Structure 12990 · Adair County, IA

Ia 25 over Iowa 25

Carries Ia 25 over Iowa 25, At Jct. I-80.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT214 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

214 ft end to end, longest span 65 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.

Built1958rebuilt 1972
Length213.9 ft65.2 m
Daily traffic23,600counted 2021
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyAdair
LocationAt Jct. I-80
CarriesIa 25
CrossesIowa 25
Coordinates41.49566, -94.45256

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length213.9 ft (65.2 m)
Max Span65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Width36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Area717.2 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1958 (reconstructed 1972)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic23,600 (2021)
Truck Traffic41%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

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 Number000000000012990

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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