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US 63 over E. Fk Wapsipinicon River

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

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

US 63 over E. Fk Wapsipinicon River in Chickasaw 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 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1962, making it 63 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 4,280 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 98 of the 304 inventoried bridges in Chickasaw County rated fair (32.2%); 80 (26.3%) 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 183 ft
Location	2.1 Mi. N of Jct. US #18
NBI structure number	000000000019780
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 63 over Trib to Wapsipinicon	2001	5,100	Good
Ia 24 over Plum Creek	2000	4,290	Good
US 63 over Spring Creek	1971	4,280	Fair
US 18 & Ia 346 over U.S. 63	2002	4,130	Good
Ia 346 over Cedar River	1984	3,340	Fair
US 18 over East Wapsipinicon River	1983	3,150	Fair