Emmet County, IA

70 public highway bridges

Emmet County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Emmet County, Iowa contains 70 public highway bridges. Roughly 21.4% are rated “Good,” 60% “Fair,” and 18.6% “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.

70
Total Bridges
21.4%
Good
60%
Fair
18.6%
Poor Condition

Condition Distribution

Good
21.4% (15)
Fair
60% (42)
Poor
18.6% (13)

All Bridges (70)

LOCAL

Fair

Over: E FORK DES MOINES RIVER

099313603, Emmet, IA

Built 1954 Load: 14.1 t ADT: 110

FM

Fair

Over: EF DES MOINES RIVER

100322401, Emmet, IA

Built 1957 Load: 14.2 t ADT: 300

LOCAL

Fair

Over: BLACK CAT CREEK

098312502, Emmet, IA

Built 1954 Load: 15.1 t ADT: 15

LOCAL

Fair

Over: CREEK

100342802, Emmet, IA

Built 1914 Load: 15.3 t ADT: 45

LOCAL

Fair

Over: W FORK DES MOINES RIVER

098332903, Emmet, IA

Built 1959 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 34

LOCAL

Fair

Over: DD #7

099321702, Emmet, IA

Built 1970 Load: 17.3 t ADT: 45

LOCAL

Fair

Over: SOLDIER CREEK

100322602, Emmet, IA

Built 1970 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 15

LOCAL

Fair

Over: BROWN CREEK

100333203, Emmet, IA

Built 1978 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 40

LOCAL

Fair

Over: BLACK CAT CREEK

098310402, Emmet, IA

Built 1955 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 20

LOCAL

Fair

Over: BLACK CAT CREEK

098312601, Emmet, IA

Built 1978 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 20

LOCAL

Fair

Over: JACK CREEK

099322903, Emmet, IA

Built 1970 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 45

FM

Fair

Over: E FORK DES MOINES RIVER

099310604, Emmet, IA

Built 1959 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 20

LOCAL

Fair

Over: E FORK DES MOINES RIVER

099310801, Emmet, IA

Built 1962 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 34

LOCAL

Fair

Over: E FORK DES MOINES R

099312101, Emmet, IA

Built 1975 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 30

LOCAL

Fair

Over: E FORK DES MOINES RIVER

099312503, Emmet, IA

Built 1970 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 15

LOCAL

Fair

Over: E FORK DES MOINES RIVER

100323501, Emmet, IA

Built 1962 Load: 23.8 t ADT: 26

LOCAL

Fair

Over: JACK CREEK

098320901, Emmet, IA

Built 1973 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 20

LOCAL

Fair

Over: DD #40

099320601, Emmet, IA

Built 1973 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 10

LOCAL

Fair

Over: SOLDIER CREEK

100331202, Emmet, IA

Built 1962 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 50

FM

Fair

Over: BROWN CR

099330703, Emmet, IA

Built 1971 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 409

LOCAL

Fair

Over: BROWN CR

100333201, Emmet, IA

Built 1964 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 20

LOCAL

Fair

Over: JACK CR

098323302, Emmet, IA

Built 1960 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 34

LOCAL

Fair

Over: SOLDIER CREEK

100322102, Emmet, IA

Built 1978 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 11

FM

Fair

Over: BROWN CREEK

100331601, Emmet, IA

Built 1967 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 170

LOCAL

Fair

Over: CREEK D D 94

098332903, Emmet, IA

Built 1975 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 34

FM

Fair

Over: BROWN CREEK

100332901, Emmet, IA

Built 1981 Load: 31.2 t ADT: 409

LOCAL

Fair

Over: SOLDIER CR

100322001, Emmet, IA

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 34

LOCAL

Fair

Over: BLACK CAT CREEK

0983115, Emmet, IA

Built 1987 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 60

FM

Fair

Over: JACK CREEK

0983222, Emmet, IA

Built 1973 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 240

FM

Fair

Over: JACK CREEK

0993222, Emmet, IA

Built 1973 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 529

FM

Fair

Over: JACK CREEK DD #17

0993234, Emmet, IA

Built 1977 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 529

FM

Fair

Over: BROWN CREEK (DD#121)

099330502, Emmet, IA

Built 1971 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 379

FM

Fair

Over: D.D.#40

100322702, Emmet, IA

Built 1984 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 578

FM

Fair

Over: SOLDIER CREEK

0100322702, Emmet, IA

Built 1984 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 578

FM

Fair

Over: DES MOINES RIVER

0983307, Emmet, IA

Built 1976 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 390

LOCAL

Fair

Over: D D #7

099322101, Emmet, IA

Built 1977 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 15

LOCAL

Fair

Over: NATURAL CREEK

0993436, Emmet, IA

Built 1985 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 71

IA 9

Fair

Over: DES MOINES RIVER

0.6 MI. W OF JCT. IA 4, Emmet, IA

Built 1975 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 8,200

LOCAL

Fair

Over: CREEK

0993435, Emmet, IA

Built 1990 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 34

LOCAL

Fair

Over: BLACK CAT CREEK

098310901, Emmet, IA

Built 1985 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 20

LOCAL

Fair

Over: D D #40

099320602, Emmet, IA

Built 1978 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 15

LOCAL

Fair

Over: D D 40

100322902, Emmet, IA

Built 1975 Load: 51.4 t ADT: 20

IA 4

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH #2

1.6 MI. N OF CO. RD. B14, Emmet, IA

Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,740

200TH ST

Good

Over: W FORK DES MOINES RIVER

099333101, Emmet, IA

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 419

210TH ST

Good

Over: JACK CREEK

098320401, Emmet, IA

Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 219

LOCAL

Good

Over: SOLDIER CREEK

100331102, Emmet, IA

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30

LOCAL

Good

Over: DENMARK

098323601, Emmet, IA

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 26

IA 15

Good

Over: BLACK CAT CREEK

6.4 mi. S of IA 9, Emmet, IA

Built 1991 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 970

IA 9

Good

Over: BROWN CREEK

1.8 mi E of Jct IA 4, Emmet, IA

Built 1986 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 2,740

FM

Good

Over: WEST DES MOINES RIVER

100343408, Emmet, IA

Built 2006 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 709
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