Structure 999907001050311 · Wyandotte County, KS

I-70 EB Highway over Kansas River 3 Rr 5 ST

Carries I-70 EB Highway over Kansas River 3 Rr 5 ST, 0.34 Miles W Mo ST Line.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 2 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating2/9 · Critical
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT3,750 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 2/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

3,750 ft end to end, longest span 300 ft: about 10 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 deck truss.

Built1907rebuilt 1972
Length3749.7 ft1142.9 m
Daily traffic20,421counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyWyandotte
Location0.34 Miles W Mo ST Line
CarriesI-70 EB Highway
CrossesKansas River 3 Rr 5 ST
Coordinates39.11306, -94.61500

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Deck
Total Length3749.7 ft (1142.9 m)
Max Span299.9 ft (91.4 m)
Deck Width54.5 ft (16.6 m)
Deck Area18972.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1907 (reconstructed 1972)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20,421 (2023)
Truck Traffic43%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge10

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number999907001050311

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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