Structure 430400876250010 · Sedgwick County, KS

Pawnee over Arkansas River

Carries Pawnee over Arkansas River, Pawnee At Mc Lean Blvd..

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT402 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

402 ft end to end, longest span 48 ft: about 6 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.

Built1961rebuilt 1992
Length401.9 ft122.5 m
Daily traffic19,000counted 2006
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountySedgwick
LocationPawnee At Mc Lean Blvd.
CarriesPawnee
CrossesArkansas River
Coordinates37.65162, -97.34663

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length401.9 ft (122.5 m)
Max Span47.6 ft (14.5 m)
Deck Width81.4 ft (24.8 m)
Deck Area3,038 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built1961 (reconstructed 1992)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic19,000 (2006)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number430400876250010

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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