Structure 607030 · Linn County, IA

27th AVE over I-380

Carries 27th AVE over I-380, 1.7 Mi. N Of Jct. US 30.

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 FT258 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

258 ft end to end, longest span 91 ft: about 4 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.

Built197551 years old
Length257.9 ft78.6 m
Daily traffic939counted 2022
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyLinn
Location1.7 Mi. N Of Jct. US 30
Carries27th AVE
CrossesI-380
Coordinates41.95142, -91.67138

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length257.9 ft (78.6 m)
Max Span90.9 ft (27.7 m)
Deck Width41.0 ft (12.5 m)
Deck Area982.5 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1975

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic939 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000607030

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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