Structure 920647003440 · Smith County, KS

F Road over Cedar Creek

Carries F Road over Cedar Creek, 2.0n 2.0w Of Cedar.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT87 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

87 ft end to end, longest span 34 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built196066 years old
Length86.9 ft26.5 m
Daily traffic20counted 2020
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 12 months

Location

StateKansas
CountySmith
Location2.0n 2.0w Of Cedar
CarriesF Road
CrossesCedar Creek
Coordinates39.68333, -98.97242

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length86.9 ft (26.5 m)
Max Span34.4 ft (10.5 m)
Deck Width19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Area153.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1960

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20 (2020)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000920647003440

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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