Structure 999905000781411 · Reno County, KS

WB Us50 over Cow Creek

Carries WB Us50 over Cow Creek, 0.49 Mi E Ejct K-61.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT170 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

170 ft end to end, longest span 48 ft: about 2 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.

Built201115 years old
Length169.9 ft51.8 m
Daily traffic2,807counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateKansas
CountyReno
Location0.49 Mi E Ejct K-61
CarriesWB Us50
CrossesCow Creek
Coordinates38.02889, -97.89417

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length169.9 ft (51.8 m)
Max Span47.9 ft (14.6 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area663.0 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2011

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,807 (2023)
Truck Traffic30%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number999905000781411

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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