Structure 3132 · St. Louis County, MO

Rp Is270e To Is70w over Is 270

Carries Rp Is270e To Is70w over Is 270, S 131 T 46 N R 5 E.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,648 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

1,648 ft end to end, longest span 153 ft: about 4.6 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.

Built198244 years old
Length1648.0 ft502.3 m
Daily traffic21,810counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountySt. Louis
LocationS 131 T 46 N R 5 E
CarriesRp Is270e To Is70w
CrossesIs 270
Coordinates38.74859, -90.43780

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1648.0 ft (502.3 m)
Max Span152.9 ft (46.6 m)
Deck Width30.2 ft (9.2 m)
Deck Area4621.2 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1982

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic21,810 (2024)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge19

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number3132

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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