Structure 450757003364 · Jewell County, KS

Local L.5-31.0 over Local Stream

Carries Local L.5-31.0 over Local Stream, 3.0e 2.5s Of Formoso.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very 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
CAR · 15 FT60 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9 · sets the rating

60 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 bridge of this kind.

Built20233 years old
Length60.0 ft18.3 m
Daily traffic35counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyJewell
Location3.0e 2.5s Of Formoso
CarriesLocal L.5-31.0
CrossesLocal Stream
Coordinates39.73368, -97.93236

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignOther
Total Length60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Max Span58.7 ft (17.9 m)
Deck Width26.2 ft (8 m)
Deck Area146.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2023

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic35 (2023)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000450757003364

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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