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Ia 2 over Chariton River

Appanoose County, Iowa · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

Ia 2 over Chariton River in Appanoose County, Iowa, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1983, making it 42 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,830 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 81 of the 185 inventoried bridges in Appanoose County rated good (43.8%); 54 (29.2%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 266 ft
Location	3.6 mi. E of Jct. IA 5
NBI structure number	000000000013801
Condition class	Good

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Iowa department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ia 5 over Cooper Crek	2023	4,660	Good
Ia 5 over Chariton River	1963	3,470	Fair
Ia 2 over Cooper Creek	1971	3,310	Good
Ia 5 over Dme RR	1974	3,120	Fair
Ia 5 over Drainage Ditch	1948	3,000	Fair
Ia 2 over Br Doggett Creek	1978	2,540	Fair