Structure 480380 · Kingman County, KS

Rs 537 N.berry AVE over Smoots Creek

Carries Rs 537 N.berry AVE over Smoots Creek, 4.5n Of Kingman.

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 FT234 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

234 ft end to end, longest span 51 ft: about 3 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.

Built197056 years old
Length233.9 ft71.3 m
Daily traffic380counted 2021
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyKingman
Location4.5n Of Kingman
CarriesRs 537 N.berry AVE
CrossesSmoots Creek
Coordinates37.71240, -98.11799

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length233.9 ft (71.3 m)
Max Span50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area648.8 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic380 (2021)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000480380

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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