Structure 605830 · Dubuque County, IA

EB US 20 over N Fork Maquoketa River

Carries EB US 20 over N Fork Maquoketa River, 0.6 Mi. W Of Jct Ia 136.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT503 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

503 ft end to end, longest span 109 ft: about 7 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.

Built198640 years old
Length503.0 ft153.3 m
Daily traffic5,400counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyDubuque
Location0.6 Mi. W Of Jct Ia 136
CarriesEB US 20
CrossesN Fork Maquoketa River
Coordinates42.47053, -91.12566

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length503.0 ft (153.3 m)
Max Span108.9 ft (33.2 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area2023.6 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1986

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,400 (2022)
Truck Traffic19%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000605830

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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