Structure 6600 · Jackson County, MO

Blue Ridge BLVD S over Is 49

Carries Blue Ridge BLVD S over Is 49, S 12 T 47 N R 33 W.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT243 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

243 ft end to end, longest span 79 ft: about 3 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.

Built1960rebuilt 1979
Length243.1 ft74.1 m
Daily traffic12,709counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyJackson
LocationS 12 T 47 N R 33 W
CarriesBlue Ridge BLVD S
CrossesIs 49
Coordinates38.90820, -94.52378

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length243.1 ft (74.1 m)
Max Span79.1 ft (24.1 m)
Deck Width86.6 ft (26.4 m)
Deck Area1956.2 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1960 (reconstructed 1979)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,709 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number6600

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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