Structure 12440 · Douglas County, MO

County RD 14-535 over Creek

Carries County RD 14-535 over Creek, S 22 T 27 N R 17 W.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · 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 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

24 ft end to end, longest span 8 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.

Built194680 years old
Length24.0 ft7.3 m
Daily traffic20counted 2024
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyDouglas
LocationS 22 T 27 N R 17 W
CarriesCounty RD 14-535
CrossesCreek
Coordinates37.01787, -92.77670

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Max Span7.9 ft (2.4 m)
Deck Width14.1 ft (4.3 m)
Deck Area31.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1946

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20 (2024)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number12440

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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