Structure 600764 · Woodbury County, IA

US 20 Ramps Ag over Ramp Over Ia 376 & Up Rr

Carries US 20 Ramps Ag over Ramp Over Ia 376 & Up Rr, At Jct. Ia 376.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT523 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

523 ft end to end, longest span 162 ft: about 7 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.

Built197650 years old
Length523.0 ft159.4 m
Daily traffic12,500counted 2022
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyWoodbury
LocationAt Jct. Ia 376
CarriesUS 20 Ramps Ag
CrossesRamp Over Ia 376 & Up Rr
Coordinates42.44757, -96.37157

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length523.0 ft (159.4 m)
Max Span162.1 ft (49.4 m)
Deck Width41.7 ft (12.7 m)
Deck Area2024.4 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1976

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,500 (2022)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge4

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 Number000000000600764

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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