Structure 77850 · Boone County, IA

FM over Des Moines River

Carries FM over Des Moines River, 084272705.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 0 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating0/9 · Failed
Superstructuresets the rating0/9 · Failed
Substructuresets the rating0/9 · Failed
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT703 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 0/9Superstructure 0/9Substructure 0/9

703 ft end to end, longest span 200 ft: about 2.0 football fields. 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 through truss.

Built1909117 years old
Length703.1 ft214.3 m
Daily traffic80counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyBoone
Location084272705
CarriesFM
CrossesDes Moines River
Coordinates42.06267, -93.97060

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length703.1 ft (214.3 m)
Max Span200.1 ft (61 m)
Deck Width16.4 ft (5 m)
Deck Area1071.5 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1909

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic80 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000077850

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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