Structure 999928300330231 · Graham County, KS

Us283 HWY over South Fork Solomon River

Carries Us283 HWY over South Fork Solomon River, 1.06 Mi S Us24.

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 overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT809 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

809 ft end to end, longest span 65 ft: about 2.2 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1963rebuilt 1986
Length809.4 ft246.7 m
Daily traffic1,418counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyGraham
Location1.06 Mi S Us24
CarriesUs283 HWY
CrossesSouth Fork Solomon River
Coordinates39.34917, -99.84611

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length809.4 ft (246.7 m)
Max Span65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area2417.7 sq m
Main Spans16
Year Built1963 (reconstructed 1986)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,418 (2023)
Truck Traffic24%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number999928300330231

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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