Appanoose County, IA

159 public highway bridges

Appanoose County Bridge Snapshot

Appanoose County, Iowa contains 159 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 39.6% are rated “Good,” 25.8% “Fair,” 34.6% “Poor,” and 34.6% are classified as structurally deficient — the federal designation for spans whose deck, superstructure, or substructure has been rated 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. Structurally deficient does not mean unsafe to cross; it means the bridge is on the priority list for repair or replacement.

Inspections in IA are conducted by certified engineers from the state Department of Transportation on a 24-month cycle, and results are reported back to the FHWA each spring. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county, sorted by inventory load rating. Use the “Sort by” controls to surface the lowest-rated spans first, and click any row for full inspection history, traffic counts, and condition trends.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.

159
Total Bridges
39.6%
Good
34.6%
Poor
34.6%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
39.6% (63)
Fair
25.8% (41)
Poor
34.6% (55)
SD
34.6% (55)

All Bridges (159)

LOCAL

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

070162204, Appanoose, IA

Built 2008 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 11

LOCAL

Good

Over: SMALL STREAM

067162103, Appanoose, IA

Built 2009 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 16

LOCAL

Good

Over: WOLF BRANCH CREEK

069191102, Appanoose, IA

Built 2002 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 26

LOCAL

Good

Over: RESV. OVERFLOW

068180104, Appanoose, IA

Built 1991 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 91

FM

Good

Over: SHOAL CREEK

068182206, Appanoose, IA

Built 1987 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 120

J59 290TH AVE

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

067161706, Appanoose, IA

Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 35

S74 (155TH AVE)

Good

Over: SHOAL CREEK

067191208, Appanoose, IA

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 30

DEWEY RD

Good

Over: STREAM

068171001, Appanoose, IA

Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 73

437TH ST

Good

Over: SMALL STREAM

070162203, Appanoose, IA

Built 2018 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 35

269TH AVE

Good

Over: SMALL CREEK

067160704, Appanoose, IA

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20

J59 610TH ST

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

067161805, Appanoose, IA

Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40

236TH AVE

Good

Over: PACKARD CREEK

067171003, Appanoose, IA

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 41

LOCAL

Good

Over: SMALL STREAM

0671821606, Appanoose, IA

Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 45

614TH ST

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

067192000, Appanoose, IA

Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 21

LOCAL

Good

Over: SMALL STREAM

068162506, Appanoose, IA

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 26

DEWEY RD

Good

Over: STREAM

068170903, Appanoose, IA

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 73

LOCAL

Good

Over: STREAM

068183604, Appanoose, IA

Built 1995 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 113

110TH AVE

Good

Over: COOPER CREEK

068191702, Appanoose, IA

Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30

565TH ST

Good

Over: STREAM

068192605, Appanoose, IA

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 21

LOCAL

Good

Over: COOPER CREEK

069173030, Appanoose, IA

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 413

FM

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

069192301, Appanoose, IA

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 45

302ND AVE

Good

Over: STREAM

070162104, Appanoose, IA

Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 47

LOCAL

Good

Over: SOAP CREEK

070171002, Appanoose, IA

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 91

413TH ST

Good

Over: BUCK BRANCH

070181106, Appanoose, IA

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 73

467TH ST

Good

Over: SNORT CREEK

069170303, Appanoose, IA

Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 41

400TH ST

Good

Over: STREAM

070190403, Appanoose, IA

Built 2021 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 21

LOCAL

Good

Over: STREAM

068162601, Appanoose, IA

Built 1999 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 16

508TH ST

Good

Over: STREAM

069172903, Appanoose, IA

Built 2020 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 73

160TH AVE

Good

Over: HONEY CREEK

070180602, Appanoose, IA

Built 2020 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 41

470TH ST

Good

Over: WALNUT & WOLF BRANCH

069180701, Appanoose, IA

Built 2018 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 50

J59 (610TH ST)

Good

Over: STREAM

067162303, Appanoose, IA

Built 2013 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 15

120TH AVE

Good

Over: COOPER CREEK

068190902, Appanoose, IA

Built 2013 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 26

461ST ST

Good

Over: CHARITON RIVER

069180105, Appanoose, IA

Built 2003 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 26

J 13 (405TH ST)

Good

Over: SMALL STREAM

070160905, Appanoose, IA

Built 2012 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 25

493RD ST

Good

Over: STREAM

069172103, Appanoose, IA

Built 2011 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 82

LOCAL

Good

Over: SHOAL CREEK

067171903, Appanoose, IA

Built 1988 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 11

LOCAL

Good

Over: CHARITON RIVER

069171603, Appanoose, IA

Built 1999 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 82

FM

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

069181904, Appanoose, IA

Built 1995 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 70

LOCAL

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

069180303, Appanoose, IA

Built 2009 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 62

LOCAL

Good

Over: STREAM

069161202, Appanoose, IA

Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 35

110TH AVE

Good

Over: COOPER CREEK

068190802, Appanoose, IA

Built 2021 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 30

150TH AVE

Good

Over: WOLF BRANCH CREEK

069191202, Appanoose, IA

Built 2021 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 35

FM

Good

Over: LITTLE WALNUT CREEK

069180104, Appanoose, IA

Built 2007 Load: 44.8 t ADT: 760

LOCAL

Good

Over: STREAM

067181604, Appanoose, IA

Built 1999 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 62

FM

Good

Over: SMALL STREAM

070160203, Appanoose, IA

Built 2001 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 40

LOCAL

Good

Over: FOX RIVER

069162502, Appanoose, IA

Built 1987 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 35

IA 2

Good

Over: CHARITON RIVER

3.6 mi. E of Jct. IA 5, Appanoose, IA

Built 1983 Load: 47.8 t ADT: 2,830

LOCAL

Good

Over: PACKARD CREEK

067170207, Appanoose, IA

Built 2003 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 30

LOCAL

Good

Over: SHOAL CREEK

068183604, Appanoose, IA

Built 1995 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 113

FM

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

069192708, Appanoose, IA

Built 2002 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 90

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Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial