Structure 870819006344 · Sedgwick County, KS

Sereca over Big Ditch Floodway

Carries Sereca over Big Ditch Floodway, Seneca 0.6 N Of 71sts.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT531 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

531 ft end to end, longest span 36 ft: about 7 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built198442 years old
Length530.8 ft161.8 m
Daily traffic8,736counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountySedgwick
LocationSeneca 0.6 N Of 71sts
CarriesSereca
CrossesBig Ditch Floodway
Coordinates37.57325, -97.35224

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length530.8 ft (161.8 m)
Max Span36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Width54.1 ft (16.5 m)
Deck Area2669.7 sq m
Main Spans15
Year Built1984

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,736 (2022)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000870819006344

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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