Structure 220430 · Linn County, IA

Old Br.rd. over Prairie Creek

Carries Old Br.rd. over Prairie Creek, 082081204.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 2 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating2/9 · Critical
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT102 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 2/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

102 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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.

Built1906rebuilt 1989
Length102.0 ft31.1 m
Daily traffic110counted 2021
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyLinn
Location082081204
CarriesOld Br.rd.
CrossesPrairie Creek
Coordinates41.92299, -91.73042

Physical Characteristics

MaterialAluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length102.0 ft (31.1 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width14.4 ft (4.4 m)
Deck Area136.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1906 (reconstructed 1989)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic110 (2021)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000220430

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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