Structure 15481 · Bremer County, IA

310th ST over Wapsipinicon River

Carries 310th ST over Wapsipinicon River, 093130101.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · 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 FT397 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

397 ft end to end, longest span 92 ft: about 6 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.

Built198541 years old
Length397.0 ft121 m
Daily traffic39counted 2022
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyBremer
Location093130101
Carries310th ST
CrossesWapsipinicon River
Coordinates42.90706, -92.33024

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length397.0 ft (121 m)
Max Span91.9 ft (28 m)
Deck Width47.2 ft (14.4 m)
Deck Area1742.4 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1985

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic39 (2022)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000015481

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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