Structure 162260 · Greene County, IA

E53 237th ST over Raccoon River

Carries E53 237th ST over Raccoon River, 083311109.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT458 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

458 ft end to end, longest span 77 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 deck arch.

Built1912rebuilt 2011
Length458.0 ft139.6 m
Daily traffic916counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyGreene
Location083311109
CarriesE53 237th ST
CrossesRaccoon River
Coordinates42.01220, -94.42992

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length458.0 ft (139.6 m)
Max Span77.1 ft (23.5 m)
Deck Width36.4 ft (11.1 m)
Deck Area1549.6 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1912 (reconstructed 2011)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic916 (2022)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000162260

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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