Structure 31756 · St. Charles County, MO

Mel Wetter PKWY S over Mo 370

Carries Mel Wetter PKWY S over Mo 370, S 3280 T 46 N R 4 E.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT508 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

508 ft end to end, longest span 110 ft: about 7 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.

Built200521 years old
Length507.9 ft154.8 m
Daily traffic7,322counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountySt. Charles
LocationS 3280 T 46 N R 4 E
CarriesMel Wetter PKWY S
CrossesMo 370
Coordinates38.80660, -90.48170

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length507.9 ft (154.8 m)
Max Span109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Deck Width64.0 ft (19.5 m)
Deck Area3018.6 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built2005

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,322 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge7

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number31756

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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