Structure 999907000850571 · Saline County, KS

I70 HWY Eb/wb over Mulberry Creek Drainage

Carries I70 HWY Eb/wb over Mulberry Creek Drainage, 0.30 Mi E I135.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Culvert at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Culvertsets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
25 FT ACROSS25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Culvert 7/9

A culvert 25 ft across with 3 openings. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights, so those are drawn as typical for a culvert.

Built1962rebuilt 2003
Length24.9 ft7.6 m
Daily traffic9,400counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountySaline
Location0.30 Mi E I135
CarriesI70 HWY Eb/wb
CrossesMulberry Creek Drainage
Coordinates38.87472, -97.63972

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignCulvert
Total Length24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Max Span7.9 ft (2.4 m)
Deck Width207.0 ft (63.1 m)
Deck Area479.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1962 (reconstructed 2003)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,400 (2023)
Truck Traffic20%
Lanes On Bridge5

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 Number999907000850571

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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