Structure 2701 · Marion County, MO

US 61 N over US 24

Carries US 61 N over US 24, S 1 T 59 N R 6 W.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT359 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

359 ft end to end, longest span 126 ft: about 5 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.

Built197353 years old
Length358.9 ft109.4 m
Daily traffic5,375counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMissouri
CountyMarion
LocationS 1 T 59 N R 6 W
CarriesUS 61 N
CrossesUS 24
Coordinates39.93463, -91.51751

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length358.9 ft (109.4 m)
Max Span126.0 ft (38.4 m)
Deck Width46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Deck Area1564.4 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1973

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,375 (2024)
Truck Traffic32%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number2701

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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