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FM over Brown Creek (DD#121)

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

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

FM over Brown Creek (DD#121) in Emmet County, Iowa, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1971, making it 54 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 379 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 45 of the 78 inventoried bridges in Emmet County rated fair (57.7%); 15 (19.2%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings

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