Black Hawk County, IA

411 public highway bridges

Black Hawk County Bridge Snapshot

Black Hawk County, Iowa contains 411 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 46% are rated “Good,” 28.7% “Fair,” 5.8% “Poor,” and 5.8% 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.

411
Total Bridges
46%
Good
5.8%
Poor
5.8%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
46% (189)
Fair
28.7% (118)
Poor
5.8% (24)
SD
5.8% (24)

All Bridges (411)

N PILOT GROVE RD

Fair

Over: POYNER CREEK

89-11-20-02-10, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1984 Load: 31.9 t ADT: 59

ASHLEY RD

Fair

Over: TRIB TO CEDAR RIVER

87-11-07-03-10, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1983 Load: 32.3 t ADT: 44

MAIN ST

Fair

Over: UNIV BR DRY RUN CREEK

AT 18TH ST, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1962 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,191

W QUARRY RD

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

87-14-13-01-10, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1987 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 5

US 218

Fair

Over: STREAM

4.3 mi. S of Jct. U.S. 20, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1952 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,110

VINCENT RD

Fair

Over: CASTLE HILL CREEK

CITY CULVERT NO. 46C, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 684

SARAH DRIVE

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE

CITY CULVERT NO. 55C, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,967

US 20

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

1.3 mi. W of jct. SR V65, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,700

E BIG ROCK RD

Fair

Over: ELK RUN CREEK

89-12-03-01-10, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1963 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 49

EASTMAN RD

Fair

Over: TRIB TO MILLER CREEK

87-12-08-01-10, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1983 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 11

E AIRLINE HWY

Fair

Over: TRIB TO ELK RUN CREEK

89-11-07-01-10, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1986 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 59

S CANFIELD RD

Fair

Over: TRIB TO INDIAN CREEK

88-11-08-04-10, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1996 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 2,769

COTTER RD

Fair

Over: MILLER CREEK

87-12-04-02-10, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1986 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 59

LINCOLN RD

Fair

Over: TRIB TO BLACK HAWK CREEK

87-14-15-02-10, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1985 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 59

HOLMES RD

Fair

Over: TRIB TO ROCK CREEK

87-14-24-02-10, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1985 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 39

W TAMA RD

Fair

Over: GIVEN CREEK

87-14-32-01-10, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1985 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 49

US 20

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE

2.4 MI. E OF E JCT. I-380, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1980 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 10,700

W REINBECK RD

Fair

Over: TRIB TO MILLER CREEK

87-13-28-01-10, Black Hawk, IA

Built 2001 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 11

SB 218,EB 57

Fair

Over: CEDAR RIVER OVERFLOW

0.2 mi. E of jct. IA 27, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1974 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 9,800

DYSART RD

Fair

Over: TRIB TO MILLER CREEK

88-12-19-04-10, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1981 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 1,463

ASHLEY RD

Fair

Over: TRIB TO CEDAR RIVER

87-11-07-03-20, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1946 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 44

ANSBOROUGH AVE

Fair

Over: TRIB TO MILLER CREEK

87-13-33-02-10, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1988 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 15

BRANDON RD

Fair

Over: CEDAR RIVER

87-11-19-04, Black Hawk, IA

Built 2012 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 1,542

7TH ST

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

0.1 mi. S of Jct. SR C50, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1993 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 737

S ELK RUN RD

Fair

Over: ELK RUN CREEK

89-12-34-04, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1971 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,574

HUDSON RD

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

000000000, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1978 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 4,985

E 4TH ST

Fair

Over: VIRDEN CREEK

CITY CULVERT NO. 38C, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1970 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 2,679

W.4TH ST

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE

CITY CULVERT NO. 35C, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1986 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 5,322

E.ORANGE RD

Fair

Over: SINK CREEK

CITY CULVERT NO. 45C, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1988 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 2,777

S CANFIELD RD

Fair

Over: TRIB TO CEDAR RIVER

88-11-32-02-10, Black Hawk, IA

Built 2004 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 599

E TAMA RD

Fair

Over: TRIB TO WOLF CREEK

87-12-34-01-10, Black Hawk, IA

Built 2003 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 570

HUDSON RD

Fair

Over: DRY RUN CREEK

000000000, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1969 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 6,993

HESS ROAD

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE

CITY CULVERT NO. 54C, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1992 Load: 42.2 t ADT: 4,635

W 4TH ST

Fair

Over: CEDAR RIVER

CITY BRIDGE NO. 34, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1975 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 1,908

IA 281

Fair

Over: WAPSIPINICON RIVER

2.2 MI. E OF S.R. C57, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1989 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,240

NB I-380

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

1.6 Mi. N OF Jct. SR V65, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1984 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 8,550

SB I-380

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

1.6 Mi. N OF Jct. SR V65, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1984 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 8,550

MILLER CREEK RD

Fair

Over: TRIB TO MILLER CREEK

87-12-04-01-10, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1986 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 49

DYSART RD

Fair

Over: TRIB TO MILLER CREEK

87-12-07-02-10, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1994 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,660

W EAGLE RD

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

87-14-24-01-10, Black Hawk, IA

Built 2005 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 471

WINSLOW RD

Fair

Over: WEST FORK CEDAR RIVER

90-14-09-03, Black Hawk, IA

Built 2008 Load: 45.6 t ADT: 678

6TH ST.

Fair

Over: CEDAR RIVER

CITY BRIDGE NO. 43, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1984 Load: 46.9 t ADT: 5,195

HEARST RD

Fair

Over: TRIB TO DRY RUN CREEK

89-14-33-02-10, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1978 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 33

DYSART RD

Fair

Over: TRIB TO MILLER CREEK

87-12-06-02-10, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1994 Load: 48.2 t ADT: 1,660

W TAMA RD

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

87-14-35-01-10, Black Hawk, IA

Built 2003 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 560

E MARQUIS RD

Fair

Over: CRANE CREEK

90-12-03-01-10, Black Hawk, IA

Built 2003 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 49

S CANFIELD RD

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

88-11-17-02-10, Black Hawk, IA

Built 2003 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 678

POYNER RD

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

88-11-25-01-10, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1990 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 33

FM

Good

Over: BLACK HAWK CREEK

87-14-06-02-10, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1973 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 98

ELDORA RD

Good

Over: TRIB TO BLACK HAWK CREEK

88-14-33-07-10, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1927 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 79

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