Structure 1053 · St. Louis County, MO

Is 55 S over Mo Pac Rr

Carries Is 55 S over Mo Pac Rr, S 17 T 44 N R 7 E.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT650 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

650 ft end to end, longest span 103 ft: about 1.8 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.

Built1963rebuilt 2022
Length649.9 ft198.1 m
Daily traffic44,181counted 2024
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountySt. Louis
LocationS 17 T 44 N R 7 E
CarriesIs 55 S
CrossesMo Pac Rr
Coordinates38.55404, -90.26311

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length649.9 ft (198.1 m)
Max Span103.0 ft (31.4 m)
Deck Width72.8 ft (22.2 m)
Deck Area4397.8 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1963 (reconstructed 2022)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic44,181 (2024)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number1053

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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