Structure 530210 · Lincoln County, KS

Rs 397 Wheat DR over Salt Creek

Carries Rs 397 Wheat DR over Salt Creek, 0.1e Of Barnard.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT144 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

144 ft end to end, longest span 56 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.

Built199234 years old
Length144.0 ft43.9 m
Daily traffic105counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyLincoln
Location0.1e Of Barnard
CarriesRs 397 Wheat DR
CrossesSalt Creek
Coordinates39.19018, -98.03958

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length144.0 ft (43.9 m)
Max Span55.8 ft (17 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area430.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1992

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic105 (2022)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000530210

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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