Structure 34618 · Buchanan County, MO

US 59 S over Bankers CR Bnsf Rr

Carries US 59 S over Bankers CR Bnsf Rr, S 22 T 56 N R 36 W.

Overall conditionGood

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT634 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 9/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

634 ft end to end, longest span 137 ft: about 1.8 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built201412 years old
Length633.9 ft193.2 m
Daily traffic4,719counted 2024
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyBuchanan
LocationS 22 T 56 N R 36 W
CarriesUS 59 S
CrossesBankers CR Bnsf Rr
Coordinates39.66065, -94.92298

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length633.9 ft (193.2 m)
Max Span137.1 ft (41.8 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area2511.6 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built2014

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,719 (2024)
Truck Traffic28%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number34618

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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