Structure 1427 · St. Louis County, MO

Murdoch AVE E over Is 44

Carries Murdoch AVE E over Is 44, S 34 T 45 N R 6 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 FT196 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

196 ft end to end, longest span 82 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1969rebuilt 1984
Length195.9 ft59.7 m
Daily traffic12,634counted 2024
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountySt. Louis
LocationS 34 T 45 N R 6 E
CarriesMurdoch AVE E
CrossesIs 44
Coordinates38.59164, -90.33548

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length195.9 ft (59.7 m)
Max Span82.0 ft (25 m)
Deck Width57.7 ft (17.6 m)
Deck Area1050.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1969 (reconstructed 1984)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,634 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge9

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number1427

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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