Structure 999907000270171 · Ellsworth County, KS

I70 HWY EB over East Elkhorn Creek

Carries I70 HWY EB over East Elkhorn Creek, 0.25 Mi NE K156 EB.

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 FT156 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

156 ft end to end, longest span 63 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built196462 years old
Length155.5 ft47.4 m
Daily traffic8,400counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyEllsworth
Location0.25 Mi NE K156 EB
CarriesI70 HWY EB
CrossesEast Elkhorn Creek
Coordinates38.86000, -98.10583

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length155.5 ft (47.4 m)
Max Span63.0 ft (19.2 m)
Deck Width49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Area720.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1964

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,400 (2023)
Truck Traffic31%
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 Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number999907000270171

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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