Structure 2571 · St. Louis County, MO

Rp Is170w To Is70w over Is 170

Carries Rp Is170w To Is70w over Is 170, S 656 T 46 N R 6 E.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT270 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

270 ft end to end, longest span 131 ft: about 4 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 girder bridge.

Built198145 years old
Length270.0 ft82.3 m
Daily traffic11,193counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountySt. Louis
LocationS 656 T 46 N R 6 E
CarriesRp Is170w To Is70w
CrossesIs 170
Coordinates38.73007, -90.33276

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length270.0 ft (82.3 m)
Max Span130.6 ft (39.8 m)
Deck Width28.2 ft (8.6 m)
Deck Area707.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1981

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,193 (2024)
Truck Traffic18%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number2571

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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