Structure 640014 · Morris County, KS

Rs 413 V.8 - 590 over Little John Creek

Carries Rs 413 V.8 - 590 over Little John Creek, 2.3s 1.6e Council Grove.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT123 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

123 ft end to end, longest span 48 ft. 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.

Built197254 years old
Length123.4 ft37.6 m
Daily traffic350counted 2011
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyMorris
Location2.3s 1.6e Council Grove
CarriesRs 413 V.8 - 590
CrossesLittle John Creek
Coordinates38.62483, -96.44215

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length123.4 ft (37.6 m)
Max Span47.6 ft (14.5 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area342.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1972

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic350 (2011)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000000640014

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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