Structure 999907501040181 · Woodson County, KS

Us75 HWY over North Owl Creek

Carries Us75 HWY over North Owl Creek, 3.01 Mi N Us54.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT142 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

142 ft end to end, longest span 58 ft. 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1959rebuilt 1994
Length142.4 ft43.4 m
Daily traffic2,490counted 2023
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyWoodson
Location3.01 Mi N Us54
CarriesUs75 HWY
CrossesNorth Owl Creek
Coordinates37.92278, -95.73944

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length142.4 ft (43.4 m)
Max Span58.1 ft (17.7 m)
Deck Width45.9 ft (14 m)
Deck Area607.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1959 (reconstructed 1994)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,490 (2023)
Truck Traffic24%
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 Number999907501040181

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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