Structure 245870 · Mills County, IA

Lcl-jahnke AVE over Silver Creek

Carries Lcl-jahnke AVE over Silver Creek, 072411903.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 0 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating0/9 · Failed
Superstructuresets the rating0/9 · Failed
Substructuresets the rating0/9 · Failed
Channelnot part of overall0/9 · Failed
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT143 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 0/9Superstructure 0/9Substructure 0/9

143 ft end to end. 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 through truss.

Built1938rebuilt 1973
Length143.0 ft43.6 m
Daily traffic5counted 2021
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyMills
Location072411903
CarriesLcl-jahnke AVE
CrossesSilver Creek
Coordinates41.02340, -95.60772

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length143.0 ft (43.6 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width16.7 ft (5.1 m)
Deck Area222.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1938 (reconstructed 1973)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5 (2021)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000245870

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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