Structure 5245 · Clark County, MO

US 136 E over Bnsf Rr

Carries US 136 E over Bnsf Rr, S 16 T 65 N R 8 W.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT185 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

185 ft end to end, longest span 72 ft: about 3 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.

Built196858 years old
Length185.0 ft56.4 m
Daily traffic2,076counted 2024
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyClark
LocationS 16 T 65 N R 8 W
CarriesUS 136 E
CrossesBnsf Rr
Coordinates40.43479, -91.77986

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length185.0 ft (56.4 m)
Max Span71.5 ft (21.8 m)
Deck Width46.6 ft (14.2 m)
Deck Area800.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1968

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,076 (2024)
Truck Traffic26%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number5245

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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