Structure 636 · Daviess County, MO

RT Z E over Sampson CR

Carries RT Z E over Sampson CR, S 27 T 61 N R 29 W.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT173 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

173 ft end to end, longest span 70 ft: about 2 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.

Built1961rebuilt 2023
Length172.9 ft52.7 m
Daily traffic590counted 2024
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyDaviess
LocationS 27 T 61 N R 29 W
CarriesRT Z E
CrossesSampson CR
Coordinates40.04831, -94.15948

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length172.9 ft (52.7 m)
Max Span69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Width26.6 ft (8.1 m)
Deck Area426.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1961 (reconstructed 2023)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic590 (2024)
Truck Traffic21%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number636

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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