Structure 343345 · Webster County, IA

170th ST over Des Moines River

Carries 170th ST over Des Moines River, 089291205.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT585 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9

585 ft end to end, longest span 96 ft: about 1.6 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.

Built197947 years old
Length585.0 ft178.3 m
Daily traffic3,132counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2022every 48 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyWebster
Location089291205
Carries170th ST
CrossesDes Moines River
Coordinates42.54354, -94.21745

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length585.0 ft (178.3 m)
Max Span96.1 ft (29.3 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area1907.8 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1979

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,132 (2022)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000343345

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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