Structure 42391 · Polk County, IA

WB I-235 over 35th Street

Carries WB I-235 over 35th Street, 2.1 Mi. E Of Jct. Ia #28.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT163 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

163 ft end to end, longest span 77 ft: about 2 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.

Built200521 years old
Length163.1 ft49.7 m
Daily traffic55,350counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateIowa
CountyPolk
Location2.1 Mi. E Of Jct. Ia #28
CarriesWB I-235
Crosses35th Street
Coordinates41.59326, -93.66391

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length163.1 ft (49.7 m)
Max Span77.1 ft (23.5 m)
Deck Width88.9 ft (27.1 m)
Deck Area1346.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2005

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic55,350 (2022)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000042391

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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