Structure 881 · Des Moines County, IA

6th ST over Over Bnsf Rr & Valley ST

Carries 6th ST over Over Bnsf Rr & Valley ST, 690205000.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT376 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 8/9

376 ft end to end, longest span 96 ft: about 5 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.

Built199333 years old
Length376.0 ft114.6 m
Daily traffic2,420counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2020every 48 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyDes Moines
Location690205000
Carries6th ST
CrossesOver Bnsf Rr & Valley ST
Coordinates40.80901, -91.10664

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length376.0 ft (114.6 m)
Max Span96.1 ft (29.3 m)
Deck Width51.8 ft (15.8 m)
Deck Area1810.7 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1993

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,420 (2022)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2020
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000000881

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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