Structure 111115007005 · Cherokee County, KS

Rt. 66 over Mkt Railroad

Carries Rt. 66 over Mkt Railroad, N.e. Cor. Of Galena.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT216 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

216 ft end to end: 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 girder bridge.

Built1922rebuilt 2017
Length215.9 ft65.8 m
Daily traffic400counted 2004
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyCherokee
LocationN.e. Cor. Of Galena
CarriesRt. 66
CrossesMkt Railroad
Coordinates37.08222, -94.63583

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length215.9 ft (65.8 m)
Max Span65.6 ft (20 m)
Deck Width30.5 ft (9.3 m)
Deck Area611.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1922 (reconstructed 2017)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic400 (2004)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000111115007005

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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