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260 Th Street over East Nodaway River

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

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

260 Th Street over East Nodaway River in Adams 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 1976, making it 49 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 439 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 77 of the 185 inventoried bridges in Adams County rated fair (41.6%); 85 (45.9%) 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 179 ft
Location	071352901
NBI structure number	000000000059351
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ia 148 over East Nodaway River	1976	3,580	Fair
Ia 148 over over BNSF RR	1976	3,580	Good
US 34 over E Nodaway River & BNSF R	1964	2,970	Fair
US 34 over Metz Creek	1921	2,390	Fair
US 34 over Platte River	2014	2,390	Good
US 34 over Kemp Creek	1964	2,240	Fair