Structure 999900900740461 · Phillips County, KS

K-9 HWY over Ash Creek

Carries K-9 HWY over Ash Creek, 11.87 Mi E Norton Coln.

Overall conditionGood

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT102 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

102 ft end to end, longest span 40 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built199333 years old
Length102.4 ft31.2 m
Daily traffic542counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyPhillips
Location11.87 Mi E Norton Coln
CarriesK-9 HWY
CrossesAsh Creek
Coordinates39.68278, -99.41472

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length102.4 ft (31.2 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Area324.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1993

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic542 (2023)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number999900900740461

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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