Structure 608460 · Jones County, IA

US 151 SB over Iowa 38

Carries US 151 SB over Iowa 38, At The Jct. Iowa #38.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT233 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

233 ft end to end, longest span 105 ft: about 3 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.

Built200224 years old
Length232.9 ft71 m
Daily traffic4,100counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyJones
LocationAt The Jct. Iowa #38
CarriesUS 151 SB
CrossesIowa 38
Coordinates42.23088, -91.17120

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length232.9 ft (71 m)
Max Span105.0 ft (32 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area937.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2002

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,100 (2022)
Truck Traffic18%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000608460

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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