Structure 3496 · St. Louis County, MO

Missouri Bottom RD over Is 270

Carries Missouri Bottom RD over Is 270, S 2093 T 47 N R 5 E.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT301 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

301 ft end to end, longest span 108 ft: about 4 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.

Built199036 years old
Length300.9 ft91.7 m
Daily traffic11,356counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountySt. Louis
LocationS 2093 T 47 N R 5 E
CarriesMissouri Bottom RD
CrossesIs 270
Coordinates38.77277, -90.40043

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length300.9 ft (91.7 m)
Max Span107.9 ft (32.9 m)
Deck Width94.8 ft (28.9 m)
Deck Area2650.1 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1990

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,356 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge12

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number3496

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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