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FM over Des Moines River

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

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

FM over Des Moines River in Van Buren 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 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1985, making it 40 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 430 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 69 of the 155 inventoried bridges in Van Buren County rated fair (44.5%); 49 (31.6%) 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	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 960 ft
Location	068090222
NBI structure number	000000000362650
Condition class	Fair

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