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Local over Big Cedar Creek

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

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

Local over Big Cedar Creek in Henry County, Iowa, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1988, making it 37 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 51 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 66 of the 173 inventoried bridges in Henry County rated fair (38.2%); 36 (20.8%) 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 354 ft
Location	071072101
NBI structure number	000000000180671
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 218 over Spring Creek	1967	13,300	Fair
US 218 over Little Potomac	1958	13,300	Fair
Grand Ave over East Henry St	1967	6,858	Fair
City Street over over BNSF RR	1968	6,800	Fair
US 34 over Drainage	1956	6,800	Fair
US 218 SB over Big Creek	1968	6,150	Good