Structure 248811 · Mitchell County, IA

A19 Underwood AVE over Wapsipinicon River

Carries A19 Underwood AVE over Wapsipinicon River, At 480th & Underwood.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT80 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 9/9

80 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 box-beam bridge.

Built20215 years old
Length80.1 ft24.4 m
Daily traffic33counted 2022
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyMitchell
LocationAt 480th & Underwood
CarriesA19 Underwood AVE
CrossesWapsipinicon River
Coordinates43.46461, -92.63276

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Area212.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2021

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic33 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000248811

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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