Structure 4814 · Saline County, MO

Mo 240 E over Missouri Rvr Kcs Rr

Carries Mo 240 E over Missouri Rvr Kcs Rr, S 3 T 51 N R 18 W.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,222 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

2,222 ft end to end, longest span 344 ft: about 6.2 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.

Built1922rebuilt 2008
Length2222.1 ft677.3 m
Daily traffic1,221counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountySaline
LocationS 3 T 51 N R 18 W
CarriesMo 240 E
CrossesMissouri Rvr Kcs Rr
Coordinates39.22255, -92.85136

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length2222.1 ft (677.3 m)
Max Span344.2 ft (104.9 m)
Deck Width28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Area5892.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1922 (reconstructed 2008)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,221 (2024)
Truck Traffic26%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number4814

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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