Structure 18900 · Texas County, MO

Old HWY 17 over Creek

Carries Old HWY 17 over Creek, S 8 T 30 N R 9 W.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT33 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

33 ft end to end, longest span 11 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built193888 years old
Length33.1 ft10.1 m
Daily traffic20counted 2024
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyTexas
LocationS 8 T 30 N R 9 W
CarriesOld HWY 17
CrossesCreek
Coordinates37.31530, -91.95350

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Max Span11.2 ft (3.4 m)
Deck Width20.3 ft (6.2 m)
Deck Area62.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1938

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20 (2024)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number18900

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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