Structure 999923500878381 · Sedgwick County, KS

I235 HWY SB over Wichita Fl Can & Lev RD

Carries I235 HWY SB over Wichita Fl Can & Lev RD, 0.69 Mi NE 25th ST SB.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT645 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

645 ft end to end, longest span 70 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built201610 years old
Length644.7 ft196.5 m
Daily traffic24,450counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountySedgwick
Location0.69 Mi NE 25th ST SB
CarriesI235 HWY SB
CrossesWichita Fl Can & Lev RD
Coordinates37.73972, -97.37472

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length644.7 ft (196.5 m)
Max Span69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area2515.2 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built2016

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic24,450 (2023)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number999923500878381

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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