Structure 52410 · Webster County, IA

Ia 175 over Des Moines River

Carries Ia 175 over Des Moines River, 1.8 Mi. E Of Jct P70.

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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT699 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

699 ft end to end, longest span 128 ft: about 1.9 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 girder bridge.

Built194878 years old
Length699.1 ft213.1 m
Daily traffic730counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2022every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyWebster
Location1.8 Mi. E Of Jct P70
CarriesIa 175
CrossesDes Moines River
Coordinates42.25227, -93.99750

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length699.1 ft (213.1 m)
Max Span128.0 ft (39 m)
Deck Width31.5 ft (9.6 m)
Deck Area2045.8 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1948

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic730 (2022)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000052410

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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