Structure 450530 · Jewell County, KS

Rs 836 Bsn 530 over North Brown Creek

Carries Rs 836 Bsn 530 over North Brown Creek, 4.0w 3.5s Of Jewell.

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
CAR · 15 FT107 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

107 ft end to end, longest span 43 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built197155 years old
Length107.0 ft32.6 m
Daily traffic164counted 2018
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyJewell
Location4.0w 3.5s Of Jewell
CarriesRs 836 Bsn 530
CrossesNorth Brown Creek
Coordinates39.61756, -98.23207

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length107.0 ft (32.6 m)
Max Span43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area296.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1971

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic164 (2018)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000450530

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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