Structure 21941 · DeKalb County, MO

SW Grindstone RD over Lit Third Fk

Carries SW Grindstone RD over Lit Third Fk, S 20 T 58 N R 32 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
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT109 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

109 ft end to end, longest span 48 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built199333 years old
Length108.9 ft33.2 m
Daily traffic25counted 2024
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyDeKalb
LocationS 20 T 58 N R 32 W
CarriesSW Grindstone RD
CrossesLit Third Fk
Coordinates39.83507, -94.52214

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length108.9 ft (33.2 m)
Max Span47.9 ft (14.6 m)
Deck Width24.6 ft (7.5 m)
Deck Area249 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1993

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic25 (2024)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number21941

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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