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473RD Ave over Jack Creek

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

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

473RD Ave over Jack Creek in Emmet 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 1906 and reconstructed in 1973, making it 119 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 11 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 15 of the 78 inventoried bridges in Emmet County rated poor (19.2%); 15 (19.2%) 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

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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ia 9 over Des Moines River	1975	8,200	Fair
Ia 4 over West Fk Des Moines River	1981	2,960	Good
Ia 9 over Brown Creek	1986	2,740	Good
Ia 4 over Drainage Ditch	1984	2,050	Good
Ia 9 over E Fork Des Moines River	1986	1,930	Fair
Ia 4 over Drainage Ditch #2	2019	1,740	Good