Structure 3270 · Franklin County, MO

Mo 185 S over Rock Fill RD E Merame

Carries Mo 185 S over Rock Fill RD E Merame, S 13 T 40 N R 2 W.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT542 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

542 ft end to end, longest span 150 ft: about 1.5 football fields. 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.

Built198442 years old
Length542.0 ft165.2 m
Daily traffic2,273counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyFranklin
LocationS 13 T 40 N R 2 W
CarriesMo 185 S
CrossesRock Fill RD E Merame
Coordinates38.20776, -91.09382

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length542.0 ft (165.2 m)
Max Span149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Deck Width47.2 ft (14.4 m)
Deck Area2378.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1984

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,273 (2024)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number3270

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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