Structure 34483 · Cass County, MO

N Independence AVE over Town CR

Carries N Independence AVE over Town CR, S 4 T 44 N R 31 W.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
24 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9 · sets the rating

24 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 deck arch.

Built201313 years old
Length24.3 ft7.4 m
Daily traffic4,100counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyCass
LocationS 4 T 44 N R 31 W
CarriesN Independence AVE
CrossesTown CR
Coordinates38.66028, -94.34861

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length24.3 ft (7.4 m)
Max Span24.3 ft (7.4 m)
Deck Width45.9 ft (14 m)
Deck Area103.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2013

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,100 (2024)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number34483

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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