Structure 18780 · Cerro Gordo County, IA

Ia 122 EB over Willow Creek

Carries Ia 122 EB over Willow Creek, 4.4 Mi. E Of Jct. I-35.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT53 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

53 ft end to end, longest span 24 ft. Lengths and the car 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 slab bridge.

Built1933rebuilt 1963
Length53.1 ft16.2 m
Daily traffic6,850counted 2022
Last inspectedJuly 2022every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyCerro Gordo
Location4.4 Mi. E Of Jct. I-35
CarriesIa 122 EB
CrossesWillow Creek
Coordinates43.14824, -93.26902

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length53.1 ft (16.2 m)
Max Span24.0 ft (7.3 m)
Deck Width44.3 ft (13.5 m)
Deck Area218.7 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1933 (reconstructed 1963)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,850 (2022)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000018780

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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