Structure 306721 · Shelby County, IA

1600th ST over Small Stream

Carries 1600th ST over Small Stream, East Of Beech RD & 1600th.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT70 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

70 ft end to end. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built201214 years old
Length69.9 ft21.3 m
Daily traffic62counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2022every 48 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyShelby
LocationEast Of Beech RD & 1600th
Carries1600th ST
CrossesSmall Stream
Coordinates41.73269, -95.52323

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Max Span68.9 ft (21 m)
Deck Width24.6 ft (7.5 m)
Deck Area159.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2012

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic62 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000306721

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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