Structure 999908100720341 · Ottawa County, KS

Us81 HWY NB over Locl RD Antelope Creek

Carries Us81 HWY NB over Locl RD Antelope Creek, 0.44 Mi N K18 NB.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT237 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

237 ft end to end, longest span 66 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.

Built197254 years old
Length236.5 ft72.1 m
Daily traffic3,848counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyOttawa
Location0.44 Mi N K18 NB
CarriesUs81 HWY NB
CrossesLocl RD Antelope Creek
Coordinates39.02278, -97.64250

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length236.5 ft (72.1 m)
Max Span65.9 ft (20.1 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area922.9 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1972

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,848 (2023)
Truck Traffic24%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number999908100720341

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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