Structure 230240 · Douglas County, KS

Rs 215 over Kansas River & Railroad

Carries Rs 215 over Kansas River & Railroad, N. Side Of Lecompton.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,683 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

1,683 ft end to end, longest span 196 ft: about 4.7 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1970rebuilt 2007
Length1682.7 ft512.9 m
Daily traffic5,657counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyDouglas
LocationN. Side Of Lecompton
CarriesRs 215
CrossesKansas River & Railroad
Coordinates39.04899, -95.38768

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1682.7 ft (512.9 m)
Max Span195.9 ft (59.7 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area4667.4 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1970 (reconstructed 2007)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,657 (2022)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000230240

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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