Structure 9999081B0590851 · McPherson County, KS

Us-81 Alt HWY SB over Dry Turkey Creek

Carries Us-81 Alt HWY SB over Dry Turkey Creek, 1.75 Mi W I135.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT234 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 7/9

234 ft end to end, longest span 51 ft: about 3 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 slab bridge.

Built196957 years old
Length233.9 ft71.3 m
Daily traffic2,837counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyMcPherson
Location1.75 Mi W I135
CarriesUs-81 Alt HWY SB
CrossesDry Turkey Creek
Coordinates38.33972, -97.65333

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length233.9 ft (71.3 m)
Max Span50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area912.6 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,837 (2023)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number9999081B0590851

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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