Structure 850787004743 · Saline County, KS

Local 787-474.3 over West Dry Creek

Carries Local 787-474.3 over West Dry Creek, 0.3s 1.9e Of Smolan.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT127 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

127 ft end to end, longest span 50 ft. 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.

Built198838 years old
Length127.0 ft38.7 m
Daily traffic40counted 2020
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountySaline
Location0.3s 1.9e Of Smolan
CarriesLocal 787-474.3
CrossesWest Dry Creek
Coordinates38.73494, -97.65009

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length127.0 ft (38.7 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area352.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1988

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic40 (2020)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000850787004743

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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