Structure 19837 · Webster County, MO

Bell Springs RD over Drk CR

Carries Bell Springs RD over Drk CR, S 6 T 29 N R 18 W.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
24 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

24 ft end to end, longest span 11 ft. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 slab bridge.

Built199531 years old
Length24.0 ft7.3 m
Daily traffic30counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyWebster
LocationS 6 T 29 N R 18 W
CarriesBell Springs RD
CrossesDrk CR
Coordinates37.26401, -92.94237

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Max Span11.2 ft (3.4 m)
Deck Width16.4 ft (5 m)
Deck Area36.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1995

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic30 (2023)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number19837

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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