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FM over E.fk Wapsipinicon River

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

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

FM over E.fk Wapsipinicon River in Bremer 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 0 (failed condition, out of service) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1955 and reconstructed in 1963, making it 70 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 59 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 32 of the 267 inventoried bridges in Bremer County rated poor (12.0%); 32 (12.0%) 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
Deck	0	Failed condition, out of service
Superstructure	0	Failed condition, out of service
Substructure	0	Failed condition, out of service


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 232 ft
Location	093120301
NBI structure number	000000000080270
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 218 over Drainage Ditch	2012	18,700	Good
Ia 116 over Dry Run Creek	2015	14,800	Good
US 218 over Drainage Ditch	2001	10,900	Good
SB US 218 over Cedar River	1993	9,700	Fair
US 218 over Trib to Shell Rock River	1996	9,700	Good
NB US 218 over Cedar River	1993	9,500	Fair