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US 71 over UP RR & Rd

Carroll County, Iowa · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

US 71 over UP RR & Rd in Carroll County, Iowa, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1988, making it 37 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 5,600 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 112 of the 249 inventoried bridges in Carroll County rated fair (45.0%); 17 (6.8%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 459 ft
Location	0.2 mi. S of Jct. U.S. 30
NBI structure number	000000000017201
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 30 over Ditch #77	1919	13,000	Fair
US 30 over Storm Creek	1955	7,300	Fair
US 30 over over UP RR	1982	6,800	Fair
US 30 over Middle Raccoon River	1982	6,000	Fair
US 71 over Stream	2000	5,600	Good
US 71 over Middle Raccoon River	1985	5,100	Good