Structure 605010 · Linn County, IA

WB 15th AVE over Over Up Rr & Street

Carries WB 15th AVE over Over Up Rr & Street, 000000000.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT698 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

698 ft end to end, longest span 92 ft: about 1.9 football fields. 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.

Built198343 years old
Length698.2 ft212.8 m
Daily traffic6,454counted 2021
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyLinn
Location000000000
CarriesWB 15th AVE
CrossesOver Up Rr & Street
Coordinates41.96205, -91.68876

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length698.2 ft (212.8 m)
Max Span91.9 ft (28 m)
Deck Width39.0 ft (11.9 m)
Deck Area2532.3 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built1983

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,454 (2021)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000605010

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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