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FM over Raccoon River D.D.#34

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

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

FM over Raccoon River D.D.#34 in Buena Vista 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 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1986, making it 39 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 60 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 56 of the 157 inventoried bridges in Buena Vista County rated good (35.7%); 54 (34.4%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ia 110 over Storm Lake Inlet	1978	4,890	Good
Ia 7 over Powell Creek	1992	4,720	Fair
US 71 & Ia 10 over Little Sioux River	1973	4,570	Fair
US 71 over Drainage Ditch #34	1985	3,830	Good
US 71 over Drainage Ditch #34	1985	3,830	Fair
US 71 over Branch Raccoon River	1996	3,000	Fair