Structure 11961 · Cape Girardeau County, MO

Is 55 N over US 61 Hubble CR

Carries Is 55 N over US 61 Hubble CR, S 2192 T 32 N R 13 E.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT260 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 9/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

260 ft end to end, longest span 116 ft: about 4 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built200026 years old
Length259.8 ft79.2 m
Daily traffic14,640counted 2024
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyCape Girardeau
LocationS 2192 T 32 N R 13 E
CarriesIs 55 N
CrossesUS 61 Hubble CR
Coordinates37.42882, -89.63950

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length259.8 ft (79.2 m)
Max Span116.1 ft (35.4 m)
Deck Width40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Area966.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2000

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,640 (2024)
Truck Traffic22%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number11961

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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