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Local over E Fork of Des Moines

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

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

Local over E Fork of Des Moines 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 1895 and reconstructed in 1937, making it 130 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 5 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