Structure 35770 · Putnam County, MO

US 136 E over W Locust CR

Carries US 136 E over W Locust CR, S 32 T 66 N R 20 W.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructure9/9 · Excellent
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT314 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 9/9Substructure 9/9

314 ft end to end, longest span 100 ft: about 4 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built20188 years old
Length313.6 ft95.6 m
Daily traffic925counted 2024
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyPutnam
LocationS 32 T 66 N R 20 W
CarriesUS 136 E
CrossesW Locust CR
Coordinates40.47366, -93.17888

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length313.6 ft (95.6 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width34.8 ft (10.6 m)
Deck Area1013.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2018

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic925 (2024)
Truck Traffic26%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number35770

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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