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73RD St over US 34

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

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

73RD St over US 34 in Wapello 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 2006, making it 19 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,370 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 76 of the 190 inventoried bridges in Wapello County rated fair (40.0%); 25 (13.2%) 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 395 ft
Location	2.1 mi. E of E Jct. US 63
NBI structure number	000000000608785
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ia 149 over Dm River Streets BNSF RR	1964	18,200	Fair
US 34 & 63 over Des Moines River	2013	14,300	Good
US 63 over Brown Creek	1988	10,100	Fair
US 63 NB over Stream	1988	10,100	Fair
US 34 over Drainage Ditch	2005	9,600	Good
Albia Rd over Kettle Creek	1995	9,480	Good