Structure 39470 · Plymouth County, IA

SB US 75 over Dry Creek

Carries SB US 75 over Dry Creek, 2.3 Mi. N Of SR C60.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT28 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

28 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 slab bridge.

Built194878 years old
Length27.9 ft8.5 m
Daily traffic7,000counted 2022
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyPlymouth
Location2.3 Mi. N Of SR C60
CarriesSB US 75
CrossesDry Creek
Coordinates42.65980, -96.28011

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Max Span25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Width34.8 ft (10.6 m)
Deck Area90.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1948

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,000 (2022)
Truck Traffic19%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000039470

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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