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FM over Lost Water Creek

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

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

FM over Lost Water Creek in Floyd 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 1996, making it 29 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 874 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 76 of the 214 inventoried bridges in Floyd County rated fair (35.5%); 30 (14.0%) 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


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 57 ft
Location	097182902
NBI structure number	000000000156131
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 18 over Stewart Creek	1998	11,200	Good
US 18 & 218 over Stewart Creek	1998	10,900	Good
US 18 over Drainage Ditch	1998	10,700	Good
US 18 over Cedar River	1967	10,500	Fair
US 218 over Stream	2001	10,200	Fair
US 218 over Bloody Run	1999	10,000	Good