Structure 147532 · Dubuque County, IA

Vaske RD over N Fork Maquoketa River

Carries Vaske RD over N Fork Maquoketa River, 089020703.

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
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT143 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

143 ft end to end, longest span 55 ft. 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 slab bridge.

Built20188 years old
Length143.0 ft43.6 m
Daily traffic49counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2022every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyDubuque
Location089020703
CarriesVaske RD
CrossesN Fork Maquoketa River
Coordinates42.53695, -91.13427

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length143.0 ft (43.6 m)
Max Span55.1 ft (16.8 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area440.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2018

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic49 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000147532

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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