SCHOEMAN ROAD
Carrying SCHOEMAN ROAD over KANSAS RIVER
1.5S 1.5E OF BELVUE, Pottawatomie, Kansas
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
SCHOEMAN ROAD in Pottawatomie, Kansas sits above 3% of rated Kansas bridges on inventory load rating (7 t), while its 1955 build year is earlier than 76% of Pottawatomie's recorded-year cohort (303 bridges).
SCHOEMAN ROAD in Pottawatomie, Kansas is rated Poor in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1955, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 4. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Poor result describes the weakest reported component rather than the structure as a whole. No NBI category is a closure decision or a live crossing-safety verdict.
NBI record plate
Structure KS:000000000750320
INTERSTATE-ERA · STEEL · LONG-SPAN-RUN · DECK-LED · LOCAL-ADT · LIGHT-LOAD · CAT-POOR
- INTERSTATE-ERA 1950–1979
- STEEL Steel
- LONG-SPAN-RUN 9 spans
- DECK-LED Deck-led
- LOCAL-ADT Local ADT
- LIGHT-LOAD Light load
- CAT-POOR Poor
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Structural health score
A composite of the deck, superstructure, and substructure NBI condition ratings plus the inventory load rating, benchmarked against the full national bridge corpus, distinct from the Good/Fair/Poor category above.
Bridge Snapshot: SCHOEMAN ROAD
The SCHOEMAN ROAD bridge in Pottawatomie, Kansas carries SCHOEMAN ROAD over KANSAS RIVER. It was built in 1955, making it 71 years old today. The structure is built primarily of steel continuous and spans 9 sections, stretching 644.0 meters (2113 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 480 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of Kansas bridges. It is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in poor condition (see the full component ratings below). At least one major component here scores 4 or below, which produces a Poor condition classification under FHWA's current reporting rules.
How SCHOEMAN ROAD compares
Age against the county: built in 1955, earlier than 231 of Pottawatomie's 303 bridges with a recorded construction year (76%), against a county median build year of 1979. Age is not a defect on its own, but it is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn.
Live comparison across Kansas bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (24,893 of 24,894 rated).
SCHOEMAN ROAD vs every rated Kansas bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
7 Top 97% higher than 3% of 24,893 bridges
rated Kansas bridges, bucketed by value
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Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · August 2026
Condition Ratings
Full 0–9 scale + sufficiency-rating breakdown: how condition ratings work.
Reported 0–9 component ratings from the FHWA NBI. The highlighted component is the lowest reported input to this record’s current condition category; it is not a closure or live crossing-safety decision.
Pottawatomie inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 303 bridges in this county. Orthogonal to this structure's component profile above: a county catalog share, not a live crossing-safety verdict.
Structural Details
- Year Built
- 1955
- Material
- Steel Continuous
- Number of Spans
- 9
- Structure Length
- 644.0 m (2113 ft)
- Deck Width
- 7.8 m (26 ft)
- Owner
- County Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 480 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000000000750320
Condition Analysis
- • The deck (driving surface) is in poor condition (4/9), showing advanced deterioration on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale.
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) rates fair at 6/9, minor deterioration that routine maintenance should address.
- • The substructure (piers and abutments) is in fair condition (5/9), with minor deterioration that may require routine maintenance.
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
SCHOEMAN ROAD is in the federal Poor condition category. That is a component-based result, not a closure order.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Understand what Poor condition does and does not mean before drawing conclusions. Poor condition explained
- Compare SCHOEMAN ROAD against other structures in Pottawatomie and across Kansas. Kansas bridges
- Noticed visible damage or a safety concern? Report it to the agency that owns the bridge, or call 911 in an emergency. How to report a bridge
Condition codes come straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory and are not a real-time safety judgment. Only the owning agency, a state DOT, county, or other owner, can post, restrict, or close a bridge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the condition ratings mean for SCHOEMAN ROAD?
SCHOEMAN ROAD in Pottawatomie, Kansas has a deck rating of 4/9, superstructure rating of 6/9, and substructure rating of 5/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is SCHOEMAN ROAD inspected?
SCHOEMAN ROAD's responsible agency sets its routine interval under FHWA's risk-based inspection rules; this page does not expose the scheduled interval. It carries about 480 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. SCHOEMAN ROAD is currently shown as Poor condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for SCHOEMAN ROAD?
SCHOEMAN ROAD has an NBI inventory load rating of 7.2 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining SCHOEMAN ROAD?
SCHOEMAN ROAD is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
How old is SCHOEMAN ROAD and does age affect safety?
SCHOEMAN ROAD was built in 1955, making it 71 years old.
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