Structure 28342 · Taney County, MO

Shepard Hills Exp over Roark CR

Carries Shepard Hills Exp over Roark CR, S 36 T 23 N R 22 W.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT617 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

617 ft end to end, longest span 174 ft: about 1.7 football fields. 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.

Built199729 years old
Length617.1 ft188.1 m
Daily traffic1,500counted 2023
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyTaney
LocationS 36 T 23 N R 22 W
CarriesShepard Hills Exp
CrossesRoark CR
Coordinates36.65256, -93.26399

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length617.1 ft (188.1 m)
Max Span173.9 ft (53 m)
Deck Width71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Deck Area4119.4 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1997

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,500 (2023)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number28342

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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