4th Avenue
Carrying 4th Avenue over Trib. to Wolf Creek
4.0W 1.1S of Inman, McPherson, Kansas
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
4th Avenue in McPherson, Kansas sits above 60% of rated Kansas bridges on inventory load rating (33 t), while its 2009 build year is earlier than 9% of McPherson's recorded-year cohort (586 bridges).
4th Avenue in McPherson, Kansas is rated Good in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 2009, it carries 1 rated component on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 8. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Good 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:000590765005461
POST-2000 · CONCRETE · MULTI-SPAN · CULVERT-LED · LOCAL-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-GOOD
- POST-2000 2000+
- CONCRETE Concrete
- MULTI-SPAN 2 spans
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- LOCAL-ADT Local ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard load
- CAT-GOOD Good
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Bridge Snapshot: 4th Avenue
The 4th Avenue bridge in McPherson, Kansas carries 4th Avenue over Trib. to Wolf Creek. It was built in 2009, making it 17 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 2 sections, stretching 6.6 meters (22 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 495 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of Kansas bridges. It is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection records show culvert at 8/9. The weakest component sits in good condition. All reported major components score above the Poor range.
How 4th Avenue compares
Age against the county: built in 2009, earlier than 54 of McPherson's 586 bridges with a recorded construction year (9%), against a county median build year of 1980. This is one of the newer structures in its county.
Live comparison across Kansas bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (24,893 of 24,894 rated).
4th Avenue vs every rated Kansas bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
33 Top 40% higher than 60% 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.
McPherson inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 586 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
- 2009
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 2
- Structure Length
- 6.6 m (22 ft) 0
- Owner
- County Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 495 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000590765005461
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
This page shows what the last federal inspection recorded, not whether 4th Avenue is safe to cross today. Here is how to use it.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Learn how the 0–9 condition scale and Good/Fair/Poor categories are defined. How condition ratings work
- Compare 4th Avenue against other structures in McPherson 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 4th Avenue?
4th Avenue in McPherson, Kansas on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is 4th Avenue inspected?
4th Avenue'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 495 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. 4th Avenue is currently shown as Good condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for 4th Avenue?
4th Avenue has an NBI inventory load rating of 32.7 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining 4th Avenue?
4th Avenue is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
How old is 4th Avenue and does age affect safety?
4th Avenue was built in 2009, making it 17 years old.
Disclaimer: Bridge condition data is from the FHWA NBI and reflects the last reported inspection. A Poor condition rating is not a live declaration that a bridge is closed or unsafe for travel. For current closure, posting, or safety information, contact the responsible transportation agency.
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