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FM over Trib Des Moines R

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

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

FM over Trib Des Moines R in Van Buren County, Iowa, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1969, making it 56 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 50 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 49 of the 155 inventoried bridges in Van Buren County rated poor (31.6%); 49 (31.6%) 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	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 61 ft
Location	068081605
NBI structure number	000000000327520
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ia 1 & Ia 16 over Little Lick Creek	1967	2,320	Fair
Ia 1 over Des Moines River	2007	2,270	Good
Ia 2 over Des Moines River	2012	1,440	Good
Ia 2 over Rock Creek	1925	1,340	Fair
Ia 2 over Stream	1960	1,330	Fair
Ia 2 over White Oak Creek	1925	1,320	Fair