Structure 131670 · Dallas County, IA

Local over North Raccoon River

Carries Local over North Raccoon River, A21600635.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT390 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 0/9Superstructure 0/9Substructure 0/9

390 ft end to end, longest span 148 ft: about 5 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.

Built1882144 years old
Length390.1 ft118.9 m
Daily traffic153counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2019every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyDallas
LocationA21600635
CarriesLocal
CrossesNorth Raccoon River
Coordinates41.61586, -94.01280

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length390.1 ft (118.9 m)
Max Span148.0 ft (45.1 m)
Deck Width15.7 ft (4.8 m)
Deck Area570.7 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1882

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic153 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2019
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000131670

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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