Structure 164691 · Grundy County, IA

180th ST over Black Hawk Creek

Carries 180th ST over Black Hawk Creek, 088151801.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT167 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

167 ft end to end, longest span 61 ft: about 2 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.

Built201511 years old
Length167.0 ft50.9 m
Daily traffic44counted 2022
Last inspectedApril 2022every 48 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyGrundy
Location088151801
Carries180th ST
CrossesBlack Hawk Creek
Coordinates42.44200, -92.63894

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length167.0 ft (50.9 m)
Max Span61.0 ft (18.6 m)
Deck Width32.8 ft (10 m)
Deck Area509 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2015

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic44 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000164691

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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