Structure 254930 · Montgomery County, IA

Local Road over Walnut Creek

Carries Local Road over Walnut Creek, 071391701.

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 FT163 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 0/9Superstructure 0/9Substructure 0/9

163 ft end to end: about 2 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.

Built195175 years old
Length163.1 ft49.7 m
Daily traffic20counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2017every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyMontgomery
Location071391701
CarriesLocal Road
CrossesWalnut Creek
Coordinates40.95945, -95.36228

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length163.1 ft (49.7 m)
Max Span123.0 ft (37.5 m)
Deck Width17.1 ft (5.2 m)
Deck Area258.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1951

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2017
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000254930

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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