Structure 999963501050321 · Wyandotte County, KS

Shwn DR over I-635 Highway

Carries Shwn DR over I-635 Highway, 1.02 Miles N I-35.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT269 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9 · sets the rating

269 ft end to end, longest span 91 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.

Built197155 years old
Length269.4 ft82.1 m
Daily traffic3,711counted 2023
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyWyandotte
Location1.02 Miles N I-35
CarriesShwn DR
CrossesI-635 Highway
Coordinates39.05306, -94.67917

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length269.4 ft (82.1 m)
Max Span90.9 ft (27.7 m)
Deck Width70.2 ft (21.4 m)
Deck Area1756.9 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1971

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,711 (2023)
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number999963501050321

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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