Structure 880 · St. Louis County, MO

Is 55 S over Cst Potomac ST

Carries Is 55 S over Cst Potomac ST, S 34 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 FT157 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

157 ft end to end, longest span 61 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.

Built1965rebuilt 1985
Length157.2 ft47.9 m
Daily traffic45,727counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountySt. Louis
LocationS 34 T 45 N R 7 E
CarriesIs 55 S
CrossesCst Potomac ST
Coordinates38.58832, -90.21450

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length157.2 ft (47.9 m)
Max Span61.4 ft (18.7 m)
Deck Width56.8 ft (17.3 m)
Deck Area828.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1965 (reconstructed 1985)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic45,727 (2024)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge4
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 Number880

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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