Structure 15108 · Cedar County, MO

County RD 550 over Alder Br

Carries County RD 550 over Alder Br, S 9 T 35 N R 28 W.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
22 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

22 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1950rebuilt 1981
Length22.0 ft6.7 m
Daily traffic100counted 2023
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyCedar
LocationS 9 T 35 N R 28 W
CarriesCounty RD 550
CrossesAlder Br
Coordinates37.81926, -94.01777

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Max Span21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Deck Width14.1 ft (4.3 m)
Deck Area28.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1950 (reconstructed 1981)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic100 (2023)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number15108

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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