Structure 250330 · Elk County, KS

Quail over Indian Creek

Carries Quail over Indian Creek, 4.0s 2.7w Of Fall River.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT172 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

172 ft end to end, longest span 48 ft: about 2 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.

Built197947 years old
Length171.6 ft52.3 m
Daily traffic65counted 2019
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyElk
Location4.0s 2.7w Of Fall River
CarriesQuail
CrossesIndian Creek
Coordinates37.54707, -96.08081

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length171.6 ft (52.3 m)
Max Span47.9 ft (14.6 m)
Deck Width27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Deck Area444.6 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1979

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic65 (2019)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000250330

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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