Structure 18710 · Cedar County, IA

Vermont AVE over I-80

Carries Vermont AVE over I-80, 2.0 Mi. W Of SR Y26.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT211 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

211 ft end to end, longest span 65 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.

Built195967 years old
Length211.0 ft64.3 m
Daily traffic50counted 2022
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyCedar
Location2.0 Mi. W Of SR Y26
CarriesVermont AVE
CrossesI-80
Coordinates41.63327, -90.95772

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length211.0 ft (64.3 m)
Max Span65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Width28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Area559.4 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1959

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic50 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000018710

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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