Structure 605640 · Black Hawk County, IA

US 20 EB over Ia 58

Carries US 20 EB over Ia 58, At The Jct. Iowa #27 & 58.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT183 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

183 ft end to end, longest span 92 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.

Built198442 years old
Length183.1 ft55.8 m
Daily traffic7,050counted 2022
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyBlack Hawk
LocationAt The Jct. Iowa #27 & 58
CarriesUS 20 EB
CrossesIa 58
Coordinates42.46444, -92.44455

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length183.1 ft (55.8 m)
Max Span91.9 ft (28 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area736.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1984

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,050 (2022)
Truck Traffic20%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000605640

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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