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US 20 EB over Fritz Creek

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

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

US 20 EB over Fritz Creek in Ida 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 2018, making it 7 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,550 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 78 of the 182 inventoried bridges in Ida County rated fair (42.9%); 30 (16.5%) 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 257 ft
Location	3.4 mi. E of jct. US 59
NBI structure number	000000000029092
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 20 over Maple River Overflow	2016	5,100	Good
Moorehead Ave over Odebolt Creek	2022	4,873	Good
US 59 & Ia 175 over Maple River	1989	3,880	Fair
Local over Odebolt Creek	1967	2,884	Poor
US 20 EB over Maple River	2017	2,550	Good
US 20 WB over Fritz Creek	2017	2,550	Good