Structure 4400 · Jefferson County, MO

Richardson RD E over Is 55

Carries Richardson RD E over Is 55, S 31 T 43 N R 6 E.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT473 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

473 ft end to end, longest span 125 ft: about 7 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built199630 years old
Length473.1 ft144.2 m
Daily traffic26,562counted 2024
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyJefferson
LocationS 31 T 43 N R 6 E
CarriesRichardson RD E
CrossesIs 55
Coordinates38.41567, -90.38886

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length473.1 ft (144.2 m)
Max Span124.7 ft (38 m)
Deck Width85.3 ft (26 m)
Deck Area3749.2 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1996

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic26,562 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number4400

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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