Structure 170750 · Hamilton County, IA

Local over Long Dick CR

Carries Local over Long Dick CR, 086233401.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating3/9 · Serious
Superstructure4/9 · Poor
Substructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT40 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 3/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9Substructure 3/9 · sets the rating

40 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 girder bridge.

Built1916110 years old
Length40.0 ft12.2 m
Daily traffic20counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 12 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyHamilton
Location086233401
CarriesLocal
CrossesLong Dick CR
Coordinates42.22376, -93.50517

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Max Span38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Deck Width17.1 ft (5.2 m)
Deck Area63.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1916

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000170750

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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