Structure 18955 · Howard County, MO

County RD 248 over Doxies CR

Carries County RD 248 over Doxies CR, S 27 T 52 N R 17 W.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT123 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

123 ft end to end, longest span 40 ft. 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1900rebuilt 1987
Length123.0 ft37.5 m
Daily traffic70counted 2024
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyHoward
LocationS 27 T 52 N R 17 W
CarriesCounty RD 248
CrossesDoxies CR
Coordinates39.27486, -92.81094

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length123.0 ft (37.5 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area296.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1900 (reconstructed 1987)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic70 (2024)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number18955

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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