Structure 9999183Y0260561 · Ellis County, KS

Us183 Bypass over Big Creek

Carries Us183 Bypass over Big Creek, 0.14 Mi NW Jct Old 40 HWY.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT290 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

290 ft end to end, longest span 84 ft: about 4 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built196660 years old
Length290.4 ft88.5 m
Daily traffic3,622counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyEllis
Location0.14 Mi NW Jct Old 40 HWY
CarriesUs183 Bypass
CrossesBig Creek
Coordinates38.88500, -99.35444

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length290.4 ft (88.5 m)
Max Span84.0 ft (25.6 m)
Deck Width62.0 ft (18.9 m)
Deck Area1672.7 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1966

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,622 (2023)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number9999183Y0260561

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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