Structure 920661003344 · Smith County, KS

M Road over East Beaver Creek

Carries M Road over East Beaver Creek, 2.0s 3.0w Of Smith Center.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT70 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 3/9 · sets the rating

70 ft end to end, longest span 20 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built199630 years old
Length69.9 ft21.3 m
Daily traffic20counted 2020
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateKansas
CountySmith
Location2.0s 3.0w Of Smith Center
CarriesM Road
CrossesEast Beaver Creek
Coordinates39.75000, -98.84194

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Max Span19.7 ft (6 m)
Deck Width20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Area129.9 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1996

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20 (2020)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000920661003344

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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