Structure 999903201052931 · Wyandotte County, KS

K-32 Highway WB over Kansas River

Carries K-32 Highway WB over Kansas River, .63 Miles SE Old K32 WB.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,373 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

1,373 ft end to end, longest span 230 ft: about 3.8 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.

Built200224 years old
Length1372.7 ft418.4 m
Daily traffic7,849counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyWyandotte
Location.63 Miles SE Old K32 WB
CarriesK-32 Highway WB
CrossesKansas River
Coordinates39.09333, -94.71000

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1372.7 ft (418.4 m)
Max Span230.0 ft (70.1 m)
Deck Width46.3 ft (14.1 m)
Deck Area5899.4 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2002

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,849 (2023)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number999903201052931

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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