Structure 9999153S0591051 · McPherson County, KS

K153 Spur over K153 Up Railroad

Carries K153 Spur over K153 Up Railroad, 0.83 Mi NW K61.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT294 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 7/9

294 ft end to end, longest span 40 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 slab bridge.

Built194878 years old
Length294.0 ft89.6 m
Daily traffic1,724counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyMcPherson
Location0.83 Mi NW K61
CarriesK153 Spur
CrossesK153 Up Railroad
Coordinates38.34222, -97.68194

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length294.0 ft (89.6 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area815.4 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1948

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,724 (2023)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number9999153S0591051

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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