Structure 999901800210891 · Dickinson County, KS

K-18 HWY over Mud Creek

Carries K-18 HWY over Mud Creek, 5.69 Mi E Ottawa Coln.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT162 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

162 ft end to end, longest span 64 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.

Built199531 years old
Length162.4 ft49.5 m
Daily traffic831counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyDickinson
Location5.69 Mi E Ottawa Coln
CarriesK-18 HWY
CrossesMud Creek
Coordinates39.03111, -97.26611

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length162.4 ft (49.5 m)
Max Span64.0 ft (19.5 m)
Deck Width34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Area514.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1995

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic831 (2023)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number999901800210891

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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