Structure 4387 · Buchanan County, MO

US 36 E over Cst 11th ST Cst 12th ST

Carries US 36 E over Cst 11th ST Cst 12th ST, S 17 T 57 N R 35 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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT994 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

994 ft end to end, longest span 131 ft: about 2.8 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.

Built199630 years old
Length994.1 ft303 m
Daily traffic11,242counted 2024
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyBuchanan
LocationS 17 T 57 N R 35 W
CarriesUS 36 E
CrossesCst 11th ST Cst 12th ST
Coordinates39.74848, -94.84556

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length994.1 ft (303 m)
Max Span130.9 ft (39.9 m)
Deck Width38.7 ft (11.8 m)
Deck Area3575.4 sq m
Main Spans11
Year Built1996

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,242 (2024)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number4387

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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