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I 35 SB over South Skunk River

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

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

I 35 SB over South Skunk River in Story 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 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2017, making it 8 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 23,300 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 102 of the 302 inventoried bridges in Story County rated good (33.8%); 40 (13.2%) 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 377 ft
Location	2.6 MI. S OF Jct. U.S. 30
NBI structure number	000000000049191
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-35 over Ballard Creek	1964	48,300	Fair
I-35 over Walnut Creek	1964	48,300	Fair
I 35 over South Skunk Rvr Overflow	2017	48,300	Good
I-35 over Drainage Ditch	1967	28,300	Good
US 69 over Ioway Creek	1924	24,600	Good
NB I-35 over Bike Path	1964	24,150	Fair