Structure 3515 · St. Louis County, MO

Gist RD E over Is 270

Carries Gist RD E over Is 270, S 130 T 46 N R 5 E.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT384 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

384 ft end to end, longest span 121 ft: about 5 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198838 years old
Length383.9 ft117 m
Daily traffic687counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountySt. Louis
LocationS 130 T 46 N R 5 E
CarriesGist RD E
CrossesIs 270
Coordinates38.76762, -90.41179

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length383.9 ft (117 m)
Max Span120.7 ft (36.8 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area1,521 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1988

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic687 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge12

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number3515

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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