Structure 604490 · Clinton County, IA

NB US 61 over Wapsipinicon Overflow

Carries NB US 61 over Wapsipinicon Overflow, 2.8 Miles S Of U.s. 30.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT283 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

283 ft end to end, longest span 50 ft: about 4 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 slab bridge.

Built198145 years old
Length283.1 ft86.3 m
Daily traffic8,800counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyClinton
Location2.8 Miles S Of U.s. 30
CarriesNB US 61
CrossesWapsipinicon Overflow
Coordinates41.76815, -90.56766

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length283.1 ft (86.3 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area1139.2 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1981

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,800 (2022)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000604490

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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