Structure 999913500870071 · Sedgwick County, KS

I135 HWY NB over Arkansas River

Carries I135 HWY NB over Arkansas River, 0.22 Mi N Macart RD NB.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT647 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

647 ft end to end, longest span 62 ft: about 1.8 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1966rebuilt 1990
Length646.7 ft197.1 m
Daily traffic18,907counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountySedgwick
Location0.22 Mi N Macart RD NB
CarriesI135 HWY NB
CrossesArkansas River
Coordinates37.62500, -97.32667

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length646.7 ft (197.1 m)
Max Span62.0 ft (18.9 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area2562.3 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1966 (reconstructed 1990)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic18,907 (2023)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number999913500870071

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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