Structure 999914800790421 · Republic County, KS

K148 HWY over Marsh Creek

Carries K148 HWY over Marsh Creek, 0.57 Mi NE Jewell Coln.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT279 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

279 ft end to end, longest span 60 ft: about 4 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.

Built197947 years old
Length278.9 ft85 m
Daily traffic155counted 2023
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyRepublic
Location0.57 Mi NE Jewell Coln
CarriesK148 HWY
CrossesMarsh Creek
Coordinates39.69083, -97.93167

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length278.9 ft (85 m)
Max Span60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area773.5 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1979

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic155 (2023)
Truck Traffic24%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number999914800790421

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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