Structure 170200 · Guthrie County, IA

Local over Small Creek

Carries Local over Small Creek, 081322506.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
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 FT31 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 3/9 · sets the rating

31 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1920rebuilt 1959
Length30.8 ft9.4 m
Daily traffic26counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyGuthrie
Location081322506
CarriesLocal
CrossesSmall Creek
Coordinates41.79711, -94.52917

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Max Span28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Width20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Area57.3 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1920 (reconstructed 1959)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic26 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000170200

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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