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US 63 over Buck Creek

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

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

US 63 over Buck Creek in Mahaska 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 1985, making it 40 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,500 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 89 of the 221 inventoried bridges in Mahaska County rated fair (40.3%); 67 (30.3%) 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 170 ft
Location	3.2 mi. N of Jct. IA 146
NBI structure number	000000000034941
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 63 over Nenebec Creek	1998	12,500	Fair
Ia 163 over Muchakinok Creek	1997	12,200	Fair
Ia 163 over Little Muchikinock Creek	1995	7,800	Fair
US 63 over Little Muchakinock Creek	1963	6,600	Fair
Ia 92 over Spring Creek/pedestrian	1958	6,400	Fair
US 63 over Stream	1982	6,350	Good