Structure 214120 · Kossuth County, IA

Loc 50th AVE over Drainage Ditch 79

Carries Loc 50th AVE over Drainage Ditch 79, 094301102.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
20 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

20 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 slab bridge.

Built196561 years old
Length20.3 ft6.2 m
Daily traffic11counted 2021
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyKossuth
Location094301102
CarriesLoc 50th AVE
CrossesDrainage Ditch 79
Coordinates42.97314, -94.36411

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length20.3 ft (6.2 m)
Max Span18.0 ft (5.5 m)
Deck Width25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Area49.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1965

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11 (2021)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000214120

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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