Structure 46880 · Scott County, IA

Ia 461 over Dme Rr

Carries Ia 461 over Dme Rr, 1.0 Mi. E Of Jct Ia 22.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT464 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

464 ft end to end, longest span 88 ft: about 6 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 girder bridge.

Built195868 years old
Length463.9 ft141.4 m
Daily traffic9,800counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyScott
Location1.0 Mi. E Of Jct Ia 22
CarriesIa 461
CrossesDme Rr
Coordinates41.50156, -90.62165

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length463.9 ft (141.4 m)
Max Span87.9 ft (26.8 m)
Deck Width59.4 ft (18.1 m)
Deck Area2559.3 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1958

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,800 (2022)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000046880

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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