Structure 310879404545 · Geary County, KS

Local Road 9.4-x.5 over Clarks Creek

Carries Local Road 9.4-x.5 over Clarks Creek, 5.5s 3.0e Of Wreford.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT101 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

101 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 through truss.

Built1910rebuilt 2013
Length101.0 ft30.8 m
Daily traffic5counted 2016
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyGeary
Location5.5s 3.0e Of Wreford
CarriesLocal Road 9.4-x.5
CrossesClarks Creek
Coordinates38.87724, -96.79075

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length101.0 ft (30.8 m)
Max Span99.1 ft (30.2 m)
Deck Width14.1 ft (4.3 m)
Deck Area132.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1910 (reconstructed 2013)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5 (2016)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000310879404545

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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