Structure 620430 · Mitchell County, KS

Rs 987 over Browns Creek

Carries Rs 987 over Browns Creek, 0.5n Solomon Rapids.

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 FT147 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

147 ft end to end, longest span 40 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built195868 years old
Length147.0 ft44.8 m
Daily traffic195counted 2002
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyMitchell
Location0.5n Solomon Rapids
CarriesRs 987
CrossesBrowns Creek
Coordinates39.47556, -98.19250

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length147.0 ft (44.8 m)
Max Span39.7 ft (12.1 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area353.9 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1958

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic195 (2002)
Truck Traffic12%
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 Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000620430

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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