Structure 999902300280311 · Finney County, KS

K23 HWY over Pawnee River

Carries K23 HWY over Pawnee River, 6.46 Mi N Of W Jct 156.

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 overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT255 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

255 ft end to end, longest span 56 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.

Built201412 years old
Length254.6 ft77.6 m
Daily traffic790counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyFinney
Location6.46 Mi N Of W Jct 156
CarriesK23 HWY
CrossesPawnee River
Coordinates38.15278, -100.46361

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length254.6 ft (77.6 m)
Max Span56.1 ft (17.1 m)
Deck Width38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Deck Area900.2 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built2014

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic790 (2023)
Truck Traffic31%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number999902300280311

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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