Structure 620715203640 · Mitchell County, KS

Local Rd. C2j over Limestone Creek

Carries Local Rd. C2j over Limestone Creek, 0.3w 2.5n Of Glen Elder.

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 FT50 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

50 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built193789 years old
Length49.9 ft15.2 m
Daily traffic30counted 2002
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyMitchell
Location0.3w 2.5n Of Glen Elder
CarriesLocal Rd. C2j
CrossesLimestone Creek
Coordinates39.53823, -98.31663

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Max Span47.6 ft (14.5 m)
Deck Width22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Area101.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1937

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic30 (2002)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000620715203640

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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