Structure 450715003323 · Jewell County, KS

Local N.7-10.0 over Trib. To Limestone Creek

Carries Local N.7-10.0 over Trib. To Limestone Creek, 1.3s 6.0w Of Mankato.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT90 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

90 ft end to end, longest span 21 ft. 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 girder bridge.

Built194086 years old
Length89.9 ft27.4 m
Daily traffic35counted 2018
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 12 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyJewell
Location1.3s 6.0w Of Mankato
CarriesLocal N.7-10.0
CrossesTrib. To Limestone Creek
Coordinates39.76570, -98.32534

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Max Span21.3 ft (6.5 m)
Deck Width21.7 ft (6.6 m)
Deck Area180.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1940

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic35 (2018)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000450715003323

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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