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70TH Street C55 over Fockler Creek

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

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

70TH Street C55 over Fockler Creek in Franklin 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 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1965, making it 60 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 29 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 96 of the 227 inventoried bridges in Franklin County rated fair (42.3%); 28 (12.3%) 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 55 ft
Location	090191201
NBI structure number	000000000156230
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-35 over Drainage Ditch	1972	17,300	Good
I-35 over Drainage Ditch	1973	17,000	Good
I-35 over Drainage Ditch	1972	16,900	Fair
I-35 over Stream	1974	15,300	Fair
I-35 over Drainage Ditch NO.48	1974	15,100	Good
NB I-35 over Buffalo Creek	1973	8,600	Good