Structure 347551 · Winneshiek County, IA

W20 Pole Line RD over Upper Iowa River

Carries W20 Pole Line RD over Upper Iowa River, 1.2 Mi. W Of Jct. HWY 52.

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 FT334 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

334 ft end to end, longest span 112 ft: about 5 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.

Built20224 years old
Length334.0 ft101.8 m
Daily traffic891counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyWinneshiek
Location1.2 Mi. W Of Jct. HWY 52
CarriesW20 Pole Line RD
CrossesUpper Iowa River
Coordinates43.32902, -91.83274

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length334.0 ft (101.8 m)
Max Span111.9 ft (34.1 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area1343.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2022

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic891 (2023)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000347551

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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