Structure 999905600590751 · McPherson County, KS

Us56 HWY WB over I135 HWY

Carries Us56 HWY WB over I135 HWY, Jct I135/us56 WB.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT217 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

217 ft end to end, longest span 68 ft: about 3 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 box-beam bridge.

Built196957 years old
Length216.5 ft66 m
Daily traffic5,495counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyMcPherson
LocationJct I135/us56 WB
CarriesUs56 HWY WB
CrossesI135 HWY
Coordinates38.37083, -97.62056

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length216.5 ft (66 m)
Max Span67.9 ft (20.7 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area844.8 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,495 (2023)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number999905600590751

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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