Structure 676 · Lawrence County, MO

Mo 97 S over Is 44

Carries Mo 97 S over Is 44, S 2 T 27 N R 28 W.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT231 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

231 ft end to end, longest span 66 ft: about 3 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 slab bridge.

Built196363 years old
Length231.0 ft70.4 m
Daily traffic1,010counted 2024
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyLawrence
LocationS 2 T 27 N R 28 W
CarriesMo 97 S
CrossesIs 44
Coordinates37.07486, -93.95014

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length231.0 ft (70.4 m)
Max Span65.9 ft (20.1 m)
Deck Width29.5 ft (9 m)
Deck Area633.6 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1963

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,010 (2024)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number676

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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