Structure 52181 · Webster County, IA

SB US 169 over 2nd AVE S

Carries SB US 169 over 2nd AVE S, At The Jct. Iowa 926.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT262 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

262 ft end to end, longest span 137 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.

Built201016 years old
Length262.5 ft80 m
Daily traffic3,550counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyWebster
LocationAt The Jct. Iowa 926
CarriesSB US 169
Crosses2nd AVE S
Coordinates42.50057, -94.21196

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length262.5 ft (80 m)
Max Span137.1 ft (41.8 m)
Deck Width51.2 ft (15.6 m)
Deck Area1,248 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2010

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,550 (2022)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge4

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 Number000000000052181

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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