Structure 34123 · Jackson County, MO

Beardsley RD over Hillside

Carries Beardsley RD over Hillside, S 6 T 49 N R 33 W.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT634 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

634 ft end to end, longest span 80 ft: about 1.8 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.

Built200818 years old
Length633.9 ft193.2 m
Daily traffic2,675counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyJackson
LocationS 6 T 49 N R 33 W
CarriesBeardsley RD
CrossesHillside
Coordinates39.09680, -94.59658

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length633.9 ft (193.2 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width43.6 ft (13.3 m)
Deck Area2569.6 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built2008

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,675 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number34123

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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