Structure 22061 · Callaway County, MO

County RD 457 over Unknown Branch

Carries County RD 457 over Unknown Branch, S 27 T 46 N R 8 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
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT60 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

60 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.

Built198640 years old
Length60.0 ft18.3 m
Daily traffic40counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyCallaway
LocationS 27 T 46 N R 8 W
CarriesCounty RD 457
CrossesUnknown Branch
Coordinates38.72717, -91.80428

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Max Span60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area89.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1986

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic40 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number22061

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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