Structure 514301050000359 · Wyandotte County, KS

Thorn Drive over Stream

Carries Thorn Drive over Stream, Thorn DR N Of Douglas AVE.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT43 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

43 ft end to end, longest span 15 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built197056 years old
Length43.0 ft13.1 m
Daily traffic5counted 2015
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 12 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyWyandotte
LocationThorn DR N Of Douglas AVE
CarriesThorn Drive
CrossesStream
Coordinates39.07369, -94.73307

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Max Span14.8 ft (4.5 m)
Deck Width21.7 ft (6.6 m)
Deck Area86.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5 (2015)
Truck Traffic80%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number514301050000359

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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