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Bridge conditions in Fayette County, Iowa

362 inventoried bridges · 97 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Fayette County has 97 bridges rated poor out of 362 inventoried, a 26.8% share that puts it well above the national rate of about 7%.

97 of the 362 bridges in Fayette County, Iowa, are rated in poor condition (26.8%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
125 bridges (34.5%) are rated good and 140 (38.7%) fair.
The median Fayette County bridge was built in 1979.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is W Charles St over Dry Run Creek (built 1905), carrying about 2,673 vehicles a day.

Good 34.5% · Fair 38.7% · Poor 26.8% of 362 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
W Charles St over Dry Run Creek	1905	2,673	Poor
Riverview Drive over Little Turkey River	1954	1,344	Poor
1ST Ave SW over Dry Run Creek	1900	1,273	Poor
Mill St. over Volga River	1963	959	Poor
Cedar Rd over Mink Creek	1957	825	Poor
10TH St SW over Otter Creek	1963	820	Poor
N Pine St over Glovers Creek	1914	719	Poor
Center St. over Turkey River	1953	609	Poor
40TH St over Hunter Creek	1950	471	Poor
D Ave. over Brush Creek	1957	442	Poor
Apple Rd. over Small Creek	1968	403	Poor
Juniper Rd. over Dry Branch Creek	1964	403	Poor
Juniper Rd. over Creek	1962	403	Poor
Scenic Rd over Small Dry Run	1920	380	Poor
First St over Volga River	1955	356	Poor
Great River Rd. over Turkey River	1953	314	Poor
Bush Rd. over Brush Creek	1957	275	Poor
Nature Rd over Little Turkey River	1960	255	Poor
2ND St NE over Dry Run Creek	1900	224	Poor
W25 over Creek	1968	210	Poor
242TH St. over Unamed Creek	1973	148	Poor
Abbey Rd. over Beaver Creek	1949	128	Poor
Line St over Drainage	1910	104	Poor
B Ave. over Bruce Creek	1916	88	Poor
40TH St over Otter CR	1917	88	Poor
Echo Valley Rd. over Otter Creek	1969	88	Poor
Echo Valley Rd over Unamed CR	1964	78	Poor
80TH St over Volga River	1953	70	Poor
80TH St. over Unnamed CR	1953	70	Poor
X Ave over Unamed Creek	1928	70	Poor
18TH St. over Unnamed Creek	1962	69	Poor
130TH St. over Alexander Creek	1950	69	Poor
Quartz Rd over Unnamed Creek	1923	59	Poor
Hamlet Rd. over Nutting CR	1917	59	Poor
J Ave. over Small Stream	1980	59	Poor
147TH St. over Unamed CR	1917	49	Poor
Eagle Rd. over Quinn CR	1917	49	Poor
250TH St over Unnamed Creek	1916	49	Poor
V Ave over Stoe Creek	1949	44	Poor
152TH St. over the Coulee	1924	44	Poor
170TH St over Coulee	1915	44	Poor
Jasper Rd. over Frog Hollow CR	1958	44	Poor
Granite Rd. over Nutting Creek	1909	44	Poor
P Ave over Unamed Creek	1952	44	Poor
J Ave. over Small	1986	44	Poor
160TH St over L Wapsipinicon River	1916	43	Poor
130TH St over Overflow L Volga R	1916	39	Poor
Dogwood Rd. over Mink CR	1923	39	Poor
B Ave. over Deep Creek	2000	39	Poor
170TH St over Volga River	1941	39	Poor
160TH St over Unamed Creek	1970	35	Poor
20TH St. over Hunter Creek	1998	34	Poor
90TH St. over Small Stream	1990	34	Poor
160TH St over N Br Volga River	1950	34	Poor
30TH St. over Unamed CR	1923	33	Poor
J Ave. over E Br Buffalo CR	1962	33	Poor
120TH St. over Alexander CR	1989	33	Poor
Q Ave over Volga River	1940	33	Poor
X Ave over Unamed Creek	1928	33	Poor
247TH St over Haugh Creek	1920	33	Poor
200TH St over Volga River	1914	33	Poor
X Ave over Small	1984	33	Poor
F Ave. over Gundlach CR	1921	29	Poor
M Ave. over Volga River	1939	29	Poor
P Ave. over Volga River Br.	1959	29	Poor
157TH St. over Unnamed CR	1998	29	Poor
Grannis Rd. over Grannis CR	1951	29	Poor
300TH St. over Quinn Creek	1997	29	Poor
Otter Rd. over Creek	1966	29	Poor
306TH St over Creek	1988	29	Poor
306TH St over Small Dry Run	1988	29	Poor
U Ave. over Crane Creek	1911	29	Poor
W Ave over Dry Run Creek	1996	26	Poor
50TH St over Small	1984	26	Poor
20TH St. over E Buffalo Creek	1957	25	Poor
20TH St. over Dry Run to E Buffalo CR	1957	20	Poor
R Ave. over Unamed CR	1917	20	Poor
180TH St over Coulee	1991	20	Poor
160TH St over Unnamed Creek	1995	20	Poor
Edge Rd. over Bell CR	1954	20	Poor
240TH St over Haugh Creek	1940	20	Poor
Birch Rd. over Dibble Creek	1917	20	Poor
300TH St over Nutting CR	1917	20	Poor
Jelly Rd. over Dry Br CR	1917	20	Poor
Rose Rd. over Otter CR	1956	15	Poor
110TH St. over Small Stream	1988	15	Poor
110TH St. over Unnamed Creek	1988	15	Poor
78TH St over Unamed Creek	1995	15	Poor
78TH St over Creek	1988	15	Poor
Fox Rd. over Volga River	1905	15	Poor
185TH St over Volga River	1957	15	Poor
170TH Sty over Unnamed Creek	1949	15	Poor
110TH St. over Small	1988	15	Poor
30TH St. over Gundlach Creek	1959	11	Poor
160TH St over Unamed Creek	1920	11	Poor
175TH St over Volga River	1955	11	Poor
Entrance over Side Ditch Bridge	1948	10	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ia 150 over Otter Creek	1979	5,400	Fair
Ia 3 & 150 over Otter Creek	1986	3,930	Fair
Ia 150 over Unnamed Creek	1928	3,290	Fair
Ia 150 over Stream	1969	3,290	Good
US 18 over Glover Creek	1976	3,110	Good
US 18 over Stream	1963	3,050	Fair
Ia 3 over Stream	1988	2,770	Fair
US 18 over Turkey River	1988	2,750	Good
Ia 150 over over Aband RR	1961	2,700	Good
Ia 150 over Volga River	1961	2,700	Fair

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

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