Structure 893 · St. Louis County, MO

Is 44 E over Is 55 Cst 12th ST Is

Carries Is 44 E over Is 55 Cst 12th ST Is, S 27 T 45 N R 7 E.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT733 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

733 ft end to end, longest span 95 ft: about 2.0 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1965rebuilt 1990
Length732.9 ft223.4 m
Daily traffic48,224counted 2024
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountySt. Louis
LocationS 27 T 45 N R 7 E
CarriesIs 44 E
CrossesIs 55 Cst 12th ST Is
Coordinates38.61007, -90.20988

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length732.9 ft (223.4 m)
Max Span94.8 ft (28.9 m)
Deck Width32.8 ft (10 m)
Deck Area2,234 sq m
Main Spans10
Year Built1965 (reconstructed 1990)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic48,224 (2024)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge13

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number893

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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