Structure 999907000892603 · Shawnee County, KS

Tecumseh Road over I-70 EB And I-470 EB

Carries Tecumseh Road over I-70 EB And I-470 EB, Tecumseh RD / EB 70&470.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very 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 8/9Substructure 8/9

269 ft end to end, longest span 126 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.

Built200224 years old
Length269.0 ft82 m
Daily traffic787counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyShawnee
LocationTecumseh RD / EB 70&470
CarriesTecumseh Road
CrossesI-70 EB And I-470 EB
Coordinates39.03111, -95.58556

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length269.0 ft (82 m)
Max Span126.0 ft (38.4 m)
Deck Width34.4 ft (10.5 m)
Deck Area861 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2002

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic787 (2023)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Toll Authority
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number999907000892603

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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