Structure 284180 · Pottawattamie County, IA

FM over W Nishnabotna

Carries FM over W Nishnabotna, 074402110.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT300 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

300 ft end to end, longest span 118 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.

Built1960rebuilt 1986
Length299.9 ft91.4 m
Daily traffic417counted 2022
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyPottawattamie
Location074402110
CarriesFM
CrossesW Nishnabotna
Coordinates41.19656, -95.44636

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length299.9 ft (91.4 m)
Max Span118.1 ft (36 m)
Deck Width25.6 ft (7.8 m)
Deck Area712.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1960 (reconstructed 1986)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic417 (2022)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000284180

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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