Structure 1039 · Phelps County, MO

Lp 44 E over Is 44

Carries Lp 44 E over Is 44, S 10 T 37 N R 8 W.

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 FT239 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

239 ft end to end, longest span 64 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 slab bridge.

Built1964rebuilt 1984
Length238.8 ft72.8 m
Daily traffic13,016counted 2024
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyPhelps
LocationS 10 T 37 N R 8 W
CarriesLp 44 E
CrossesIs 44
Coordinates37.94389, -91.79235

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length238.8 ft (72.8 m)
Max Span64.0 ft (19.5 m)
Deck Width56.8 ft (17.3 m)
Deck Area1259.4 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1964 (reconstructed 1984)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,016 (2024)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number1039

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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