Structure 41451 · Polk County, IA

SB I-35 WB I-80 over Ia 28

Carries SB I-35 WB I-80 over Ia 28, At The Jct. Ia 28.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT266 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9

266 ft end to end, longest span 131 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built199927 years old
Length266.1 ft81.1 m
Daily traffic39,100counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyPolk
LocationAt The Jct. Ia 28
CarriesSB I-35 WB I-80
CrossesIa 28
Coordinates41.65218, -93.69718

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length266.1 ft (81.1 m)
Max Span130.9 ft (39.9 m)
Deck Width63.3 ft (19.3 m)
Deck Area1565.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1999

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic39,100 (2022)
Truck Traffic24%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000041451

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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