Structure 999903600120121 · Cheyenne County, KS

Us36 HWY over Republican River

Carries Us36 HWY over Republican River, 0.37 Mi E Wjct K27.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT779 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

779 ft end to end, longest span 73 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1936rebuilt 1985
Length778.5 ft237.3 m
Daily traffic1,274counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyCheyenne
Location0.37 Mi E Wjct K27
CarriesUs36 HWY
CrossesRepublican River
Coordinates39.76750, -101.82417

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length778.5 ft (237.3 m)
Max Span72.5 ft (22.1 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area3037.4 sq m
Main Spans11
Year Built1936 (reconstructed 1985)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,274 (2023)
Truck Traffic24%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number999903600120121

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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