Structure 891013504527 · Shawnee County, KS

Shadden Road 267 over Wakarusa River

Carries Shadden Road 267 over Wakarusa River, 0.3n Of Richland.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT311 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

311 ft end to end, longest span 119 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built197650 years old
Length311.0 ft94.8 m
Daily traffic280counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyShawnee
Location0.3n Of Richland
CarriesShadden Road 267
CrossesWakarusa River
Coordinates38.89091, -95.53005

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length311.0 ft (94.8 m)
Max Span119.1 ft (36.3 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area862.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1976

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic280 (2024)
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 Number000891013504527

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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