Structure 15412 · Carroll County, MO

County Road 261 over Rock Br

Carries County Road 261 over Rock Br, S 27 T 55 N R 23 W.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 2 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating2/9 · Critical
Superstructure4/9 · Poor
Substructure3/9 · Serious
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT26 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 2/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9Substructure 3/9

26 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built194086 years old
Length25.9 ft7.9 m
Daily traffic5counted 2024
Last inspectedFebruary 2022every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyCarroll
LocationS 27 T 55 N R 23 W
CarriesCounty Road 261
CrossesRock Br
Coordinates39.54397, -93.45837

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Max Span24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Width17.1 ft (5.2 m)
Deck Area41.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1940

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5 (2024)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number15412

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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