Structure 750915704060 · Pottawatomie County, KS

Elm Slough Road over Trib. To Blackjack Ck.

Carries Elm Slough Road over Trib. To Blackjack Ck., 2.9n 0.8w Of St. George.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
23 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

23 ft end to end. 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.

Built198937 years old
Length23.0 ft7 m
Daily traffic10counted 2013
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyPottawatomie
Location2.9n 0.8w Of St. George
CarriesElm Slough Road
CrossesTrib. To Blackjack Ck.
Coordinates39.23233, -96.43141

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length23.0 ft (7 m)
Max Span22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Width22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Area46.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1989

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10 (2013)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000750915704060

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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