Structure 999906900060581 · Bourbon County, KS

Soldier Road over Us69 HWY NB & SB

Carries Soldier Road over Us69 HWY NB & SB, 5.62 Mi N Of N Us-54 Jct.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · 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 FT275 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

275 ft end to end, longest span 88 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.

Built198541 years old
Length274.6 ft83.7 m
Daily traffic322counted 2023
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyBourbon
Location5.62 Mi N Of N Us-54 Jct
CarriesSoldier Road
CrossesUs69 HWY NB & SB
Coordinates37.93556, -94.70722

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length274.6 ft (83.7 m)
Max Span87.9 ft (26.8 m)
Deck Width38.4 ft (11.7 m)
Deck Area979.3 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1985

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic322 (2023)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number999906900060581

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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