Van Buren County, IA

142 public highway bridges

Van Buren County Bridge Snapshot

Van Buren County, Iowa contains 142 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 25.4% are rated “Good,” 42.3% “Fair,” 32.4% “Poor,” and 32.4% 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.

142
Total Bridges
25.4%
Good
32.4%
Poor
32.4%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
25.4% (36)
Fair
42.3% (60)
Poor
32.4% (46)
SD
32.4% (46)

All Bridges (142)

LOCAL

Poor

Over: COATES CR

069081701, Van Buren, IA

Built 1959 Load: 10.2 t ADT: 11

LOCAL

Poor

Over: STREAM

070100504, Van Buren, IA

Built 1968 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 25

LOCAL

Poor

Over: CREEK

070080804, Van Buren, IA

Built 1971 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 16

LOCAL

Poor

Over: TRIB DESMOINES RIVER

068083004, Van Buren, IA

Built 1966 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 26

LOCAL

Poor

Over: TRIB DES MOINES R

069100215, Van Buren, IA

Built 1912 Load: 13.3 t ADT: 26

LOCAL

Poor

Over: CREEK

069100305, Van Buren, IA

Built 1955 Load: 14.3 t ADT: 41

FM

Poor

Over: CREEK

067111601, Van Buren, IA

Built 1966 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 70

LOCAL

Poor

Over: REED'S CR

069083501, Van Buren, IA

Built 1959 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 62

FM

Poor

Over: TRIB DES MOINES RIVER

069102308, Van Buren, IA

Built 1920 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 45

LOCAL

Poor

Over: CREEK

068092903, Van Buren, IA

Built 1967 Load: 18.7 t ADT: 11

LOCAL

Poor

Over: CREEK

068080204, Van Buren, IA

Built 1969 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 51

FM

Poor

Over: CREEK

068111810, Van Buren, IA

Built 1955 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 25

LOCAL

Poor

Over: CREEK

070110707, Van Buren, IA

Built 1956 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 50

FM

Poor

Over: TRIB DES MOINES R

068081605, Van Buren, IA

Built 1969 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 50

FM

Poor

Over: CHEQUEST CREEK

069112004, Van Buren, IA

Built 1953 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 20

FM

Poor

Over: ROCK CREEK

069092103, Van Buren, IA

Built 1953 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 70

LOCAL

Poor

Over: STREAM

070101101, Van Buren, IA

Built 1930 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 21

LOCAL

Poor

Over: CREEK

070090902, Van Buren, IA

Built 1977 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 26

LOCAL

Poor

Over: CREEK

070110510, Van Buren, IA

Built 1974 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 15

LOCAL

Poor

Over: LITTLE LICK CREEK

070092903, Van Buren, IA

Built 1972 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 47

LOCAL

Poor

Over: TRIB DES MOINES RIVER

070110703, Van Buren, IA

Built 1950 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 60

LOCAL

Poor

Over: CREEK

069100606, Van Buren, IA

Built 1964 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 11

FM

Poor

Over: STREAM

070101205, Van Buren, IA

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 260

LOCAL

Poor

Over: CREEK

070110603, Van Buren, IA

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 26

252ND ST

Structurally Deficient

Over: FOX RIVER

068112203, Van Buren, IA

Built 1885 ADT: 104

LOCAL

Structurally Deficient

Over: CREEK

070102303, Van Buren, IA

Built 1968 ADT: 11

LOCAL

Structurally Deficient

Over: SMALL TRIBUTARY

070102303, Van Buren, IA

Built 1977 ADT: 11

LOCAL

Structurally Deficient

Over: CREEK

068082606, Van Buren, IA

Built 1960 Load: 3.4 t ADT: 21

FIELD ENTRANCE

Structurally Deficient

Over: SIDE DRAINAGE (SDB)

068083104, Van Buren, IA

Built 1976 Load: 3.8 t ADT: 10

LOCAL

Structurally Deficient

Over: TRIB DES MOINES RIVER

070112203, Van Buren, IA

Built 1977 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 16

LOCAL

Structurally Deficient

Over: BIG INDIAN CREEK

068100705, Van Buren, IA

Built 1960 Load: 6.3 t ADT: 21

LOCAL

Structurally Deficient

Over: CREEK

068083003, Van Buren, IA

Built 1959 Load: 6.6 t ADT: 11

LOCAL

Structurally Deficient

Over: WILDCAT CREEK

069101905, Van Buren, IA

Built 1951 Load: 12.3 t ADT: 30

LOCAL

Structurally Deficient

Over: BIG INDIAN CREEK

067090104, Van Buren, IA

Built 1967 Load: 13.3 t ADT: 30

FM

Structurally Deficient

Over: CREEK

070100804, Van Buren, IA

Built 1977 Load: 14.6 t ADT: 40

LOCAL

Structurally Deficient

Over: TRIB DESMOINES RIVER R

068082805, Van Buren, IA

Built 1971 Load: 14.8 t ADT: 5

LOCAL

Structurally Deficient

Over: SMALL STREAM

069102103, Van Buren, IA

Built 1975 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 30

LOCAL

Structurally Deficient

Over: TRIB OF DES MOINES RIVER

068083508, Van Buren, IA

Built 1954 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 62

MAIN ST

Structurally Deficient

Over: TRIB DES MOINES RIVER

070110803, Van Buren, IA

Built 1965 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 5

LOCAL

Structurally Deficient

Over: TRIB CHEQUEST CREEK

069111303, Van Buren, IA

Built 1955 Load: 18.7 t ADT: 5

LOCAL

Structurally Deficient

Over: TRIB TO HOLCOMB CREEK

069110303, Van Buren, IA

Built 1976 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 40

FM

Structurally Deficient

Over: CREEK

070111906, Van Buren, IA

Built 1955 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 50

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