Structure 606575 · Cerro Gordo County, IA

Co RD S-56 over US 18

Carries Co RD S-56 over US 18, At Jct. S.r. S56.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT234 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

234 ft end to end, longest span 117 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built199828 years old
Length233.9 ft71.3 m
Daily traffic1,895counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyCerro Gordo
LocationAt Jct. S.r. S56
CarriesCo RD S-56
CrossesUS 18
Coordinates43.11180, -93.12246

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length233.9 ft (71.3 m)
Max Span117.1 ft (35.7 m)
Deck Width46.6 ft (14.2 m)
Deck Area1012.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1998

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,895 (2022)
Truck Traffic27%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000606575

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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