Structure 3500 · St. Louis County, MO

Rp Lambert Intl Bl over Is 70

Carries Rp Lambert Intl Bl over Is 70, S 656 T 46 N R 6 E.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT531 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

531 ft end to end, longest span 158 ft: about 7 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.

Built198442 years old
Length530.8 ft161.8 m
Daily traffic5,378counted 2024
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountySt. Louis
LocationS 656 T 46 N R 6 E
CarriesRp Lambert Intl Bl
CrossesIs 70
Coordinates38.73304, -90.34806

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length530.8 ft (161.8 m)
Max Span158.1 ft (48.2 m)
Deck Width41.3 ft (12.6 m)
Deck Area2038.7 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1984

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,378 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

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 Number3500

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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