Structure 27321 · Harrison County, IA

US 30 over Missouri River

Carries US 30 over Missouri River, At Nebraska State Line.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,983 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

1,983 ft end to end, longest span 333 ft: about 5.5 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 girder bridge.

Built199135 years old
Length1982.9 ft604.4 m
Daily traffic4,410counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyHarrison
LocationAt Nebraska State Line
CarriesUS 30
CrossesMissouri River
Coordinates41.55111, -96.09577

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length1982.9 ft (604.4 m)
Max Span333.0 ft (101.5 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area7978.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1991

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,410 (2022)
Truck Traffic28%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000027321

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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