Structure 999905401040081 · Woodson County, KS

Us54 HWY over Cherry Creek

Carries Us54 HWY over Cherry Creek, 6.84 Mi E Us75.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT153 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 8/9

153 ft end to end, longest span 60 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 slab bridge.

Built197056 years old
Length152.6 ft46.5 m
Daily traffic2,329counted 2023
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyWoodson
Location6.84 Mi E Us75
CarriesUs54 HWY
CrossesCherry Creek
Coordinates37.90333, -95.62667

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length152.6 ft (46.5 m)
Max Span60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Width45.9 ft (14 m)
Deck Area651 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,329 (2023)
Truck Traffic23%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number999905401040081

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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