Structure 700975 · Pottawattamie County, IA

I480 EB To I29 NB over I 29 US 6 AVE G

Carries I480 EB To I29 NB over I 29 US 6 AVE G, I-480 To I-29 Interchange.

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 FT1,688 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

1,688 ft end to end, longest span 220 ft: about 4.7 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.

Built20224 years old
Length1688.0 ft514.5 m
Daily traffic4,090counted 2022
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyPottawattamie
LocationI-480 To I-29 Interchange
CarriesI480 EB To I29 NB
CrossesI 29 US 6 AVE G
Coordinates41.26131, -95.91314

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1688.0 ft (514.5 m)
Max Span220.1 ft (67.1 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area5505.1 sq m
Main Spans10
Year Built2022

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,090 (2022)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge12

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000700975

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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