Structure 414301052550076 · Wyandotte County, KS

Minn AVE over Railroad Yard

Carries Minn AVE over Railroad Yard, Minnesota Ave. Fairfax.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT717 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

717 ft end to end, longest span 61 ft: about 2.0 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1939rebuilt 1989
Length716.9 ft218.5 m
Daily traffic14,490counted 2013
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyWyandotte
LocationMinnesota Ave. Fairfax
CarriesMinn AVE
CrossesRailroad Yard
Coordinates39.11597, -94.61422

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length716.9 ft (218.5 m)
Max Span60.7 ft (18.5 m)
Deck Width58.4 ft (17.8 m)
Deck Area3889.3 sq m
Main Spans15
Year Built1939 (reconstructed 1989)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,490 (2013)
Truck Traffic40%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number414301052550076

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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