Structure 891 · St. Louis County, MO

Mo 30 E over Is 55 Is 55

Carries Mo 30 E over Is 55 Is 55, S 27 T 45 N R 7 E.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT259 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

259 ft end to end, longest span 93 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1965rebuilt 1985
Length258.9 ft78.9 m
Daily traffic15,557counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountySt. Louis
LocationS 27 T 45 N R 7 E
CarriesMo 30 E
CrossesIs 55 Is 55
Coordinates38.60840, -90.21251

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length258.9 ft (78.9 m)
Max Span93.2 ft (28.4 m)
Deck Width87.6 ft (26.7 m)
Deck Area2106.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1965 (reconstructed 1985)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,557 (2024)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number891

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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