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Local over S Otter Creek

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

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

Local over S Otter Creek in Lucas 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 1970, making it 55 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 65 of the 198 inventoried bridges in Lucas County rated poor (32.8%); 65 (32.8%) 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

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
US 34 & 65 over over BNSF RR	1974	3,560	Fair
US 34 over Stream	2023	3,500	Good
US 34 over Abandon RR Bike Path	1960	3,400	Fair
US 34 over Stream	1960	3,400	Fair
US 34 over White Breast Creek	2017	3,330	Good
US 34 over Russell Blvd BNSF UP RR	1960	3,160	Fair