Structure 35700 · Mills County, IA

Lambert AVE over Small Natural Stream

Carries Lambert AVE over Small Natural Stream, 1.9 Mi W Of I-29/U.S. #34.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT42 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

42 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.

Built1947rebuilt 1972
Length42.0 ft12.8 m
Daily traffic468counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyMills
Location1.9 Mi W Of I-29/U.S. #34
CarriesLambert AVE
CrossesSmall Natural Stream
Coordinates41.00166, -95.84275

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area125.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1947 (reconstructed 1972)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic468 (2022)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number000000000035700

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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