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US 69 over E Branch Iowa River

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

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

US 69 over E Branch Iowa River in Hancock 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 2015, making it 10 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,650 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 55 of the 135 inventoried bridges in Hancock County rated good (40.7%); 27 (20.0%) 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 171 ft
Location	0.6 mi. S of SR B-55
NBI structure number	000000000026851
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 18 over E Branch Iowa River	2002	6,500	Good
US 18 over Drainage Ditch	1958	5,200	Fair
US 18 over West Fork Iowa River	1958	5,200	Fair
B-14 over Private Dr	1972	3,502	Fair
US 18 over Boone River	1959	2,980	Fair
US 18 over Branch Boone River	1959	2,980	Fair