Structure 260690 · Ellis County, KS

Old Highway 40 over North Fork Big Creek

Carries Old Highway 40 over North Fork Big Creek, 0.6s Of Victoria.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT229 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

229 ft end to end, longest span 33 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built1960rebuilt 2024
Length229.3 ft69.9 m
Daily traffic1,000counted 2020
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyEllis
Location0.6s Of Victoria
CarriesOld Highway 40
CrossesNorth Fork Big Creek
Coordinates38.84625, -99.14985

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length229.3 ft (69.9 m)
Max Span33.5 ft (10.2 m)
Deck Width29.2 ft (8.9 m)
Deck Area622.1 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1960 (reconstructed 2024)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,000 (2020)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000260690

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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