Structure 1849 · St. Louis County, MO

Is 44 W over Cst Tower Grove AVE

Carries Is 44 W over Cst Tower Grove AVE, S 20 T 45 N R 7 E.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT162 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

162 ft end to end, longest span 50 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.

Built1970rebuilt 2018
Length162.1 ft49.4 m
Daily traffic49,558counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountySt. Louis
LocationS 20 T 45 N R 7 E
CarriesIs 44 W
CrossesCst Tower Grove AVE
Coordinates38.61831, -90.25605

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length162.1 ft (49.4 m)
Max Span49.5 ft (15.1 m)
Deck Width80.4 ft (24.5 m)
Deck Area1210.3 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1970 (reconstructed 2018)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic49,558 (2024)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge2

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 Number1849

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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