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US 169 over Cedar Creek

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

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

US 169 over Cedar Creek in Madison 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 1990, making it 35 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 5,900 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 38 of the 225 inventoried bridges in Madison County rated good (16.9%); 82 (36.4%) 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 159 ft
Location	0.9 MI. N of N JCT IA 92
NBI structure number	000000000034771
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-80 over Drainage Ditch	1959	27,600	Fair
US 169 over North River	1969	4,280	Fair
US 169 over N Branch North River	1983	4,280	Fair
US 169 over Stream	1944	4,280	Fair
FM over Middle River	1996	2,091	Fair
US 169 over Clanton Creek	1976	1,890	Good