Structure 999904001000081 · Wallace County, KS

Us40 HWY over S Fork Smoky Hill R Drg

Carries Us40 HWY over S Fork Smoky Hill R Drg, 4.76 Mi S/w Logan Coln.

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 overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT82 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

82 ft end to end, longest span 25 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built1930rebuilt 1952
Length82.3 ft25.1 m
Daily traffic917counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyWallace
Location4.76 Mi S/w Logan Coln
CarriesUs40 HWY
CrossesS Fork Smoky Hill R Drg
Coordinates38.92500, -101.56028

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length82.3 ft (25.1 m)
Max Span24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Width27.2 ft (8.3 m)
Deck Area208.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1930 (reconstructed 1952)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic917 (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 Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number999904001000081

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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