Structure 5230000000000 · Kiowa County, OK

S.h. 49 over Creek

Carries S.h. 49 over Creek, 1.2 Mi E S.h. 54.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
22 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

22 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built1918108 years old
Length22.0 ft6.7 m
Daily traffic80counted 2022
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateOklahoma
CountyKiowa
Location1.2 Mi E S.h. 54
CarriesS.h. 49
CrossesCreek
Coordinates34.73968, -98.83996

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Max Span20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Width24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Area48.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1918

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic80 (2022)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number005230000000000

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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