Structure 313990 · Story County, IA

280th ST over Skunk River

Carries 280th ST over Skunk River, 082230501.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT184 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

184 ft end to end, longest span 90 ft: about 3 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 through truss.

Built1929rebuilt 1975
Length184.1 ft56.1 m
Daily traffic60counted 2022
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyStory
Location082230501
Carries280th ST
CrossesSkunk River
Coordinates41.95045, -93.55151

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length184.1 ft (56.1 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width17.1 ft (5.2 m)
Deck Area291.7 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1929 (reconstructed 1975)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic60 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number000000000313990

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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