Structure 168180 · Guthrie County, IA

Local over Mason Creek

Carries Local over Mason Creek, 079322403.

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
CAR · 15 FT78 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 0/9Superstructure 0/9Substructure 0/9

78 ft end to end, longest span 31 ft. 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.

Built194086 years old
Length78.1 ft23.8 m
Daily traffic11counted 2022
Last inspectedDecember 2016every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyGuthrie
Location079322403
CarriesLocal
CrossesMason Creek
Coordinates41.63777, -94.51990

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length78.1 ft (23.8 m)
Max Span30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area116.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1940

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2016
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number000000000168180

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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