Structure 20630 · Clayton County, IA

Bridge ST over Turkey River

Carries Bridge ST over Turkey River, C25050530.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT189 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

189 ft end to end, longest span 80 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 deck arch.

Built1889rebuilt 1973
Length189.0 ft57.6 m
Daily traffic4,755counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyClayton
LocationC25050530
CarriesBridge ST
CrossesTurkey River
Coordinates42.85479, -91.40403

Physical Characteristics

MaterialMasonry
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length189.0 ft (57.6 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width34.8 ft (10.6 m)
Deck Area610.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1889 (reconstructed 1973)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,755 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000020630

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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