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Local over Lynn Creek

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

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

Local over Lynn Creek in Henry County, Iowa, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 3 (serious condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1974, making it 51 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 30 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 36 of the 173 inventoried bridges in Henry County rated poor (20.8%); 36 (20.8%) 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


Structure	Prestressed concrete tee beam
Length	about 42 ft
Location	072070103
NBI structure number	000000000181051
Condition class	Poor

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