Structure 999907000990181 · Wabaunsee County, KS

I70 HWY WB over Up Railroad

Carries I70 HWY WB over Up Railroad, 0.18 Mi E K138 WB.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT406 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

406 ft end to end, longest span 69 ft: about 6 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 girder bridge.

Built1962rebuilt 1980
Length406.2 ft123.8 m
Daily traffic10,761counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyWabaunsee
Location0.18 Mi E K138 WB
CarriesI70 HWY WB
CrossesUp Railroad
Coordinates39.06361, -96.18417

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length406.2 ft (123.8 m)
Max Span68.9 ft (21 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area1609.4 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1962 (reconstructed 1980)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,761 (2023)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number999907000990181

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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