Structure 32430004309065 · Wichita County, TX

IH 44 NB Ent Ramp over 7th Street

Carries IH 44 NB Ent Ramp over 7th Street, 0.8 Mi N Of US 82.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT200 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

200 ft end to end: about 3 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1958rebuilt 1998
Length200.1 ft61 m
Daily traffic6,130counted 2013
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTexas
CountyWichita
Location0.8 Mi N Of US 82
CarriesIH 44 NB Ent Ramp
Crosses7th Street
Coordinates33.90856, -98.50049

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length200.1 ft (61 m)
Max Span86.9 ft (26.5 m)
Deck Width45.3 ft (13.8 m)
Deck Area841.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1958 (reconstructed 1998)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,130 (2013)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number032430004309065

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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