Structure 999913500590151 · McPherson County, KS

I135 Us81 SB over Running Turkey Creek

Carries I135 Us81 SB over Running Turkey Creek, 5.71 Mi N Njct K260 SB.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT230 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

230 ft end to end, longest span 87 ft: about 3 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 box-beam bridge.

Built197155 years old
Length230.0 ft70.1 m
Daily traffic6,834counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyMcPherson
Location5.71 Mi N Njct K260 SB
CarriesI135 Us81 SB
CrossesRunning Turkey Creek
Coordinates38.29083, -97.59000

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length230.0 ft (70.1 m)
Max Span86.9 ft (26.5 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area897.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1971

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,834 (2023)
Truck Traffic36%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number999913500590151

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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