Structure 310885204465 · Geary County, KS

Thomas Creek RD over Thomas Creek

Carries Thomas Creek RD over Thomas Creek, 5.0s 5.0e Junction City.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT61 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

61 ft end to end. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built197056 years old
Length60.7 ft18.5 m
Daily traffic50counted 2004
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyGeary
Location5.0s 5.0e Junction City
CarriesThomas Creek RD
CrossesThomas Creek
Coordinates38.93594, -96.73769

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length60.7 ft (18.5 m)
Max Span57.7 ft (17.6 m)
Deck Width22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Area124.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic50 (2004)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000310885204465

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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