Structure 850770 · Saline County, KS

Rs 1059 791-488.90 over Smoky Hill River

Carries Rs 1059 791-488.90 over Smoky Hill River, 0.1s Of Bridgeport.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
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 FT247 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

247 ft end to end, longest span 68 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built196066 years old
Length247.0 ft75.3 m
Daily traffic164counted 2017
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 12 months

Location

StateKansas
CountySaline
Location0.1s Of Bridgeport
CarriesRs 1059 791-488.90
CrossesSmoky Hill River
Coordinates38.62459, -97.61043

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length247.0 ft (75.3 m)
Max Span67.6 ft (20.6 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area594.9 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1960

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic164 (2017)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000850770

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.

Nearby Bridges