Structure 605800 · Black Hawk County, IA

US 218 over Quarry Lake & Wyth RD

Carries US 218 over Quarry Lake & Wyth RD, 2.5 Mi. S Of Jct. Ia. #57.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT756 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

756 ft end to end, longest span 97 ft: about 2.1 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.

Built198937 years old
Length755.9 ft230.4 m
Daily traffic29,000counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyBlack Hawk
Location2.5 Mi. S Of Jct. Ia. #57
CarriesUS 218
CrossesQuarry Lake & Wyth RD
Coordinates42.52477, -92.38899

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length755.9 ft (230.4 m)
Max Span97.1 ft (29.6 m)
Deck Width123.4 ft (37.6 m)
Deck Area8663.0 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1989

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic29,000 (2022)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000605800

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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