Structure 601250 · Black Hawk County, IA

Ia 27 SB over Ia 57

Carries Ia 27 SB over Ia 57, At Jct. Ia. 57 & US 218.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT305 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

305 ft end to end, longest span 101 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.

Built199432 years old
Length305.1 ft93 m
Daily traffic6,650counted 2023
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyBlack Hawk
LocationAt Jct. Ia. 57 & US 218
CarriesIa 27 SB
CrossesIa 57
Coordinates42.53792, -92.42595

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length305.1 ft (93 m)
Max Span101.0 ft (30.8 m)
Deck Width51.5 ft (15.7 m)
Deck Area1460.1 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1994

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,650 (2023)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge7

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 Number000000000601250

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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