3286 over Double South Br
Bates County, Missouri · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory
United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled
- 3286 over Double South Br in Bates County, Missouri, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of ).
- Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
- It was built in 1940, making it 85 years old at the 2025 inventory.
- It carries about 25 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
- Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
- It is one of 34 of the 320 inventoried bridges in Bates County rated poor (10.6%); 34 (10.6%) are rated poor.
- Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is posted for load (NBI item 41).
- It was rated fair in the 2024 inventory and is now poor (superstructure 5 to 4, substructure 6 to 5).
- Its most recent inspection on record is dated December 2024, on a 12-month routine inspection cycle.
- It has fracture-critical members (NBI item 92A): steel tension members without a redundant load path, which get their own scheduled inspections.
- A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.
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Component ratings
| Component | Rating (2024) | Rating (2025) | FHWA scale meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deck | 5 | 5 | Fair condition |
| Superstructure | 5 | 4 | Poor condition |
| Substructure | 6 | 5 | Fair condition |
Bridge details
| Structure | Steel girder and floorbeam |
| Length | about 32 ft |
| Location | S 10 T 39 N R 30 W |
| NBI structure number | 24388 |
| Condition class | Poor |
| Traffic status (item 41) | Posted for load |
| Last inspection (item 90) | December 2024 |
| Inspection interval (item 91) | 12 months |
| Scour (item 113) | 5: foundations stable, scour within the limits of the footing or piles |
| Fracture critical (item 92A) | Yes |
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Missouri department of transportation.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Is 49 S over Br Bones CR | 1969 | 19,124 | Fair |
| Is 49 S over Bones Br | 1926 | 19,124 | Fair |
| Is 49 S over Fk of Bones Br | 1969 | 16,559 | Fair |
| Is 49 S over Park Br Ovrfl | 1960 | 15,153 | Fair |
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