Structure 66340 · Audubon County, IA

Local over Troublesome Creek

Carries Local over Troublesome Creek, 078340404.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT61 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

61 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 through truss.

Built1925rebuilt 1994
Length61.0 ft18.6 m
Daily traffic46counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyAudubon
Location078340404
CarriesLocal
CrossesTroublesome Creek
Coordinates41.58069, -94.77731

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length61.0 ft (18.6 m)
Max Span60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Width17.1 ft (5.2 m)
Deck Area96.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1925 (reconstructed 1994)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic46 (2022)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000066340

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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