Structure 999907700310431 · Geary County, KS

Us77 HWY over Rush Creek

Carries Us77 HWY over Rush Creek, 1.41 Mi N Njct K57.

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
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT295 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

295 ft end to end, longest span 66 ft: about 4 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1967rebuilt 2021
Length294.6 ft89.8 m
Daily traffic3,006counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyGeary
Location1.41 Mi N Njct K57
CarriesUs77 HWY
CrossesRush Creek
Coordinates39.13028, -96.88333

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length294.6 ft (89.8 m)
Max Span65.9 ft (20.1 m)
Deck Width45.9 ft (14 m)
Deck Area1257.2 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1967 (reconstructed 2021)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,006 (2023)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number999907700310431

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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