Structure 515700460000025 · Johnson County, KS

EB Prairie Star Pk over Bnsf Rr And Mill Creek

Carries EB Prairie Star Pk over Bnsf Rr And Mill Creek, Prairie Star Pkwy..

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT745 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

745 ft end to end, longest span 213 ft: about 2.1 football fields. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built200521 years old
Length745.4 ft227.2 m
Daily traffic7,140counted 2009
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyJohnson
LocationPrairie Star Pkwy.
CarriesEB Prairie Star Pk
CrossesBnsf Rr And Mill Creek
Coordinates38.95581, -94.80022

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length745.4 ft (227.2 m)
Max Span213.3 ft (65 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area2431.0 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2005

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,140 (2009)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number515700460000025

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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