Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel [3] Truss - Thru [10]
Approach Span(s): Steel [3] Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface: Bituminous [6]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 232.6 m = 763.2 ft
Main Spans: 3 at 69.5 m = 228.0 ft
Approach Spans: 6
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 6.6 m = 21.7 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 7.2 m = 23.6 ft for a 9.1 m = 29.9 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Unknown [00000]: Lee County [111], Iowa [19]
Owned by Private (other than railroad) [26], DOT District: 5
St. Francis Border Bridge
Condition
Deck: Fair [5]
Superstructure: Satisfactory [6]
Substructure: Fair [5]
Loading
Design: M 13.5 / H 15 [2]
Operating: 0 metric ton = 0.0 tons (No rating analysis or evaluation performed [5])
Inventory: 0 metric ton = 0.0 tons (No rating analysis or evaluation performed [5])
Appraisal
Structural:
Deck Geometry: Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
Road Alignment: Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Waterway: Equal to present minimum criteria [6] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. [5]
Inspections
Date: February 1999 [299] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed: Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]
Bridge Detour: 0.2 km = 0.1 mi
Traffic
ADT: 10 (2018) and Trucks: 0%
Future ADT: 10 (In 2039
)