Structure 999902400140391 · Clay County, KS

Us24 HWY over Huntress Creek

Carries Us24 HWY over Huntress Creek, 12.53 Mi E Cloud Coln.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT383 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

383 ft end to end, longest span 180 ft: about 5 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built201214 years old
Length382.9 ft116.7 m
Daily traffic4,847counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyClay
Location12.53 Mi E Cloud Coln
CarriesUs24 HWY
CrossesHuntress Creek
Coordinates39.38000, -97.13528

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length382.9 ft (116.7 m)
Max Span180.1 ft (54.9 m)
Deck Width48.2 ft (14.7 m)
Deck Area1715.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2012

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,847 (2023)
Truck Traffic4%
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 Number999902400140391

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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