Structure 441037104141 · Jefferson County, KS

Buck Creek RD over Little Buck Creek

Carries Buck Creek RD over Little Buck Creek, 3.1s 0.1e Of Oskaloosa.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT82 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

82 ft end to end, longest span 32 ft. 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 slab bridge.

Built199135 years old
Length82.3 ft25.1 m
Daily traffic40counted 2022
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyJefferson
Location3.1s 0.1e Of Oskaloosa
CarriesBuck Creek RD
CrossesLittle Buck Creek
Coordinates39.17289, -95.30981

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length82.3 ft (25.1 m)
Max Span31.8 ft (9.7 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area198.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1991

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic40 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000441037104141

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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