Structure 1172 · Osage County, MO

Mo 89 S over Gasconade Rvr

Carries Mo 89 S over Gasconade Rvr, S 16 T 42 N R 8 W.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT793 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

793 ft end to end, longest span 160 ft: about 2.2 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.

Built1964rebuilt 2023
Length793.0 ft241.7 m
Daily traffic2,822counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 12 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyOsage
LocationS 16 T 42 N R 8 W
CarriesMo 89 S
CrossesGasconade Rvr
Coordinates38.38883, -91.82031

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length793.0 ft (241.7 m)
Max Span160.1 ft (48.8 m)
Deck Width30.5 ft (9.3 m)
Deck Area2247.8 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1964 (reconstructed 2023)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,822 (2024)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number1172

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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