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FM over Field Drainage Ditch

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

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

FM over Field Drainage Ditch in Madison 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 1949, making it 76 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 259 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 105 of the 225 inventoried bridges in Madison County rated fair (46.7%); 82 (36.4%) 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	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 32 ft
Location	074263603
NBI structure number	000000000231880
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-80 over Drainage Ditch	1959	27,600	Fair
US 169 over Cedar Creek	1990	5,900	Good
US 169 over North River	1969	4,280	Fair
US 169 over N Branch North River	1983	4,280	Fair
US 169 over Stream	1944	4,280	Fair
FM over Middle River	1996	2,091	Fair