Structure 33073 · Atchison County, MO

260 ST over Lit Tarkio CR

Carries 260 ST over Lit Tarkio CR, S 17 T 64 N R 39 W.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT158 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

158 ft end to end, longest span 69 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built200917 years old
Length158.1 ft48.2 m
Daily traffic20counted 2024
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyAtchison
LocationS 17 T 64 N R 39 W
Carries260 ST
CrossesLit Tarkio CR
Coordinates40.35017, -95.32676

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length158.1 ft (48.2 m)
Max Span68.6 ft (20.9 m)
Deck Width24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Area366.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2009

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20 (2024)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number33073

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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