Structure 46960 · Scott County, IA

NB US 61 over I 80

Carries NB US 61 over I 80, At Jct. I-80.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT251 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9

251 ft end to end, longest span 77 ft: about 3 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.

Built196363 years old
Length251.0 ft76.5 m
Daily traffic1,990counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyScott
LocationAt Jct. I-80
CarriesNB US 61
CrossesI 80
Coordinates41.59581, -90.57003

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length251.0 ft (76.5 m)
Max Span77.1 ft (23.5 m)
Deck Width45.6 ft (13.9 m)
Deck Area1063.3 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1963

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,990 (2023)
Truck Traffic28%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000046960

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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