Structure 999909600872811 · Sedgwick County, KS

K96 HWY WB over Big Slough Creek

Carries K96 HWY WB over Big Slough Creek, 0.40 Mi East Tyler RD.

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 overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT156 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

156 ft end to end, longest span 44 ft: about 2 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.

Built197452 years old
Length156.5 ft47.7 m
Daily traffic8,450counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountySedgwick
Location0.40 Mi East Tyler RD
CarriesK96 HWY WB
CrossesBig Slough Creek
Coordinates37.75944, -97.43750

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length156.5 ft (47.7 m)
Max Span44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area610.6 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1974

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,450 (2023)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number999909600872811

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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