Structure 999905900030551 · Atchison County, KS

Us-59 HWY Utah Bv over Mo Riv Up Rr RD

Carries Us-59 HWY Utah Bv over Mo Riv Up Rr RD, 0.31 Mi E 4th Street.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,546 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

2,546 ft end to end: about 7.1 football fields. 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 through arch.

Built201214 years old
Length2545.6 ft775.9 m
Daily traffic8,382counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyAtchison
Location0.31 Mi E 4th Street
CarriesUs-59 HWY Utah Bv
CrossesMo Riv Up Rr RD
Coordinates39.55944, -95.11250

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignArch - Thru
Total Length2545.6 ft (775.9 m)
Max Span526.9 ft (160.6 m)
Deck Width72.5 ft (22.1 m)
Deck Area17147.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2012

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,382 (2023)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number999905900030551

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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