Structure 316740 · Tama County, IA

FM over Iowa River

Carries FM over Iowa River, 082141303.

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 overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT250 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 0/9Superstructure 0/9Substructure 0/9

250 ft end to end: about 3 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 through truss.

Built1914rebuilt 1972
Length250.0 ft76.2 m
Daily traffic39counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2018every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyTama
Location082141303
CarriesFM
CrossesIowa River
Coordinates41.92016, -92.43396

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length250.0 ft (76.2 m)
Max Span168.0 ft (51.2 m)
Deck Width15.4 ft (4.7 m)
Deck Area358.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1914 (reconstructed 1972)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic39 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2018
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000000316740

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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