Structure 161520 · Fremont County, IA

Bluff Road over Waubonsie Ditch

Carries Bluff Road over Waubonsie Ditch, 070431106.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT122 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

122 ft end to end. 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.

Built195571 years old
Length122.0 ft37.2 m
Daily traffic142counted 2021
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyFremont
Location070431106
CarriesBluff Road
CrossesWaubonsie Ditch
Coordinates40.88199, -95.75357

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length122.0 ft (37.2 m)
Max Span120.1 ft (36.6 m)
Deck Width23.6 ft (7.2 m)
Deck Area267.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1955

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic142 (2021)
Truck Traffic24%
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 Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000161520

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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