesBluff St. Ee.2-7.0
CrossesSmoots Creek
Coordinates37.64696, -97.91342

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length262.8 ft (80.1 m)
Max Span39.7 ft (12.1 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area680.9 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1986

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10 (2021)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000480757206240

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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