Structure 3120 · St. Louis County, MO

Rp Is70e To Is270e over Rp Is270e To Mo180

Carries Rp Is70e To Is270e over Rp Is270e To Mo180, S 131 T 46 N R 5 E.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT280 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

280 ft end to end, longest span 107 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198145 years old
Length279.9 ft85.3 m
Daily traffic23,487counted 2024
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountySt. Louis
LocationS 131 T 46 N R 5 E
CarriesRp Is70e To Is270e
CrossesRp Is270e To Mo180
Coordinates38.75349, -90.43774

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length279.9 ft (85.3 m)
Max Span107.0 ft (32.6 m)
Deck Width36.7 ft (11.2 m)
Deck Area955.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1981

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic23,487 (2024)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number3120

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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