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US 69 over White Breast Creek

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

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

US 69 over White Breast Creek in Clarke 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 1972, making it 53 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,460 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 48 of the 168 inventoried bridges in Clarke County rated good (28.6%); 54 (32.1%) 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 98 ft
Location	4.9 Mi. S of US 34
NBI structure number	000000000020071
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-35 over Drainage Ditch	1957	18,600	Fair
I 35 SB over South West Creek	2013	9,550	Fair
I 35 SB over West Creek	2013	9,550	Good
NB I-35 over South West Creek	2012	9,400	Good
NB I-35 over West Creek	2012	9,400	Fair
SB I-35 over White Breast Creek	1969	8,850	Fair