Structure 6380 · St. Louis County, MO

Is 44 E over Meramec Rvr Backwood DR

Carries Is 44 E over Meramec Rvr Backwood DR, S 32 T 44 N R 4 E.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,307 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

1,307 ft end to end, longest span 150 ft: about 3.6 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.

Built1954rebuilt 1983
Length1307.1 ft398.4 m
Daily traffic74,368counted 2024
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountySt. Louis
LocationS 32 T 44 N R 4 E
CarriesIs 44 E
CrossesMeramec Rvr Backwood DR
Coordinates38.50408, -90.59194

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1307.1 ft (398.4 m)
Max Span149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Deck Width69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Area8485.9 sq m
Main Spans17
Year Built1954 (reconstructed 1983)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic74,368 (2024)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number6380

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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