Structure 50071 · Union County, IA

US 34 & 169 over Grand River

Carries US 34 & 169 over Grand River, 1.2 Mi. W Of E Jct US 169.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT230 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9

230 ft end to end, longest span 82 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.

Built197155 years old
Length230.0 ft70.1 m
Daily traffic3,450counted 2021
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyUnion
Location1.2 Mi. W Of E Jct US 169
CarriesUS 34 & 169
CrossesGrand River
Coordinates41.02723, -94.10338

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length230.0 ft (70.1 m)
Max Span82.0 ft (25 m)
Deck Width47.2 ft (14.4 m)
Deck Area1009.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1971

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,450 (2021)
Truck Traffic21%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000050071

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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