Structure 609135 · Wapello County, IA

Co RD H31 over US 63

Carries Co RD H31 over US 63, 1.5 Mi. N Of N Jct. US 34.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT439 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

439 ft end to end, longest span 126 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.

Built200521 years old
Length439.0 ft133.8 m
Daily traffic850counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyWapello
Location1.5 Mi. N Of N Jct. US 34
CarriesCo RD H31
CrossesUS 63
Coordinates41.03481, -92.37587

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length439.0 ft (133.8 m)
Max Span126.0 ft (38.4 m)
Deck Width38.7 ft (11.8 m)
Deck Area1578.8 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2005

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic850 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000609135

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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