Structure 13135 · St. Louis County, MO

14th ST over Up & Trra Rr

Carries 14th ST over Up & Trra Rr, S 23 T 45 N R 7 E.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,142 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

1,142 ft end to end, longest span 115 ft: about 3.2 football fields. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198145 years old
Length1142.1 ft348.1 m
Daily traffic11,400counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountySt. Louis
LocationS 23 T 45 N R 7 E
Carries14th ST
CrossesUp & Trra Rr
Coordinates38.62268, -90.20324

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1142.1 ft (348.1 m)
Max Span115.2 ft (35.1 m)
Deck Width67.9 ft (20.7 m)
Deck Area7205.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1981

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,400 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number13135

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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