Structure 32161 · Johnson County, IA

F44 Herbert Hoover over I 80

Carries F44 Herbert Hoover over I 80, 3.0 Mi. E Of Jct. Ia 1.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT285 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

285 ft end to end, longest span 141 ft: about 4 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.

Built20215 years old
Length285.4 ft87 m
Daily traffic8,800counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 21 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyJohnson
Location3.0 Mi. E Of Jct. Ia 1
CarriesF44 Herbert Hoover
CrossesI 80
Coordinates41.67127, -91.44559

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length285.4 ft (87 m)
Max Span141.1 ft (43 m)
Deck Width49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Area1322.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2021

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,800 (2022)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 21 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000032161

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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