Structure 40770 · Polk County, IA

SE 30th ST over Up Rr

Carries SE 30th ST over Up Rr, 078230602.

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
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT660 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

660 ft end to end, longest span 90 ft: about 1.8 football fields. 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.

Built1958rebuilt 2021
Length660.1 ft201.2 m
Daily traffic9,799counted 2022
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyPolk
Location078230602
CarriesSE 30th ST
CrossesUp Rr
Coordinates41.58862, -93.55834

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length660.1 ft (201.2 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width51.8 ft (15.8 m)
Deck Area3179.0 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built1958 (reconstructed 2021)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic9,799 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000040770

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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