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WB US 34 over W Burlington Ave

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

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

WB US 34 over W Burlington Ave in Des Moines County, Iowa, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1976, making it 49 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 6,550 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 68 of the 173 inventoried bridges in Des Moines County rated good (39.3%); 28 (16.2%) are rated poor.
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


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 164 ft
Location	0.5 Mi. W of Jct. US 61
NBI structure number	000000000600830
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 61 over US 34	1973	16,700	Fair
US 61 over Brush Creek	1995	10,200	Good
Gear Ave over US 34	1976	9,700	Fair
US 34 over Mississippi River	1994	7,500	Fair
US 34 over Bur Jun RR AND CITY STS	1971	7,500	Fair
EB US 34 over Broadway Ave	1976	6,550	Fair