Structure 1147 · Cooper County, MO

RT K S over Blackwater Rvr

Carries RT K S over Blackwater Rvr, S 27 T 49 N R 19 W.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT425 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

425 ft end to end, longest span 120 ft: about 6 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.

Built1965rebuilt 2020
Length424.9 ft129.5 m
Daily traffic479counted 2024
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyCooper
LocationS 27 T 49 N R 19 W
CarriesRT K S
CrossesBlackwater Rvr
Coordinates38.98382, -92.98651

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length424.9 ft (129.5 m)
Max Span120.1 ft (36.6 m)
Deck Width30.5 ft (9.3 m)
Deck Area1204.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1965 (reconstructed 2020)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic479 (2024)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number1147

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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