Structure 267860 · Page County, IA

M Avenue over Middle Tarkio River

Carries M Avenue over Middle Tarkio River, 070370506.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating3/9 · Serious
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT162 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 3/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 3/9 · sets the rating

162 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.

Built1951rebuilt 1983
Length162.1 ft49.4 m
Daily traffic5counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 12 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyPage
Location070370506
CarriesM Avenue
CrossesMiddle Tarkio River
Coordinates40.89651, -95.13728

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length162.1 ft (49.4 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area242.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1951 (reconstructed 1983)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000000267860

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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