Structure 204420 · Johnson County, IA

Iowa Johnson RD over Stream

Carries Iowa Johnson RD over Stream, 079081904.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 2 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck3/9 · Serious
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating2/9 · Critical
Channelnot part of overall2/9 · Critical
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT33 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 3/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 2/9 · sets the rating

33 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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.

Built1925rebuilt 1953
Length33.1 ft10.1 m
Daily traffic11counted 2022
Last inspectedJuly 2020every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyJohnson
Location079081904
CarriesIowa Johnson RD
CrossesStream
Coordinates41.63126, -91.83304

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Max Span30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area49.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1925 (reconstructed 1953)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2020
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical2 — Bridge closed (monitoring)
Structure Number000000000204420

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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