Structure 51311 · Warren County, IA

SB I 35 over Clanton Creek

Carries SB I 35 over Clanton Creek, 2.3 Miles S Of Jct Ia 92.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT483 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

483 ft end to end, longest span 230 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.

Built200719 years old
Length482.9 ft147.2 m
Daily traffic11,600counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyWarren
Location2.3 Miles S Of Jct Ia 92
CarriesSB I 35
CrossesClanton Creek
Coordinates41.32971, -93.78005

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length482.9 ft (147.2 m)
Max Span230.0 ft (70.1 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area1943.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2007

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,600 (2023)
Truck Traffic27%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000051311

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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