Structure 710060 · Osborne County, KS

S 250th Ave_rs 515 over Solomon River

Carries S 250th Ave_rs 515 over Solomon River, 0.7s Of Alton.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT463 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

463 ft end to end, longest span 100 ft: about 6 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.

Built1953rebuilt 2018
Length462.9 ft141.1 m
Daily traffic115counted 2020
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyOsborne
Location0.7s Of Alton
CarriesS 250th Ave_rs 515
CrossesSolomon River
Coordinates39.45452, -98.94788

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length462.9 ft (141.1 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width27.2 ft (8.3 m)
Deck Area1171.1 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1953 (reconstructed 2018)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic115 (2020)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000710060

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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