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Lancer Ave over Small Natural Stream

Mitchell County, Iowa · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Lancer Ave over Small Natural Stream in Mitchell County, Iowa, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1925 and reconstructed in 1958, making it 100 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,011 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 16 of the 167 inventoried bridges in Mitchell County rated poor (9.6%); 16 (9.6%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	4	Poor condition


Structure	Continuous concrete culvert
Length	about 24 ft
Location	099172406
NBI structure number	000000000036610
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ia 9 over Cedar River	1992	2,990	Good
Ia 9 over Sugar Creek	2013	2,990	Good
US 218 over Turtle Creek	1987	2,530	Good
US 218 over Stream	1986	2,530	Good
US 218 over Stream	1967	2,530	Good
US 218 over Otter Creek	1970	2,530	Fair