Structure 609580 · Lee County, IA

US 61 NB over Bluff RD

Carries US 61 NB over Bluff RD, 1.0 Mi. N Of Jct. Iowa #2.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT324 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

324 ft end to end, longest span 122 ft: about 4 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.

Built201115 years old
Length323.8 ft98.7 m
Daily traffic2,435counted 2022
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyLee
Location1.0 Mi. N Of Jct. Iowa #2
CarriesUS 61 NB
CrossesBluff RD
Coordinates40.63250, -91.38145

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length323.8 ft (98.7 m)
Max Span122.0 ft (37.2 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area1302.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2011

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,435 (2022)
Truck Traffic17%
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 Number000000000609580

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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