Structure 21001 · Jefferson County, MO

Brown Ford RD over Big Rvr

Carries Brown Ford RD over Big Rvr, S 3053 T 40 N R 3 E.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT254 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

254 ft end to end, longest span 110 ft: about 4 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.

Built1906rebuilt 1984
Length253.9 ft77.4 m
Daily traffic200counted 2023
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyJefferson
LocationS 3053 T 40 N R 3 E
CarriesBrown Ford RD
CrossesBig Rvr
Coordinates38.21236, -90.70609

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length253.9 ft (77.4 m)
Max Span109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area704.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1906 (reconstructed 1984)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic200 (2023)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number21001

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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