Structure 6794 · Cedar County, MO

RT A E over Bear CR

Carries RT A E over Bear CR, S 10 T 34 N R 25 W.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT274 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

274 ft end to end, longest span 106 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.

Built1962rebuilt 2002
Length274.0 ft83.5 m
Daily traffic106counted 2024
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyCedar
LocationS 10 T 34 N R 25 W
CarriesRT A E
CrossesBear CR
Coordinates37.69757, -93.65321

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length274.0 ft (83.5 m)
Max Span106.0 ft (32.3 m)
Deck Width23.6 ft (7.2 m)
Deck Area601.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1962 (reconstructed 2002)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic106 (2024)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number6794

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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