Structure 999905400600321 · Meade County, KS

Us-54 HWY over Crooked Creek

Carries Us-54 HWY over Crooked Creek, 7.68 Mi NE Ejct Us160.

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 overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT102 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

102 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.

Built199135 years old
Length102.4 ft31.2 m
Daily traffic4,319counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyMeade
Location7.68 Mi NE Ejct Us160
CarriesUs-54 HWY
CrossesCrooked Creek
Coordinates37.36222, -100.22083

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length102.4 ft (31.2 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width45.9 ft (14 m)
Deck Area436.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1991

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,319 (2023)
Truck Traffic43%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number999905400600321

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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