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Ia 2 over Big Indian Creek

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

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

Ia 2 over Big Indian Creek in Van Buren 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 1969, making it 56 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,130 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 69 of the 155 inventoried bridges in Van Buren County rated fair (44.5%); 49 (31.6%) 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	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 178 ft
Location	0.7 MI. W OF JCT. of IA 1
NBI structure number	000000000050230
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ia 1 & Ia 16 over Little Lick Creek	1967	2,320	Fair
Ia 1 over Des Moines River	2007	2,270	Good
Ia 2 over Des Moines River	2012	1,440	Good
Ia 2 over Rock Creek	1925	1,340	Fair
Ia 2 over Stream	1960	1,330	Fair
Ia 2 over White Oak Creek	1925	1,320	Fair