Structure 999903600740111 · Phillips County, KS

Us36 HWY over Big Creek

Carries Us36 HWY over Big Creek, 4.77mi E Ejct U183.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT173 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

173 ft end to end, longest span 70 ft: about 2 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.

Built1962rebuilt 2021
Length172.6 ft52.6 m
Daily traffic1,882counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyPhillips
Location4.77mi E Ejct U183
CarriesUs36 HWY
CrossesBig Creek
Coordinates39.75528, -99.21972

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length172.6 ft (52.6 m)
Max Span69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Width33.5 ft (10.2 m)
Deck Area536.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1962 (reconstructed 2021)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,882 (2023)
Truck Traffic24%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number999903600740111

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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