Structure 430400876401010 · Sedgwick County, KS

S.e. Blvd. N.b. over Wichita Drainage Canal

Carries S.e. Blvd. N.b. over Wichita Drainage Canal, S.e. Blvd. At Canal.

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 overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT302 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

302 ft end to end, longest span 45 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 slab bridge.

Built1942rebuilt 2011
Length302.2 ft92.1 m
Daily traffic16,200counted 2006
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountySedgwick
LocationS.e. Blvd. At Canal
CarriesS.e. Blvd. N.b.
CrossesWichita Drainage Canal
Coordinates37.63906, -97.30710

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length302.2 ft (92.1 m)
Max Span44.6 ft (13.6 m)
Deck Width27.6 ft (8.4 m)
Deck Area773.6 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1942 (reconstructed 2011)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,200 (2006)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number430400876401010

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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