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Local over N Lizard Creek

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

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

Local over N Lizard Creek in Pocahontas 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 1900, making it 125 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 50 of the 198 inventoried bridges in Pocahontas County rated poor (25.3%); 50 (25.3%) 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


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 81 ft
Location	091312402
NBI structure number	000000000278570
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ia 4 over Lizard Creek	1968	3,750	Good
Ia 3 over Lizard Creek	1968	3,670	Fair
Ia 4 over North Lizard Creek	1976	3,150	Good
Ia 4 over North Lizard Creek	1976	3,150	Fair
Ia 4 over Drainage Ditch	1991	2,420	Fair
Ia 3 over Drainage Ditch 53	1984	2,390	Good