Structure 999914800790431 · Republic County, KS

K148 HWY over Republican River

Carries K148 HWY over Republican River, 8.52 Mi NE Jewell 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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT902 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

902 ft end to end, longest span 160 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.

Built198145 years old
Length901.9 ft274.9 m
Daily traffic155counted 2023
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyRepublic
Location8.52 Mi NE Jewell Coln
CarriesK148 HWY
CrossesRepublican River
Coordinates39.69722, -97.79139

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length901.9 ft (274.9 m)
Max Span160.1 ft (48.8 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area2501.6 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1981

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 Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number999914800790431

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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