Structure 999904001000061 · Wallace County, KS

Us40 HWY over Union Pacific Rr

Carries Us40 HWY over Union Pacific Rr, 7.13mi E Ejct K27.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT262 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

262 ft end to end, longest span 56 ft: about 4 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 slab bridge.

Built196066 years old
Length262.1 ft79.9 m
Daily traffic917counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyWallace
Location7.13mi E Ejct K27
CarriesUs40 HWY
CrossesUnion Pacific Rr
Coordinates38.90556, -101.61806

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length262.1 ft (79.9 m)
Max Span56.4 ft (17.2 m)
Deck Width33.5 ft (10.2 m)
Deck Area815.0 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1960

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 CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number999904001000061

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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