Structure 999915600270251 · Ellsworth County, KS

Local Road over K156 HWY

Carries Local Road over K156 HWY, 1.29 Mi NE K14.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT140 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

140 ft end to end, longest span 54 ft. Lengths and the semi-truck 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 slab bridge.

Built196165 years old
Length140.4 ft42.8 m
Daily traffic453counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyEllsworth
Location1.29 Mi NE K14
CarriesLocal Road
CrossesK156 HWY
Coordinates38.72611, -98.21972

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length140.4 ft (42.8 m)
Max Span54.1 ft (16.5 m)
Deck Width31.5 ft (9.6 m)
Deck Area410.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1961

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic453 (2023)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number999915600270251

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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