Structure 4818 · Phelps County, MO

Is 44 E over Bnsf Rr Lit Piney Rvr

Carries Is 44 E over Bnsf Rr Lit Piney Rvr, S 24 T 37 N R 10 W.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,092 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

1,092 ft end to end, longest span 190 ft: about 3.0 football fields. 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.

Built1966rebuilt 2008
Length1091.9 ft332.8 m
Daily traffic15,690counted 2024
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyPhelps
LocationS 24 T 37 N R 10 W
CarriesIs 44 E
CrossesBnsf Rr Lit Piney Rvr
Coordinates37.91876, -91.96959

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1091.9 ft (332.8 m)
Max Span190.0 ft (57.9 m)
Deck Width34.8 ft (10.6 m)
Deck Area3527.7 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1966 (reconstructed 2008)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,690 (2024)
Truck Traffic42%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number4818

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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