Structure 4760 · Lafayette County, MO

Mo 13 S over Blackjack CR

Carries Mo 13 S over Blackjack CR, S 12 T 48 N R 26 W.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT175 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

175 ft end to end, longest span 60 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.

Built1924rebuilt 1988
Length174.9 ft53.3 m
Daily traffic5,666counted 2024
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyLafayette
LocationS 12 T 48 N R 26 W
CarriesMo 13 S
CrossesBlackjack CR
Coordinates38.97419, -93.73625

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length174.9 ft (53.3 m)
Max Span60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Width30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Area501.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1924 (reconstructed 1988)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,666 (2024)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number4760

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.

Nearby Bridges