Structure 999923500870841 · Sedgwick County, KS

Us54 EB To I235 SB over Abandoned Rr Canal

Carries Us54 EB To I235 SB over Abandoned Rr Canal, Us54 EB To I235 SB Ramp.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT710 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

710 ft end to end, longest span 85 ft: about 2.0 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.

Built196165 years old
Length709.6 ft216.3 m
Daily traffic8,760counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 12 months

Location

StateKansas
CountySedgwick
LocationUs54 EB To I235 SB Ramp
CarriesUs54 EB To I235 SB
CrossesAbandoned Rr Canal
Coordinates37.67194, -97.40306

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length709.6 ft (216.3 m)
Max Span85.0 ft (25.9 m)
Deck Width21.3 ft (6.5 m)
Deck Area1406.0 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built1961

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,760 (2023)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number999923500870841

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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