Structure 278401 · Pocahontas County, IA

FM over Dd # 77 No Lizard Ck

Carries FM over Dd # 77 No Lizard Ck, 091310502.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT91 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

91 ft end to end, longest span 34 ft. Lengths and the car 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 slab bridge.

Built197353 years old
Length90.9 ft27.7 m
Daily traffic698counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyPocahontas
Location091310502
CarriesFM
CrossesDd # 77 No Lizard Ck
Coordinates42.72127, -94.54178

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length90.9 ft (27.7 m)
Max Span34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Width36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Area304.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1973

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic698 (2022)
Truck Traffic23%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000278401

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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