Structure 12018 · St. Louis County, MO

Is 70 E over Cst Airflight DR

Carries Is 70 E over Cst Airflight DR, S 168 T 46 N R 6 E.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT153 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

153 ft end to end, longest span 96 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built200026 years old
Length152.9 ft46.6 m
Daily traffic141,917counted 2024
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountySt. Louis
LocationS 168 T 46 N R 6 E
CarriesIs 70 E
CrossesCst Airflight DR
Coordinates38.73941, -90.36626

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length152.9 ft (46.6 m)
Max Span96.5 ft (29.4 m)
Deck Width134.8 ft (41.1 m)
Deck Area1915.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2000

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic141,917 (2024)
Truck Traffic18%
Lanes On Bridge7
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number12018

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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