Structure 53771 · Woodbury County, IA

I 29 SB over Floyd River

Carries I 29 SB over Floyd River, 3.5 Mi. N Of N Jct. US 75.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT655 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 8/9

655 ft end to end, longest span 127 ft: about 1.8 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built201511 years old
Length655.2 ft199.7 m
Daily traffic15,400counted 2022
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 23 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyWoodbury
Location3.5 Mi. N Of N Jct. US 75
CarriesI 29 SB
CrossesFloyd River
Coordinates42.48438, -96.39196

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length655.2 ft (199.7 m)
Max Span126.6 ft (38.6 m)
Deck Width68.9 ft (21 m)
Deck Area4193.7 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built2015

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,400 (2022)
Truck Traffic19%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 23 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical9 — Foundation above flood level
Structure Number000000000053771

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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