Structure 999913500878541 · Sedgwick County, KS

I-235 HWY over I-235 HWY I-135 Ramps

Carries I-235 HWY over I-235 HWY I-135 Ramps, I-235 HWY I-135.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,324 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

1,324 ft end to end, longest span 215 ft: about 3.7 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.

Built20233 years old
Length1324.1 ft403.6 m
Daily traffic59,400counted 2020
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountySedgwick
LocationI-235 HWY I-135
CarriesI-235 HWY
CrossesI-235 HWY I-135 Ramps
Coordinates37.76167, -97.32056

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1324.1 ft (403.6 m)
Max Span214.9 ft (65.5 m)
Deck Width46.6 ft (14.2 m)
Deck Area5731.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2023

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic59,400 (2020)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge9

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number999913500878541

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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