Structure 607580 · Floyd County, IA

US 218 SB over US 18

Carries US 218 SB over US 18, At Jct. SR T64 & US 218.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT208 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

208 ft end to end, longest span 112 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.

Built199927 years old
Length208.0 ft63.4 m
Daily traffic3,950counted 2023
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyFloyd
LocationAt Jct. SR T64 & US 218
CarriesUS 218 SB
CrossesUS 18
Coordinates43.03861, -92.67301

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length208.0 ft (63.4 m)
Max Span111.9 ft (34.1 m)
Deck Width42.7 ft (13 m)
Deck Area824.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1999

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,950 (2023)
Truck Traffic47%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000607580

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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