Structure 244921 · Mills County, IA

Lcl-marh AVE over Nishna River

Carries Lcl-marh AVE over Nishna River, 071410201.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating3/9 · Serious
Superstructure4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT252 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 3/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9Substructure 5/9

252 ft end to end, longest span 150 ft: about 3 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 through truss.

Built194086 years old
Length252.0 ft76.8 m
Daily traffic40counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyMills
Location071410201
CarriesLcl-marh AVE
CrossesNishna River
Coordinates40.98732, -95.52855

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length252.0 ft (76.8 m)
Max Span149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Deck Width17.4 ft (5.3 m)
Deck Area407.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1940

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic40 (2022)
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 Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000244921

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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