Structure 891007504305 · Shawnee County, KS

S.e. 2nd. St. 246 over Stinson Creek

Carries S.e. 2nd. St. 246 over Stinson Creek, 2.0e Of Topeka.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT135 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

135 ft end to end, longest span 52 ft. 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 slab bridge.

Built197452 years old
Length134.8 ft41.1 m
Daily traffic1,000counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyShawnee
Location2.0e Of Topeka
CarriesS.e. 2nd. St. 246
CrossesStinson Creek
Coordinates39.05138, -95.58528

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length134.8 ft (41.1 m)
Max Span51.8 ft (15.8 m)
Deck Width49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Area624.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1974

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,000 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000891007504305

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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