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Local over 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 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 1955, making it 70 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 11 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 36 ft
Location	092332302
NBI structure number	000000000279610
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