Structure 401100180000012 · Cowley County, KS

Madison Avenue over Walnut River

Carries Madison Avenue over Walnut River, Madison AVE E Of Us166.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT824 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

824 ft end to end, longest span 132 ft: about 2.3 football fields. 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 girder bridge.

Built195571 years old
Length823.8 ft251.1 m
Daily traffic2,850counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyCowley
LocationMadison AVE E Of Us166
CarriesMadison Avenue
CrossesWalnut River
Coordinates37.05629, -97.02417

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length823.8 ft (251.1 m)
Max Span131.9 ft (40.2 m)
Deck Width33.5 ft (10.2 m)
Deck Area2561.2 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1955

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,850 (2022)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number401100180000012

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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