Structure 9540 · Mercer County, MO

RT D E over West Muddy CR

Carries RT D E over West Muddy CR, S 36 T 64 N R 25 W.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating3/9 · Serious
Superstructure4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT92 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 3/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9Substructure 5/9

92 ft end to end, longest span 38 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built193591 years old
Length91.9 ft28 m
Daily traffic121counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyMercer
LocationS 36 T 64 N R 25 W
CarriesRT D E
CrossesWest Muddy CR
Coordinates40.30204, -93.66045

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length91.9 ft (28 m)
Max Span38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Deck Width21.3 ft (6.5 m)
Deck Area182 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1935

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic121 (2024)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number9540

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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