Structure 4620 · Lafayette County, MO

Is 70 E over Sni-a-bar CR

Carries Is 70 E over Sni-a-bar CR, S 32 T 49 N R 28 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
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT218 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

218 ft end to end, longest span 57 ft: about 3 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.

Built1952rebuilt 1976
Length217.8 ft66.4 m
Daily traffic15,226counted 2024
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyLafayette
LocationS 32 T 49 N R 28 W
CarriesIs 70 E
CrossesSni-a-bar CR
Coordinates39.00995, -94.03035

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length217.8 ft (66.4 m)
Max Span57.4 ft (17.5 m)
Deck Width42.3 ft (12.9 m)
Deck Area856.6 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1952 (reconstructed 1976)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,226 (2024)
Truck Traffic43%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number4620

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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