Structure 603625 · Buchanan County, IA

EB US 20 over Wapsipinicon River

Carries EB US 20 over Wapsipinicon River, 1.5 Mi. E Of Jct. Ia #150.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT339 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

339 ft end to end, longest span 97 ft: about 5 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.

Built197848 years old
Length338.9 ft103.3 m
Daily traffic4,150counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyBuchanan
Location1.5 Mi. E Of Jct. Ia #150
CarriesEB US 20
CrossesWapsipinicon River
Coordinates42.45041, -91.86182

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length338.9 ft (103.3 m)
Max Span97.1 ft (29.6 m)
Deck Width43.6 ft (13.3 m)
Deck Area1373.9 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1978

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,150 (2022)
Truck Traffic25%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000603625

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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