Structure 999913500851561 · Saline County, KS

I135 US 81 NB over Dry Creek

Carries I135 US 81 NB over Dry Creek, 3.83 Mi N-njct K4 NB.

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
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT166 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

166 ft end to end, longest span 66 ft: about 2 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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 slab bridge.

Built200224 years old
Length166.3 ft50.7 m
Daily traffic8,364counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountySaline
Location3.83 Mi N-njct K4 NB
CarriesI135 US 81 NB
CrossesDry Creek
Coordinates38.73694, -97.61778

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length166.3 ft (50.7 m)
Max Span65.6 ft (20 m)
Deck Width50.2 ft (15.3 m)
Deck Area775.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2002

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,364 (2023)
Truck Traffic20%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number999913500851561

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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