Tama County, IA
307 public highway bridges
Tama County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Tama County, Iowa contains 307 public highway bridges. Roughly 32.6% are rated “Good,” 32.6% “Fair,” and 32.6% “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.
Condition Distribution
All Bridges (307)
FM
PoorOver: IOWA RIVER
082132002, Tama, IA
FM
PoorOver: SMALL STREAM
086152401, Tama, IA
E66
PoorOver: SALT CREEK
082132403, Tama, IA
LOCAL
PoorOver: BRANCH IOWA RIVER
082140603, Tama, IA
E66
PoorOver: PLAGUE MINE CREEK
082131603, Tama, IA
IRR-FM
PoorOver: BENNETT CREEK
083153104, Tama, IA
FM
PoorOver: SO BRANCH SALT CREEK
084151203, Tama, IA
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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