Structure 470030 · Kearny County, KS

Rs 243 Z Road over Arkansas River

Carries Rs 243 Z Road over Arkansas River, 0.5s Of Deerfield.

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 FT362 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

362 ft end to end, longest span 60 ft: about 5 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.

Built197848 years old
Length361.9 ft110.3 m
Daily traffic850counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 12 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyKearny
Location0.5s Of Deerfield
CarriesRs 243 Z Road
CrossesArkansas River
Coordinates37.96994, -101.12894

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length361.9 ft (110.3 m)
Max Span59.7 ft (18.2 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area1003.7 sq m
Main Spans11
Year Built1978

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic850 (2022)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000470030

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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