Structure 1324 · Phelps County, MO

Is 44 W over Smith & Tater Hol

Carries Is 44 W over Smith & Tater Hol, S 25 T 37 N R 10 W.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT147 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 7/9

147 ft end to end, longest span 56 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.

Built196660 years old
Length147.0 ft44.8 m
Daily traffic15,872counted 2024
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyPhelps
LocationS 25 T 37 N R 10 W
CarriesIs 44 W
CrossesSmith & Tater Hol
Coordinates37.90880, -91.98379

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length147.0 ft (44.8 m)
Max Span56.1 ft (17.1 m)
Deck Width40.4 ft (12.3 m)
Deck Area551.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1966

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,872 (2024)
Truck Traffic44%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number1324

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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