Structure 86591 · Butler County, IA

T55 Temple AVE over West Fork Cedar River

Carries T55 Temple AVE over West Fork Cedar River, 090150504.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 9 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Superstructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating9/9 · Excellent
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT269 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 9/9

269 ft end to end, longest span 59 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 slab bridge.

Built20242 years old
Length268.7 ft81.9 m
Daily traffic891counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 48 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyButler
Location090150504
CarriesT55 Temple AVE
CrossesWest Fork Cedar River
Coordinates42.63694, -92.64287

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length268.7 ft (81.9 m)
Max Span59.1 ft (18 m)
Deck Width32.8 ft (10 m)
Deck Area819 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built2024

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic891 (2023)
Truck Traffic21%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number000000000086591

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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