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Essex Rd over Roberts Creek

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

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

Essex Rd over Roberts Creek in Clayton County, Iowa, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1917 and reconstructed in 2003, making it 108 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 16 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 38 of the 257 inventoried bridges in Clayton County rated poor (14.8%); 38 (14.8%) 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	Prestressed concrete tee beam
Length	about 50 ft
Location	094051504
NBI structure number	000000000120530
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 18 over Mississippi River Ia 76	1974	10,100	Fair
Ia 13 over Roberts Creek	1979	4,900	Good
Bridge St over Turkey River	1889	4,755	Fair
US 18 over Unnamed Creek	1988	4,730	Fair
US 18 & 52 over Branch Roberts Creek	1967	4,140	Fair
US 18 over Bloody Run & Dme RR	1988	4,140	Fair