State profile · Above median Poor share

Iowa bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Iowa, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

20,753
Public bridges
36.5%
Good condition
20.0%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

Total Bridges

20,753

Public highway bridges in Iowa

Good Condition

36.5%

7,582 bridges rated 7-9

-13.5pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

20.0%

4,153 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

13.0pp vs national avg 7.0%

Iowa vs national bridge condition

Iowa - Good condition share 36.5%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Iowa - Poor-condition share 66.7%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Iowa38.5%40.4%21.1%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Iowa (FHWA NBI)

Counties (99)

Adair 208 Adams 147 Allamakee 170 Appanoose 159 Audubon 161 Benton 327 Black Hawk 411 Boone 119 Bremer 220 Buchanan 281 Buena Vista 140 Butler 261 Calhoun 171 Carroll 223 Cass 237 Cedar 265 Cerro Gordo 210 Cherokee 223 Chickasaw 268 Clarke 150 Clay 138 Clayton 214 Clinton 325 Crawford 242 Dallas 154 Davis 156 Decatur 178 Delaware 254 Des Moines 156 Dickinson 73 Dubuque 304 Emmet 70 Fayette 288 Floyd 195 Franklin 214 Fremont 133 Greene 150 Grundy 270 Guthrie 236 Hamilton 134 Hancock 128 Hardin 211 Harrison 162 Henry 144 Howard 193 Humboldt 70 Ida 164 Iowa 189 Jackson 209 Jasper 321 Jefferson 142 Johnson 317 Jones 215 Keokuk 152 Kossuth 256 Lee 185 Linn 428 Louisa 134 Lucas 186 Lyon 241 Madison 221 Mahaska 219 Marion 204 Marshall 283 Mills 170 Mitchell 160 Monona 125 Monroe 126 Montgomery 184 Muscatine 127 O'Brien 229 Osceola 176 Page 185 Palo Alto 114 Plymouth 407 Pocahontas 186 Polk 415 Pottawattamie 469 Poweshiek 221 Ringgold 206 Sac 188 Scott 212 Shelby 194 Sioux 429 Story 262 Tama 307 Taylor 220 Union 153 Van Buren 142 Wapello 160 Warren 231 Washington 203 Wayne 163 Webster 179 Winnebago 48 Winneshiek 317 Woodbury 379 Worth 89 Wright 168

Iowa vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Iowa on the same metric.

WV

West Virginia

16.02% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$7,679

SD

South Dakota

16.24% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,905
Selected

IA

Iowa

20.01% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$20,753

VI

Virgin Islands

29.17% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$24

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Iowa

Six lowest-condition bridges in Iowa, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

270TH STREET

Poor

Over: ROSE BRANCH

071343401, Adams, IA

Built 1976 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 79

LOCAL

Poor

Over: CREEK

078342601, Audubon, IA

Built 1935 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 21

KLINE RD

Poor

Over: MUD CREEK

87-12-15-02-10, Black Hawk, IA

Built 1948 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 11

LOCAL - 700TH

Poor

Over: TRIB TROUBLESOME CREEK

077351402, Cass, IA

Built 1983 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 11

LOCAL - DAYTONA

Poor

Over: BUCK CREEK

077361903, Cass, IA

Built 1980 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 35

100TH ST.

Poor

Over: UNION CREEK

083E20101, Clinton, IA

Built 1900 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 78

All Bridges in Iowa

SB I-380

Unknown

Over: H AVE NE

2.3 MI.S.OF JCT.100, Linn, IA

Built 1980 ADT: 3,100

NB I 380

Unknown

Over: J AVE NE

2.0 mi. S of Jct. IA #100, Linn, IA

Built 1980 ADT: 880

SB I-380

Unknown

Over: J AVE NE

2.0 mi. S of Jct. IA #100, Linn, IA

Built 1980 ADT: 850

NB I-380

Unknown

Over: COLDSTREAM AVE NE

1.5 MI. S OF JCT. IA 100, Linn, IA

Built 1980 ADT: 905

SB I-380

Unknown

Over: COLDSTREAM AVE NE

1.5 MI. S OF JCT. IA 100, Linn, IA

Built 1980 ADT: 905

GLASS RD

Unknown

Over: I-380

1.1 mi. S OF JCT. IA 100, Linn, IA

Built 1980 ADT: 70,600

IA 100

Unknown

Over: CENTER POINT RD

0.2 MI. E OF JCT. 380, Linn, IA

Built 1981 ADT: 12,500

NB I-380

Unknown

Over: 42ND ST

0.5 MI. S. OF JCT. 100, Linn, IA

Built 1981 ADT: 2,155

SB I-380

Unknown

Over: 42ND ST

0.5 MI. S OF JCT. 100, Linn, IA

Built 1981 ADT: 2,155

EB COLL IA 100

Unknown

Over: I-380

0.1 mi. S of IA 100, Linn, IA

Built 1982 ADT: 49,200

IA 100

Unknown

Over: I-380 & RR

At the Jct. I-380, Linn, IA

Built 1982 ADT: 49,200

WB COLL IA 100

Unknown

Over: I-380

0.1 MI. N OF JCT. 100, Linn, IA

Built 1982 ADT: 49,200

BLAIRSFERRY RD

Unknown

Over: I 380

0.6 MI. N OF JCT. IA 100, Linn, IA

Built 1980 ADT: 32,800

EMMONS ST

Unknown

Over: I-380

0.9 MI. N OF JCT. 100, Linn, IA

Built 1980 ADT: 41,700

BOYSON ROAD

Unknown

Over: I-380

1.4 MI. N OF JCT.100, Linn, IA

Built 1982 ADT: 26,300

WB 15TH AVE

Unknown

Over: UP RR & STREET

000000000, Linn, IA

Built 1983 ADT: 1,375

TOWER TERRACE EB

Unknown

Over: I 380

2.4 mi. S Jct. SR E34, Linn, IA

ADT: 14,500

E-34 -TODDVILLE

Unknown

Over: I 380

AT JCT. SR E34, Linn, IA

Built 1983 ADT: 24,100

MIDWAY RD

Unknown

Over: I-380

0.9 mi. north of SR E34, Linn, IA

Built 1983 ADT: 25,900

HAGERMAN RD

Unknown

Over: I-380

2.3 MI. N OF SR E34, Linn, IA

Built 1983 ADT: 25,900

QUAIL RIDGE RD

Unknown

Over: I-380

3.0 MI. S OF SR W36, Linn, IA

Built 1983 ADT: 25,900

BOAR RD

Unknown

Over: I-380

1.6 MI. S OF S.R. W36, Linn, IA

Built 1983 ADT: 25,900

SR W-36

Unknown

Over: I-380

AT JCT. S.R. W36, Linn, IA

Built 1983 ADT: 19,900

CEDAR RIDGE RD

Unknown

Over: I-380

1.5 mi. N of jct. SR W36, Linn, IA

Built 1982 ADT: 22,200

SR E2W

Unknown

Over: I-380

3.6 MI. N OF SR W36, Linn, IA

Built 1984 ADT: 22,200

STONEY POINT RD

Unknown

Over: US 30 & US 218

0.8 MI. W OF JCT. US 151, Linn, IA

Built 1985 ADT: 16,100

W42 80TH ST SW

Unknown

Over: US 30

80TH ST. SW OVER US 30, Linn, IA

Built 2018 ADT: 13,100

RAMP B TO 16TH

Unknown

Over: US 30

2.5 MI. W OF JCT. US 151, Linn, IA

Built 1985 ADT: 12,000

I 380 NB OFF RAMP

Unknown

Over: 8TH AVE SW

0.5 mi. S Jct. IA 922, Linn, IA

Built 1975 ADT: 8,730

I 380 NB

Unknown

Over: US 30

AT THE JCT. U.S. 30, Linn, IA

Built 1975 ADT: 11,250

I 380 SB

Unknown

Over: US 30

AT JCT. OF U.S. 30, Linn, IA

Built 1975 ADT: 11,050

27TH AVE

Unknown

Over: I-380

1.7 mi. N of Jct. US 30, Linn, IA

Built 1975 ADT: 65,300

WILSON AVE

Unknown

Over: I-380

2.1 MI. N OF JCT. 30, Linn, IA

Built 1972 ADT: 59,600

76TH AVE SW

Unknown

Over: I-380

1.5 MI.S.OF JCT. US 30, Linn, IA

Built 1975 ADT: 56,400

I 380 NB

Unknown

Over: 15TH & 16TH AV SW

2.5 MI. N OF JCT. US 30, Linn, IA

Built 1975 ADT: 2,800

I 380 SB

Unknown

Over: 15TH & 16TH AVE SW

2.5 MI. N OF JCT. US 30, Linn, IA

Built 1975 ADT: 2,800

NB I-380

Unknown

Over: CIC RR & 8TH AVE

0.8 mi. S of Jct. IA #922, Linn, IA

Built 1973 ADT: 4,365

I 380 SB

Unknown

Over: CIC RR & 8TH AVE

0.8 mi. S of Jct. IA #922, Linn, IA

Built 1975 ADT: 3,010

NB I-380

Unknown

Over: 5TH AVE SW

0.3 mi. S of Jct. IA 922, Linn, IA

Built 1975 ADT: 1,710

SB I-380

Unknown

Over: 5TH AVE SW

0.3 mi. S of IA 922, Linn, IA

Built 1975 ADT: 1,710

IA 100 EB

Unknown

Over: OLD FERRY RD

1.0 MI NW OF JCT CR W36, Linn, IA

Built 2016 ADT: 25

EDGEWOOD RD

Unknown

Over: IA 100

EDGEWOOD ROAD OVER IA 100, Linn, IA

Built 2016 ADT: 6,100

US 30 WB

Unknown

Over: WILLOW CREEK ROAD

0.9 MI W US30/IA1 INTCHG, Linn, IA

Built 2018 ADT: 20

US 30 WB

Unknown

Over: IA 1

US 30 and IA 1 INTCHG, Linn, IA

Built 2019 ADT: 4,000

US 30 EB

Unknown

Over: IA 1

US 30 and IA 1 INTCHG, Linn, IA

Built 2019 ADT: 4,000

STANDING ROCK ROAD

Unknown

Over: US 30

1.6 mi E IA1/US30 Intrchg, Linn, IA

Built 2018 ADT: 5,400

SUTLIFF RD

Unknown

Over: US 30

2.3MI. E of IA1 and US30, Linn, IA

Built 2017 ADT: 5,400

GREEN RIDGE ROAD

Unknown

Over: US 30

2.8 Mi. E of Jct. IA 1, Linn, IA

Built 2018 ADT: 5,400

LISBON BOULEVARD

Unknown

Over: US 30

3.5 mi. E US30/IA1 INTCHG, Linn, IA

Built 2019 ADT: 4,370

IA 100 EB

Unknown

Over: US 30WB/US 218NB ON RAMP

US 30 RAMP D, Linn, IA

Built 2018 ADT: 2,110

Showing 501-550 of 20,753 bridges

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