O'Brien County, IA

229 public highway bridges

O'Brien County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, O'Brien County, Iowa contains 229 public highway bridges. Roughly 52.4% are rated “Good,” 40.6% “Fair,” and 4.8% “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.

229
Total Bridges
52.4%
Good
40.6%
Fair
4.8%
Poor Condition

Condition Distribution

Good
52.4% (120)
Fair
40.6% (93)
Poor
4.8% (11)

All Bridges (229)

IA 60 SB

Unknown

Over: US 18

At Jct. U.S. 18, O'Brien, IA

Built 2004 ADT: 3,150

IA 60 NB

Unknown

Over: U.S. 18

At Jct. U.S. 18, O'Brien, IA

Built 2004 ADT: 3,150

NEST AVENUE

Unknown

Over: IA 60

1.6 mi. S of jct. US 18, O'Brien, IA

Built 2004 ADT: 5,200

330TH STREET

Unknown

Over: IA 60

1.0 mi. S of jct. US 18, O'Brien, IA

Built 2005 ADT: 5,300

MONROE AVE

Unknown

Over: IA 60

2.6 mi. S of jct. US 18, O'Brien, IA

Built 2005 ADT: 5,500

LOCAL SEC RD

Fair

Over: MURRAY CR

094391602, O'Brien, IA

Built 1900 Load: 4.7 t ADT: 15

FM

Fair

Over: SMALL UN-NAMED CREEK

097391101, O'Brien, IA

Built 1996 Load: 9.3 t ADT: 30

LOCAL

Fair

Over: FLOYD RIVER

097421002, O'Brien, IA

Built 1900 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 26

LOCAL

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

094411602, O'Brien, IA

Built 1924 Load: 11.1 t ADT: 50

LOCAL

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

094410301, O'Brien, IA

Built 1924 Load: 12.9 t ADT: 35

LOCAL SEC RD

Fair

Over: WATERMAN CREEK

097391901, O'Brien, IA

Built 1955 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 35

LOCAL

Fair

Over: LAMKIN CREEK

096422101, O'Brien, IA

Built 1945 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 35

LOCAL SEC RD

Fair

Over: MCCREATH CR

095391701, O'Brien, IA

Built 1940 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 15

LOCAL

Fair

Over: LANGE CREEK

094411902, O'Brien, IA

Built 1954 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 62

LOCAL

Fair

Over: LITTLE WATERMAN CREEK

096402402, O'Brien, IA

Built 1940 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 30

LOCAL

Fair

Over: ENGELS CREEK

097421302, O'Brien, IA

Built 1932 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 21

FM

Fair

Over: DRAINAGE WAY

094391501, O'Brien, IA

Built 1946 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 60

LOCAL SEC RD

Fair

Over: NELSON CREEK

094412402, O'Brien, IA

Built 1941 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 41

LOCAL

Fair

Over: DRY RUN

095400701, O'Brien, IA

Built 1947 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 50

LOCAL

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

096412401, O'Brien, IA

Built 1939 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 41

US 18

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.2 mi. W of SR M22, O'Brien, IA

Built 1959 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 3,210

LOCAL

Fair

Over: WATERMAN CREEK

094392305, O'Brien, IA

Built 1950 Load: 18.3 t ADT: 41

FM

Fair

Over: WHISKEY CREEK

094413202, O'Brien, IA

Built 1927 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 34

LOCAL

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

096412602, O'Brien, IA

Built 1935 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 15

LOCAL

Fair

Over: OCHEYEDAN RIVER

097390102, O'Brien, IA

Built 1933 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 30

LOCAL RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE FLOYD RIVER

097412802, O'Brien, IA

Built 1959 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 50

FM

Fair

Over: DEEP CREEK

094423201, O'Brien, IA

Built 1934 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 15

REDWING AVE

Fair

Over: FLOYD RIVER

097410302, O'Brien, IA

Built 2005 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 21

FM

Fair

Over: MCCREATH CREEK

095390801, O'Brien, IA

Built 1953 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 797

FM

Fair

Over: JORDAN CREEK

095393202, O'Brien, IA

Built 1969 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 948

LOCAL

Fair

Over: GRASS WATERWAY

096410402, O'Brien, IA

Built 1954 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 50

290TH ST

Fair

Over: FLOYD RIVER

097411401, O'Brien, IA

Built 2018 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 26

FM

Fair

Over: SMALL UN-NAMED CREEK

097421201, O'Brien, IA

Built 1969 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 509

FM

Fair

Over: SMALL UN-NAMED CREEK

095410302, O'Brien, IA

Built 1992 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 917

FM

Fair

Over: SMALL UN-NAMED CREEK

095391901, O'Brien, IA

Built 1939 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 50

FM

Fair

Over: OCHEYEDAN RIVER OVERFLOW

097391201, O'Brien, IA

Built 1951 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 20

LOCAL

Fair

Over: FLOYD RIVER

097412303, O'Brien, IA

Built 2009 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 15

LOCAL

Fair

Over: NELSON CR

094412502, O'Brien, IA

Built 1938 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 15

410TH ST

Fair

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

095411801, O'Brien, IA

Built 2019 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 21

LOCAL

Fair

Over: SO BR LITTLE FLOYD RIVER

096411102, O'Brien, IA

Built 1937 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 30

LOCAL SEC RD

Fair

Over: STOFFERAN CREEK

095 42 04 02, O'Brien, IA

Built 2010 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 26

LOCAL SEC RD

Fair

Over: WILLOW CR

094401102, O'Brien, IA

Built 2001 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 41

MONROE AVE

Fair

Over: DEEP CREEK

094422902, O'Brien, IA

Built 2007 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 11

LOCAL SEC RD

Fair

Over: NELSON CR

094412601, O'Brien, IA

Built 1935 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 30

LOCAL SEC RD

Fair

Over: LANGE CREEK

094422306, O'Brien, IA

Built 1954 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 62

LOCAL SEC RD

Fair

Over: WATERMAN CREEK

095392701, O'Brien, IA

Built 1951 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 26

FM

Fair

Over: FLOYD RIVER

097422902, O'Brien, IA

Built 1962 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 518

FM

Fair

Over: WATERMAN CREEK

094390314, O'Brien, IA

Built 1961 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 210

LOCAL SEC RD

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

094420202, O'Brien, IA

Built 1934 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 103

LOCAL

Fair

Over: LAKE CREEK

095400901, O'Brien, IA

Built 1992 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 21
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