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FM over South Chariton River

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

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

FM over South Chariton River in Wayne 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 1918, making it 107 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 40 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 31 of the 165 inventoried bridges in Wayne County rated poor (18.8%); 31 (18.8%) 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


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 24 ft
Location	069223202
NBI structure number	000000000340250
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ia 2 over Stream	1962	2,920	Fair
Ia 2 over Jackson Creek	1962	2,160	Fair
Ia 14 over Elk Run Creek	1925	2,150	Fair
Ia 14 over Wildcat Creek	1989	2,110	Good
Ia 14 over So Fk Chariton River	1998	2,110	Fair
Ia 2 over South Chariton River	1971	1,260	Good