Structure 41791 · Polk County, IA

I 35 NB over E 1st Street

Carries I 35 NB over E 1st Street, 2.0 Miles N Of Jct Ia 160.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT237 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

237 ft end to end, longest span 142 ft: 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built20197 years old
Length236.9 ft72.2 m
Daily traffic26,200counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 13 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyPolk
Location2.0 Miles N Of Jct Ia 160
CarriesI 35 NB
CrossesE 1st Street
Coordinates41.73156, -93.57681

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length236.9 ft (72.2 m)
Max Span142.1 ft (43.3 m)
Deck Width78.7 ft (24 m)
Deck Area1732.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2019

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic26,200 (2023)
Truck Traffic18%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 13 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000041791

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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