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Middle Road over Brush Creek

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

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

Middle Road over Brush Creek in Des Moines County, Iowa, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1946, making it 79 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 10 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2014).
It is one of 28 of the 173 inventoried bridges in Des Moines County rated poor (16.2%); 28 (16.2%) 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

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