Structure 48521 · Sioux County, IA

Ia 10 over W Br Floyd River

Carries Ia 10 over W Br Floyd River, 0.1 Mi W Of US 75.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT261 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

261 ft end to end, longest span 96 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.

Built198937 years old
Length261.2 ft79.6 m
Daily traffic1,900counted 2022
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountySioux
Location0.1 Mi W Of US 75
CarriesIa 10
CrossesW Br Floyd River
Coordinates42.99715, -96.17820

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length261.2 ft (79.6 m)
Max Span96.1 ft (29.3 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area1050.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1989

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,900 (2022)
Truck Traffic19%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000048521

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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