Structure 361170 · Polk County, IA

Ia 415 over Saylorville Reservoir

Carries Ia 415 over Saylorville Reservoir, West Of Polk City.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
4,933 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

4,933 ft end to end, longest span 216 ft: about 14 football fields. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built197353 years old
Length4933.1 ft1503.6 m
Daily traffic10,100counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyPolk
LocationWest Of Polk City
CarriesIa 415
CrossesSaylorville Reservoir
Coordinates41.76363, -93.73231

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length4933.1 ft (1503.6 m)
Max Span215.9 ft (65.8 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area14735.3 sq m
Main Spans25
Year Built1973

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,100 (2022)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000361170

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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