Structure 250941206460 · Elk County, KS

Mule over Game Creek

Carries Mule over Game Creek, 1.0n 2.1e Of Howard.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
24 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

24 ft end to end, longest span 11 ft. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built1920106 years old
Length24.0 ft7.3 m
Daily traffic10counted 2019
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyElk
Location1.0n 2.1e Of Howard
CarriesMule
CrossesGame Creek
Coordinates37.48982, -96.21273

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Max Span11.5 ft (3.5 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area35.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1920

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10 (2019)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000250941206460

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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