Structure 730460 · Pawnee County, KS

Rs 1518 O Road over Arkansas River

Carries Rs 1518 O Road over Arkansas River, 5.0e 1.5n Of Larned.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT563 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

563 ft end to end, longest span 53 ft: about 1.6 football fields. 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.

Built197551 years old
Length562.7 ft171.5 m
Daily traffic200counted 2018
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyPawnee
Location5.0e 1.5n Of Larned
CarriesRs 1518 O Road
CrossesArkansas River
Coordinates38.20369, -99.00239

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length562.7 ft (171.5 m)
Max Span53.1 ft (16.2 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area1560.7 sq m
Main Spans11
Year Built1975

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic200 (2018)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000730460

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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