Structure 541103905680 · Linn County, KS

Local Rd. 73 over Trib. Little Osage River

Carries Local Rd. 73 over Trib. Little Osage River, 1.0s 1.1w Of Prescott.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT65 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

65 ft end to end, longest span 16 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 deck arch.

Built1918108 years old
Length65.0 ft19.8 m
Daily traffic20counted 2006
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyLinn
Location1.0s 1.1w Of Prescott
CarriesLocal Rd. 73
CrossesTrib. Little Osage River
Coordinates38.05181, -94.71425

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Max Span15.7 ft (4.8 m)
Deck Width19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Area114.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1918

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20 (2006)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000541103905680

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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