Structure 4039 · Jackson County, MO

Rp DR Martin Luthe over Brush CR

Carries Rp DR Martin Luthe over Brush CR, S 28 T 49 N R 33 W.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT560 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

560 ft end to end, longest span 140 ft: about 1.6 football fields. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built199729 years old
Length560.0 ft170.7 m
Daily traffic4,017counted 2024
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyJackson
LocationS 28 T 49 N R 33 W
CarriesRp DR Martin Luthe
CrossesBrush CR
Coordinates39.04161, -94.55879

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length560.0 ft (170.7 m)
Max Span140.1 ft (42.7 m)
Deck Width38.4 ft (11.7 m)
Deck Area1997.2 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1997

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,017 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number4039

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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