Clarke County, IA
150 public highway bridges
Clarke County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Clarke County, Iowa contains 150 public highway bridges. Roughly 24% are rated “Good,” 40.7% “Fair,” and 34% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.
Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.
Condition Distribution
All Bridges (150)
DOYLE ST
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE 35
2.0 mi. S of SR H45, Clarke, IA
CLAY STREET
UnknownOver: I-35
1.0 mi. N of US 34, Clarke, IA
LOCAL
FairOver: SHORT CREEK
071273306, Clarke, IA
LOCAL
FairOver: WHITE BREAST CK
072262701, Clarke, IA
LOCAL
FairOver: SOUTH WHITE BREAST CREEK
071240804, Clarke, IA
LOCAL
FairOver: SOUTH OTTER CREEK
072240206, Clarke, IA
LOCAL
FairOver: LOCAL CREEK
073261005, Clarke, IA
LOCAL
FairOver: SOUTH WHITE BREAST CREEK
071250902, Clarke, IA
LOCAL
FairOver: BR LONG CREEK
071273504, Clarke, IA
SCOTT ST
FairOver: SMALL CREEK
073241101, Clarke, IA
FM
FairOver: SOUTH RIVER
073271506, Clarke, IA
FM
FairOver: SOUTH WHITE BREAST CREEK
071241002, Clarke, IA
LOCAL
FairOver: OTTER CREEK
073241504, Clarke, IA
LOCAL
FairOver: EAST LONG CREEK
071271404, Clarke, IA
LOCAL
FairOver: EAST LONG CREEK
071272603, Clarke, IA
FM
FairOver: WHITE BREAST CREEK
071240304, Clarke, IA
FM
FairOver: BRANCH LONG CREEK
071273405, Clarke, IA
FM
FairOver: SMALL CREEK
071273302, Clarke, IA
LOCAL
FairOver: WEST CREEK
073251502, Clarke, IA
LOCAL
FairOver: S WHITE BREAST CR
071252201, Clarke, IA
LOCAL
FairOver: EAST LONG CK
071273606, Clarke, IA
FM
FairOver: CHARITON CREEK
071252504, Clarke, IA
FM
FairOver: BRANCH LONG CREEK
071271401, Clarke, IA
LOCAL
FairOver: CHARITON CR
071243103, Clarke, IA
FM
FairOver: WEST CREEK
073250202, Clarke, IA
FM
FairOver: OTTER CREEK BRANCH
073243303, Clarke, IA
LOCAL
FairOver: CREEK
072271903, Clarke, IA
LOCAL
FairOver: SO WHITE BREAST CREEK
071252204, Clarke, IA
FM
FairOver: OTTER CREEK
072250302, Clarke, IA
LOCAL
FairOver: SMALL
071273303, Clarke, IA
FM
FairOver: NORTH WHITE BREAST CREEK
071251204, Clarke, IA
FM
FairOver: EAST LONG CREEK
071273601, Clarke, IA
FM
FairOver: BEE CREEK
071263401, Clarke, IA
FM
FairOver: LONG CREEK
071271403, Clarke, IA
LOCAL
FairOver: NORTH WHITE BREAST CREEK
071240504, Clarke, IA
FM
FairOver: CHARITON CREEK
071242302, Clarke, IA
FM
FairOver: NO WHITE BREAST CREEK
072253604, Clarke, IA
FM
FairOver: OTTER CREEK
073240104, Clarke, IA
FM
FairOver: WHITE BREAST CREEK
072252006, Clarke, IA
FM
FairOver: BRANCH OTTER CREEK
073242902, Clarke, IA
FM
FairOver: WEST CREEK
073273604, Clarke, IA
FM
FairOver: SOUTH RIVER
073271204, Clarke, IA
LOCAL
FairOver: WHITE BREAST CREEK
072253006, Clarke, IA
LOCAL
FairOver: BR SQUAW CREEK
073262504, Clarke, IA
NB I-35
FairOver: WEST CREEK
2.5 MI. NORTH OF IA 152, Clarke, IA
LOCAL
FairOver: STREAM (LWC)
072241204, Clarke, IA
FM
FairOver: SQUAW CREEK
072250603, Clarke, IA
FM
FairOver: SOUTH WEST CREEK
072261301, Clarke, IA
FM
FairOver: WHITE BREAST CREEK
072262102, Clarke, IA
GRIFFITH
FairOver: SMALL STREAM
072242703, Clarke, IA
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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