Structure 23431 · Des Moines County, IA

Mt Pleasant ST over Bnsf Rr & Osborn

Carries Mt Pleasant ST over Bnsf Rr & Osborn, 000234000.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT519 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

519 ft end to end, longest span 137 ft: about 7 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built20197 years old
Length519.0 ft158.2 m
Daily traffic3,853counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2022every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyDes Moines
Location000234000
CarriesMt Pleasant ST
CrossesBnsf Rr & Osborn
Coordinates40.81812, -91.11403

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length519.0 ft (158.2 m)
Max Span137.1 ft (41.8 m)
Deck Width42.3 ft (12.9 m)
Deck Area2040.8 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2019

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,853 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000023431

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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