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US 52 over Duck Creek

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

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

US 52 over Duck Creek in Jackson 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 1978, making it 47 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,590 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 138 of the 252 inventoried bridges in Jackson County rated fair (54.8%); 36 (14.3%) 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 210 ft
Location	2.9 N of Jct. SR Z34
NBI structure number	000000000030071
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 61 over Drainage Ditch	1967	8,100	Good
Y53 200TH Ave over Prairie Creek	2022	7,205	Good
US 61 NB over S Fork Maquoketa River	1967	5,100	Fair
US 61 SB over S Fork Maquoket River	1998	5,100	Fair
NB US 61 over Prairie Creek	1967	4,600	Fair
SB US 61 over Prairie Creek	1996	4,600	Good