Structure 17131 · Howard County, MO

County RD 306 over Rocky Br Of Richla

Carries County RD 306 over Rocky Br Of Richla, S 9 T 50 N R 17 W.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT35 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

35 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 girder bridge.

Built1983rebuilt 1999
Length35.1 ft10.7 m
Daily traffic40counted 2024
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyHoward
LocationS 9 T 50 N R 17 W
CarriesCounty RD 306
CrossesRocky Br Of Richla
Coordinates39.14313, -92.82571

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Max Span32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Width16.7 ft (5.1 m)
Deck Area54.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1983 (reconstructed 1999)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic40 (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 Number17131

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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