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

I 29 SB

Unknown

Over: 2ND AVE

0.1 MI. S OF JCT. U.S. 6, Pottawattamie, IA

ADT: 1,030

I 29 NB

Unknown

Over: WEST BROADWAY

AT JCT US 6 & I-480, Pottawattamie, IA

ADT: 8,950

I 29 SB

Unknown

Over: WEST BROADWAY

AT JCT US 6 & I-480, Pottawattamie, IA

ADT: 20,900

I 29 NB

Unknown

Over: AVE G

0.3 mi. N of JCT. US 6, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 2022 ADT: 1,725

I 29 SB

Unknown

Over: AVE G

0.3 MI. N. OF JCT. US 6, Pottawattamie, IA

ADT: 1,725

I 29 NB

Unknown

Over: 25TH ST

1.0 MI. S OF IA 192, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 1967 ADT: 2,105

I 29 SB

Unknown

Over: 25TH ST

1.0 MI. S OF IA 192, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 1967 ADT: 2,105

I 29 NB

Unknown

Over: SB IA 192

At N jct. of IA 192, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 1967 ADT: 2,250

L19

Unknown

Over: I-29

AT JCT. SR L19, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 1958 ADT: 22,500

I 29 SB

Unknown

Over: I 880

At N Jct. I-880, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 1966 ADT: 680

G12 DESOTO AVE

Unknown

Over: I 29

0.4 MI. N of N JCT I-880, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 2022 ADT: 23,500

I-80 EB

Unknown

Over: MISSOURI RIVER, RD & RR

NEBR. STATE LINE, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 1972 ADT: 80

I 80 & US 6 WB

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR,RD & CREEK

3.2 MI. W OF JCT. US 6, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 1968 ADT: 4,450

WB I 80 & US 6

Unknown

Over: FRANKLIN AVE

2.3 MI. W OF JCT. US 6, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 1968 ADT: 1,680

EB I 80 & US 6

Unknown

Over: MCPHERSON AVE

1.6 mi. W of Jct. U.S. 6, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 1967 ADT: 1,865

WB I 80 & US 6

Unknown

Over: MCPHERSON AVE

1.6 mi. W of Jct. U.S. 6, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 1967 ADT: 1,865

I 80 WB

Unknown

Over: US 6

AT JCT US 6, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 1967 ADT: 3,650

HANIE AVE

Unknown

Over: I-80

3.0 MI. E OF JCT. US 6, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 1967 ADT: 25,900

WB I-80

Unknown

Over: IDELWOOD RD

4.7 MI. E OF JCT. US 6, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 1968 ADT: 85

JUNIPER RD

Unknown

Over: I-80

6.7 MI. E OF JCT. 6, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 1968 ADT: 25,900

FM G-30

Unknown

Over: I-80

AT JCT SR G-30, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 1968 ADT: 23,400

EB I-80

Unknown

Over: MAHOGANY ROAD

1.3 MI. E OF SR G-30, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 1968 ADT: 50

I 80 WB

Unknown

Over: MAHOGANY ROAD

1.3 MI. E OF SR G-30, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 1968 ADT: 50

SR L-55

Unknown

Over: I 80

AT JCT. SR L55, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 1969 ADT: 22,300

I-80

Unknown

Over: S-W CONN OVER EB I-880

AT JCT. I-880, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 1966 ADT: 5,900

WB I-80

Unknown

Over: WB I-80 OVER S-W CONN

AT JCT. I-880, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 1966 ADT: 470

FM L-66

Unknown

Over: I-80

AT JCT. SR L66, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 1965 ADT: 26,400

530TH STREET

Unknown

Over: I-80

2.5 MI. E OF S.R. M-47, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 1965 ADT: 22,500

G AVENUE

Unknown

Over: RRS, N 10TH AND N 13TH

Ave G over Railroads, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 2006 ADT: 21

EB I-680

Unknown

Over: I-29

AT W JCT. I-29, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 1977 ADT: 7,350

130TH ST

Unknown

Over: I-680

1.1 MI.E. OF NEBR.ST.LINE, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 1976 ADT: 18,500

OL MORMON BR RD

Unknown

Over: PIGEON CR AND UP RR

076442603, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 2005 ADT: 60

SOUTH EXPRESSWAY

Unknown

Over: VIADUCT OVER RR & STREET

S. Expressway NB, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 1976 ADT: 2,750

I 80 WB

Unknown

Over: MISSOURI RVR, RD, RR

NEBRASKA STATE LINE, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 2010 ADT: 80

I 80 EB TO I 29 NB

Unknown

Over: I80 & I29 INTERCHANGE

I-80, I-29 AND RAMPS, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 2014 ADT: 53,400

I 80 WB US 6 WB

Unknown

Over: I29 RR LANGDON BLVD

4.4 MI. E OF NE LINE, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 2017 ADT: 1,380

I 80 WB FLYOVER

Unknown

Over: I80 US 6 I29 & RR

4.0 MI. E. OF NEB. LINE, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 2017 ADT: 37,300

I29 NB TO I80 WB

Unknown

Over: I 29 NB

E-W CONNECTOR, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 2019 ADT: 28,100

I 29 NB

Unknown

Over: SOUTH EXPRESSWAY

AT JCT. 192, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 2017 ADT: 12,350

I 80 US 6 EB

Unknown

Over: SOUTH EXPRESSWAY

I-80 EB over IA 92, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 2019 ADT: 12,350

I 29 SB ON RAMP

Unknown

Over: SOUTH EXPRESSWAY

AT JCT. IA 192, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 2020 ADT: 26,500

US 6 EB

Unknown

Over: 40TH ST

I-480 & I-29 INTERCHANGE, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 2022

US 6 EB

Unknown

Over: FRNT RD & 2ND AVE

I-480 - I-29 INTERCHANGE, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 2022

I480 EB TO I29 NB

Unknown

Over: I 29, US 6, AVE G

I-480 TO I-29 INTERCHANGE, Pottawattamie, IA

Built 2022 ADT: 13,800

US 6 WB

Unknown

Over: NORTH 40TH ST

I480 & I-29 INTERCHANGE, Pottawattamie, IA

I 80 EB

Unknown

Over: IA 146

AT JCT. IOWA 146, Poweshiek, IA

Built 2020 ADT: 3,350

I 80 WB

Unknown

Over: IOWA 146

west I-80 over Hwy 146, Poweshiek, IA

ADT: 3,350

EB I-80

Unknown

Over: 50TH STREET

2.1 mi. E of Jct. IA 146, Poweshiek, IA

Built 1963 ADT: 20

WB I-80

Unknown

Over: 50TH STREET

2.1 mi. E of Jct IA 146, Poweshiek, IA

Built 1963 ADT: 20

V30 240TH ST

Unknown

Over: I-80

2.0 MI. W OF JCT. SR V38, Poweshiek, IA

Built 1963 ADT: 29,800

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