Structure 999906900060121 · Bourbon County, KS

SB Us69 HWY over W Fk Dry Wood Creek

Carries SB Us69 HWY over W Fk Dry Wood Creek, 0.52 Mi N Crawford Coln.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
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 FT400 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

400 ft end to end, longest span 80 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.

Built1935rebuilt 1987
Length400.3 ft122 m
Daily traffic2,601counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyBourbon
Location0.52 Mi N Crawford Coln
CarriesSB Us69 HWY
CrossesW Fk Dry Wood Creek
Coordinates37.68056, -94.70333

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length400.3 ft (122 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area1561.6 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1935 (reconstructed 1987)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,601 (2023)
Truck Traffic24%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number999906900060121

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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