Structure 36491 · Jackson County, MO

US 24 W over Br Fire Prairie CR

Carries US 24 W over Br Fire Prairie CR, S 15 T 50 N R 30 W.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT100 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 9/9

100 ft end to end, longest span 42 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 slab bridge.

Built20206 years old
Length99.7 ft30.4 m
Daily traffic3,749counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyJackson
LocationS 15 T 50 N R 30 W
CarriesUS 24 W
CrossesBr Fire Prairie CR
Coordinates39.13838, -94.20992

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length99.7 ft (30.4 m)
Max Span42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Width40.7 ft (12.4 m)
Deck Area377.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2020

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,749 (2024)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number36491

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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