Structure 609950 · Tama County, IA

US 30 WB over Slip Bridge Ramp

Carries US 30 WB over Slip Bridge Ramp, 1.8 Miles West Of US 63.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT158 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

158 ft end to end, longest span 56 ft: about 2 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.

Built201016 years old
Length158.5 ft48.3 m
Daily traffic7,600counted 2023
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyTama
Location1.8 Miles West Of US 63
CarriesUS 30 WB
CrossesSlip Bridge Ramp
Coordinates41.99209, -92.61317

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length158.5 ft (48.3 m)
Max Span56.4 ft (17.2 m)
Deck Width44.3 ft (13.5 m)
Deck Area652.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2010

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,600 (2023)
Truck Traffic16%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000609950

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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