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Bridge conditions in Davis County, Iowa

163 inventoried bridges · 39 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Davis County has 39 bridges rated poor out of 163 inventoried, a 23.9% share that puts it well above the national rate of about 7%.

39 of the 163 bridges in Davis County, Iowa, are rated in poor condition (23.9%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
76 bridges (46.6%) are rated good and 48 (29.4%) fair.
The median Davis County bridge was built in 1987.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is FM over Fox River (built 1973), carrying about 1,260 vehicles a day.

Good 46.6% · Fair 29.4% · Poor 23.9% of 163 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
FM over Fox River	1973	1,260	Poor
FM over Creek	1973	1,260	Poor
FM over Fox River	1962	890	Poor
FM over Soap Creek	1956	640	Poor
FM over S Wyacondah Ditch	1968	480	Poor
FM over Stream	1966	480	Poor
FM over South Wyacondah Ditch	1974	420	Poor
Local over Small Stream	1990	369	Poor
FM over South Chequest Creek	1981	310	Poor
FM over Carter Ck	1973	290	Poor
FM over Carters Creek	1967	260	Poor
Local over N Chequest Lake CR	1958	161	Poor
FM over North Fabius Creek	1970	140	Poor
Local over Soap Creek	1920	110	Poor
Local over Trib. of Fox River	1985	110	Poor
FM over Soap Creek	1954	100	Poor
Local over Creek	1959	100	Poor
FM over South Chequest Lake Crk	1965	70	Poor
FM over Soap Creek	1905	70	Poor
FM over Small Stream	1940	70	Poor
FM over N Wyacondah Creek	1940	60	Poor
FM over Stream	1957	60	Poor
FM over Small Stream	1954	60	Poor
FM over Fox River	1955	50	Poor
FM over Tributary to Fox River	1970	50	Poor
FM over Fox River	1955	50	Poor
Local over S Chequest Lake Creek	1953	45	Poor
Local over North Wyacondah Creek	1914	34	Poor
Local over Creek	1940	34	Poor
Local over Soap CR	1958	34	Poor
Local over Carters Creek	1967	30	Poor
Local over Burr Oak CR	1964	26	Poor
Local over Fox River	1964	20	Poor
Local over N Chequest Lake Creek	1940	15	Poor
Local over Stream	1973	15	Poor
Local over Trib Fabius Creek	1966	11	Poor
Local over Stream	1988	11	Poor
Local over Fabius Creek	1977	5	Poor
Local over Carters Creek	1958	5	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 63 over North Chequest Creek	1963	5,900	Fair
US 63 over Middle Chequest Creek	1963	5,800	Fair
US 63 over Fox River	1948	5,600	Fair
US 63 & Ia 2 over Stream	1977	3,790	Fair
US 63 over Fabius Creek	1974	1,990	Fair
US 63 over North Fabius Creek	1974	1,990	Fair
US 63 over Carter Creek	1974	1,990	Good
US 63 over South Wyaconda Creek	1974	1,990	Fair
Ia 2 over South Fox Creek	2011	1,770	Good
Co Rd J40 over Small Stream	1993	1,330	Good

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

Every bridge in Davis County → - all 163, busiest first, each with its own condition record.

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