Structure 999904300210851 · Dickinson County, KS

K43 HWY over Smoky Hill River

Carries K43 HWY over Smoky Hill River, 3.76 Mi S Of I70.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
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 FT448 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

448 ft end to end, longest span 127 ft: about 6 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.

Built1988rebuilt 2009
Length448.5 ft136.7 m
Daily traffic1,313counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyDickinson
Location3.76 Mi S Of I70
CarriesK43 HWY
CrossesSmoky Hill River
Coordinates38.90694, -97.11778

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length448.5 ft (136.7 m)
Max Span127.0 ft (38.7 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area1749.8 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1988 (reconstructed 2009)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,313 (2023)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number999904300210851

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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