Structure 999947000890971 · Shawnee County, KS

Us75 Connector over I470 HWY

Carries Us75 Connector over I470 HWY, Jct I470/topeka Connector.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT237 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

237 ft end to end, longest span 65 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 slab bridge.

Built196066 years old
Length236.5 ft72.1 m
Daily traffic10,140counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyShawnee
LocationJct I470/topeka Connector
CarriesUs75 Connector
CrossesI470 HWY
Coordinates38.99472, -95.69250

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length236.5 ft (72.1 m)
Max Span65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area951.7 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1960

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,140 (2023)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number999947000890971

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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