Structure 850 · St. Louis County, MO

Is 270 E over Cst Conway RD

Carries Is 270 E over Cst Conway RD, S 15 T 45 N R 5 E.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT179 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

179 ft end to end, longest span 68 ft: about 2 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 slab bridge.

Built1964rebuilt 1984
Length179.1 ft54.6 m
Daily traffic182,944counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountySt. Louis
LocationS 15 T 45 N R 5 E
CarriesIs 270 E
CrossesCst Conway RD
Coordinates38.64343, -90.44916

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length179.1 ft (54.6 m)
Max Span67.9 ft (20.7 m)
Deck Width169.6 ft (51.7 m)
Deck Area2822.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1964 (reconstructed 1984)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic182,944 (2024)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge12
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number850

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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