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Garden Ave over Creek

Bremer County, Iowa · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Garden Ave over Creek in Bremer County, Iowa, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2011, making it 14 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 235 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 139 of the 267 inventoried bridges in Bremer County rated good (52.1%); 32 (12.0%) are rated poor.
Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
Its most recent inspection on record is dated April 2023, on a 48-month routine inspection cycle.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2024)	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	8	8	Very good condition


Structure	Continuous concrete culvert
Length	about 24 ft
Location	091133102
NBI structure number	000000000365750
Condition class	Good
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	April 2023
Inspection interval (item 91)	48 months
Scour (item 113)	8: foundations stable, scour above the top of the footing

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 218 over Drainage Ditch	2012	18,700	Good
Ia 116 over Dry Run Creek	2015	14,800	Good
US 218 over Drainage Ditch	2001	10,900	Good
SB US 218 over Cedar River	1993	9,700	Fair
US 218 over Trib to Shell Rock River	1996	9,700	Good
NB US 218 over Cedar River	1993	9,500	Fair