Structure 4090 · Polk County, IA

SE 6th ST over Des Moines River

Carries SE 6th ST over Des Moines River, 000000000.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT830 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

830 ft end to end, longest span 140 ft: about 2.3 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.

Built1976rebuilt 2010
Length830.1 ft253 m
Daily traffic7,911counted 2022
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyPolk
Location000000000
CarriesSE 6th ST
CrossesDes Moines River
Coordinates41.57643, -93.60522

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length830.1 ft (253 m)
Max Span140.1 ft (42.7 m)
Deck Width65.3 ft (19.9 m)
Deck Area5034.7 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1976 (reconstructed 2010)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,911 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000004090

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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