Structure 999916600181081 · Cowley County, KS

Us166 HWY over Arkansas River

Carries Us166 HWY over Arkansas River, 4.92 Mi E Sumner Coln.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT980 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

980 ft end to end, longest span 102 ft: about 2.7 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built20197 years old
Length980.0 ft298.7 m
Daily traffic2,647counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyCowley
Location4.92 Mi E Sumner Coln
CarriesUs166 HWY
CrossesArkansas River
Coordinates37.05611, -97.05917

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length980.0 ft (298.7 m)
Max Span102.0 ft (31.1 m)
Deck Width45.9 ft (14 m)
Deck Area4181.8 sq m
Main Spans10
Year Built2019

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,647 (2023)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number999916600181081

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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