Structure 56540 · Adair County, IA

Local over Branch Middle River

Carries Local over Branch Middle River, 076301802.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT57 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

57 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.

Built194878 years old
Length57.1 ft17.4 m
Daily traffic15counted 2021
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyAdair
Location076301802
CarriesLocal
CrossesBranch Middle River
Coordinates41.38687, -94.35662

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length57.1 ft (17.4 m)
Max Span33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area85.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1948

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15 (2021)
Truck Traffic7%
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 Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000056540

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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