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Bridge conditions in Pocahontas County, Iowa

198 inventoried bridges · 50 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

About one in 4 bridges in Pocahontas County is rated in poor condition: 50 of 198 on the federal inventory, one of the higher shares in Iowa.

50 of the 198 bridges in Pocahontas County, Iowa, are rated in poor condition (25.3%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
41 bridges (20.7%) are rated good and 107 (54.0%) fair.
The median Pocahontas County bridge was built in 1976.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is FM over Dd # 77 No Lizard Ck (built 1973), carrying about 698 vehicles a day.

Good 20.7% · Fair 54.0% · Poor 25.3% of 198 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 Dd # 77 No Lizard Ck	1973	698	Poor
FM over Little Cedar Creek	1968	658	Poor
FM over No Lizard Ck Dd #171	1965	578	Poor
FM over Pilot Creek	1975	509	Poor
FM over Pilot Creek	1970	439	Poor
FM over Lizard Ck Dd #54	1964	429	Poor
FM over Big Cedar Ck Dd #41	1969	379	Poor
FM over Beaver Creek	1973	369	Poor
Local over Dd #41 Big Cedar Ck	1977	330	Poor
N Main St over Lizard Creek	1968	268	Poor
FM over Br Big Cedar Ck DD#21	1975	230	Poor
FM over So Lizard Ck - Dd 22	1969	180	Poor
FM over Br Big Cedar Ck Dd #29	1966	120	Poor
FM over Dd #77 No Lizard Ck	1967	100	Poor
FM over D D #66 Br So Lizard Ck	1970	71	Poor
Local over North Lizard Creek	1970	60	Poor
Local over Dd #13	1971	60	Poor
Local over No Lizard Ck Dd #168	1960	50	Poor
Local over Crooked Creek	1917	50	Poor
FM over D D #66 Br So Lizard Ck	1970	45	Poor
FM over Crooked Ck Dd #60	1973	40	Poor
Local Rd over Lizard Ck Dd #53	1975	40	Poor
Local over N Lizard Creek	1900	30	Poor
Local over Lizard Creek Dd #164	1978	30	Poor
Local over Little Cedar Creek	1964	30	Poor
Local over Lizard Creek	1954	30	Poor
Local over Little Cedar Creek	1952	30	Poor
Local over Little Cedar Creek	1953	30	Poor
Local over Pilot Creek	1975	30	Poor
Local over Pilot Creek	1976	30	Poor
Local over Lizard Creek	1957	26	Poor
Local over Drainage Ditch #29	1920	26	Poor
Local over Big Cedar Ck Dd #41	1964	26	Poor
Local over So Lizard CR DD#22	1918	20	Poor
Local over Little Cedar Creek	1953	20	Poor
Local over Beaver Creek	1900	20	Poor
Local over Beaver Creek	1957	20	Poor
Local over N Lizard Creek	1921	20	Poor
Local over N Lizard Creek	1974	20	Poor
Local over Pilot Ck	1972	15	Poor
Local over S Lizard Creek DD#22	1917	11	Poor
Local over Little Cedar Creek	1954	11	Poor
FM over Crooked Ck Dd #60	1966	11	Poor
Local over N Lizard Creek	1914	11	Poor
Local over Lizard Creek	1955	11	Poor
Local over N Lizard Creek	1916	11	Poor
Local over Br N Lizard CR DD#169	1989	5	Poor
Local over Crooked Creek	1980	5	Poor
Local over Beaver Ck	1973	5	Poor
Local over N Lizard Creek	1916	5	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ia 4 over Lizard Creek	1968	3,750	Good
Ia 3 over Lizard Creek	1968	3,670	Fair
Ia 4 over North Lizard Creek	1976	3,150	Good
Ia 4 over North Lizard Creek	1976	3,150	Fair
Ia 4 over Drainage Ditch	1991	2,420	Fair
Ia 3 over Drainage Ditch 53	1984	2,390	Good
Ia 3 over North Lizard Creek	1974	2,390	Fair
Ia 3 over North Lizard Creek	1987	2,390	Fair
Ia 3 over Branch 19 of Dd No 53	2018	2,060	Good
Ia 4 over Pilot Creek	1976	2,050	Fair

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

Every bridge in Pocahontas County → - all 198, busiest first, each with its own condition record.

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