Structure 90260 · Chase County, KS

Rs 92 over Cottnwood River

Carries Rs 92 over Cottnwood River, 0.9e Of Elmdale.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT264 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

264 ft end to end, longest span 100 ft: about 4 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1972rebuilt 2019
Length264.1 ft80.5 m
Daily traffic350counted 2014
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyChase
Location0.9e Of Elmdale
CarriesRs 92
CrossesCottnwood River
Coordinates38.36973, -96.63030

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length264.1 ft (80.5 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area732.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1972 (reconstructed 2019)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic350 (2014)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000090260

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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