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Local over Stream

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

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

Local over Stream in Appanoose County, Iowa, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 3 (serious condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1900, making it 125 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 21 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 54 of the 185 inventoried bridges in Appanoose County rated poor (29.2%); 54 (29.2%) 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


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 34 ft
Location	067182304
NBI structure number	000000000063900
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ia 5 over Cooper Crek	2023	4,660	Good
Ia 5 over Chariton River	1963	3,470	Fair
Ia 2 over Cooper Creek	1971	3,310	Good
Ia 5 over Dme RR	1974	3,120	Fair
Ia 5 over Drainage Ditch	1948	3,000	Fair
Ia 2 over Chariton River	1983	2,830	Good