Structure 2576 · St. Louis County, MO

Rp Is70w To Is170e over Is 70 Rp Is170e To Is70

Carries Rp Is70w To Is170e over Is 70 Rp Is170e To Is70, S 656 T 46 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 FT684 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

684 ft end to end, longest span 139 ft: about 1.9 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.

Built198145 years old
Length684.1 ft208.5 m
Daily traffic15,599counted 2024
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountySt. Louis
LocationS 656 T 46 N R 6 E
CarriesRp Is70w To Is170e
CrossesIs 70 Rp Is170e To Is70
Coordinates38.72799, -90.33107

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length684.1 ft (208.5 m)
Max Span139.1 ft (42.4 m)
Deck Width35.4 ft (10.8 m)
Deck Area2251.8 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1981

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,599 (2024)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge8

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 Number2576

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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