Structure 33490 · Linn County, IA

Ia 922-1st AVE over Cedar River

Carries Ia 922-1st AVE over Cedar River, 0.2 Mi. N Of I-380.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT697 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

697 ft end to end, longest span 113 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 deck arch.

Built1920rebuilt 1964
Length696.9 ft212.4 m
Daily traffic13,000counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2022every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyLinn
Location0.2 Mi. N Of I-380
CarriesIa 922-1st AVE
CrossesCedar River
Coordinates41.97676, -91.67271

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length696.9 ft (212.4 m)
Max Span112.9 ft (34.4 m)
Deck Width98.1 ft (29.9 m)
Deck Area6350.8 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1920 (reconstructed 1964)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,000 (2022)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000033490

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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