Structure 12360 · Johnson County, MO

Co RD NW 1871 over Br S Fk Blackwater

Carries Co RD NW 1871 over Br S Fk Blackwater, S 23 T 47 N R 29 W.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
24 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

24 ft end to end. 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.

Built199630 years old
Length24.0 ft7.3 m
Daily traffic40counted 2023
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyJohnson
LocationS 23 T 47 N R 29 W
CarriesCo RD NW 1871
CrossesBr S Fk Blackwater
Coordinates38.87060, -94.07867

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Max Span19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area57.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1996

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic40 (2023)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number12360

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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