Structure 1846 · St. Louis County, MO

Is 44 E over Cst Vandeventer AVE

Carries Is 44 E over Cst Vandeventer AVE, S 20 T 45 N R 6 E.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT200 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

200 ft end to end, longest span 95 ft: about 3 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 bridge of this kind.

Built1970rebuilt 2018
Length200.1 ft61 m
Daily traffic46,208counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountySt. Louis
LocationS 20 T 45 N R 6 E
CarriesIs 44 E
CrossesCst Vandeventer AVE
Coordinates38.61847, -90.26012

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignOther
Total Length200.1 ft (61 m)
Max Span95.5 ft (29.1 m)
Deck Width69.2 ft (21.1 m)
Deck Area1287.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1970 (reconstructed 2018)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic46,208 (2024)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number1846

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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