Structure 414301052560002 · Wyandotte County, KS

James Street over Kansas River R.r. Yard

Carries James Street over Kansas River R.r. Yard, James St. Over Ks. River.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT890 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

890 ft end to end, longest span 288 ft: about 2.5 football fields. 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.

Built198739 years old
Length890.1 ft271.3 m
Daily traffic4,900counted 2013
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyWyandotte
LocationJames St. Over Ks. River
CarriesJames Street
CrossesKansas River R.r. Yard
Coordinates39.11145, -94.61650

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length890.1 ft (271.3 m)
Max Span287.7 ft (87.7 m)
Deck Width34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Area2821.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1987

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,900 (2013)
Truck Traffic60%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number414301052560002

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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