Structure 870841006009 · Butler County, KS

SW County Line Rd. over Whitewater Creek

Carries SW County Line Rd. over Whitewater Creek, 7.0e 1.1n Of Kechi.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT103 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

103 ft end to end, longest span 40 ft. Lengths and the car 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 slab bridge.

Built198739 years old
Length103.0 ft31.4 m
Daily traffic50counted 2023
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyButler
Location7.0e 1.1n Of Kechi
CarriesSW County Line Rd.
CrossesWhitewater Creek
Coordinates37.81217, -97.15327

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length103.0 ft (31.4 m)
Max Span39.7 ft (12.1 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area285.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1987

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic50 (2023)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000870841006009

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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