Structure 999907000890271 · Shawnee County, KS

I70 HWY Eb-wb over 3rd Street

Carries I70 HWY Eb-wb over 3rd Street, 0.56 Mi E Topeka AVE.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT159 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

159 ft end to end, longest span 60 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.

Built1963rebuilt 1989
Length159.4 ft48.6 m
Daily traffic18,243counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyShawnee
Location0.56 Mi E Topeka AVE
CarriesI70 HWY Eb-wb
Crosses3rd Street
Coordinates39.05500, -95.66806

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length159.4 ft (48.6 m)
Max Span60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Width85.6 ft (26.1 m)
Deck Area1268.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1963 (reconstructed 1989)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic18,243 (2023)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number999907000890271

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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