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Bridge conditions in Ringgold County, Iowa

215 inventoried bridges · 88 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Ringgold County has 88 bridges rated poor out of 215 inventoried, a 40.9% share that puts it well above the national rate of about 7%.

88 of the 215 bridges in Ringgold County, Iowa, are rated in poor condition (40.9%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
59 bridges (27.4%) are rated good and 68 (31.6%) fair.
The median Ringgold County bridge was built in 1969.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Hwy 66 over Small Natural Stream (built 1935), carrying about 737 vehicles a day.

Good 27.4% · Fair 31.6% · Poor 40.9% of 215 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
Hwy 66 over Small Natural Stream	1935	737	Poor
Hwy 66 over W.fk Grand River	1935	737	Poor
FM over Stream	1968	349	Poor
Old Ia Hwy 25 over Small Stream	1934	289	Poor
FM over W Fork Grand River	1956	219	Poor
FM over Trail	1940	190	Poor
FM over W Fk Grand River	1979	190	Poor
FM over Stream	1953	170	Poor
FM over E Fork Grand River	1957	120	Poor
FM over W Fork Grand	1967	120	Poor
FM over Plum Creek	1954	120	Poor
FM over Plum Creek	1954	120	Poor
FM over Platte River	1955	79	Poor
FM over Stream	1941	71	Poor
FM over Branch Crooked Creek	1957	71	Poor
Local over W Fk Grand River	1930	60	Poor
FM over Sand Creek	1939	60	Poor
FM over W Fork Grand River	1950	60	Poor
FM over Platte River	1955	60	Poor
FM over Sun Valley Creek	1961	50	Poor
Local over Mid Fk Grand River	1988	45	Poor
Local over Stream	1969	40	Poor
Local over Stream	1967	40	Poor
FM over Platte River	1962	40	Poor
Local over Stream	1948	40	Poor
Local over Stream	1947	34	Poor
Local over Sun Valley Creek	1975	34	Poor
Local over Stream	1975	34	Poor
Local over Stream	1963	34	Poor
Local over Br Middle Fk Grand River	1940	29	Poor
Local over Stream	1993	29	Poor
Local over Stream	1948	29	Poor
Local over Platte River	1955	29	Poor
FM over E Fork Grand River	1957	29	Poor
Local over Stream	1940	29	Poor
Local over East Big Creek	1951	26	Poor
Local over E Fk Grand River	1961	26	Poor
Local over M Fk Grand River	1981	20	Poor
Local over M Fk Grand River	1963	20	Poor
Local over Gooseberry Creek	1965	20	Poor
Local Rd over Lotts Creek	1900	20	Poor
FM over E Fork Grand River	1959	20	Poor
200TH St over Gooseberry Creek	1940	20	Poor
Local over Unnamed Stream	1957	20	Poor
Local over Wolf Creek	1940	20	Poor
Local over Stream	1988	20	Poor
Local over Stream	1960	20	Poor
Local over Stream	1993	15	Poor
Local over Stream	1916	15	Poor
Local over Small Creek	1982	15	Poor
Local over Stream	1930	15	Poor
Local over E Fk Grand River	1970	15	Poor
FM over E Fk Grand River	1958	15	Poor
Local over Stream	1930	15	Poor
Local over Walnut Creek	1956	15	Poor
Local over Sand Creek	1958	15	Poor
FM over East Creek	1958	11	Poor
Local over Lotts Creek	1961	11	Poor
Local over E Fk Grand River	1957	11	Poor
Local over Stream	1959	11	Poor
FM over Lotts Creek	1957	11	Poor
Local over Stream	1949	11	Poor
Local over Stream	1957	11	Poor
Local over Lotts Creek	1940	11	Poor
Local over Small Stream	1951	11	Poor
Local over Walnut Creek	1964	11	Poor
Local over Crooked Creek	1950	11	Poor
Local over Stream	1943	11	Poor
Local over Stream	1957	11	Poor
Local over Stream	1953	5	Poor
Local over Stream	1949	5	Poor
Local over E Big Creek	1958	5	Poor
FM over Stream	1955	5	Poor
Local over Stream	1953	5	Poor
Local over Stream	1946	5	Poor
Local over E Fk Grand River	1962	5	Poor
Local over W Fk Grand River	1940	5	Poor
Local over Lotts Creek	1952	5	Poor
Local over Lotts Creek	1949	5	Poor
Local over Gooseberry Creek	1956	5	Poor
Local over Stream	1952	5	Poor
Local over Stream	1956	5	Poor
Local over Stream	1954	5	Poor
Local over Stream	1954	5	Poor
Local over E Fork Grand River	1969	5	Poor
Local over E Fk Grand River	1940	5	Poor
Local over Sun Valley Creek	1980	5	Poor
Local over Stream	1950	5	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ia 2 over Walnut Creek	1988	1,750	Good
Ia 2 over East Fork Grand River	1985	1,750	Fair
Ia 2 over Lotts Creek	1985	1,750	Good
US 169 over Stream	1938	1,730	Fair
US 169 over Walnut Creek	1985	1,730	Fair
Ia 2 over E Fork Lotts Creek	1985	1,550	Good
Ia 2 over Drainage Ditch	1976	1,550	Good
Ia 25 over Stream	1934	1,250	Fair
Ia 2 over W Fork of Grand River	1976	1,180	Good
Ia 2 over Drainage Ditch	1988	1,150	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 Ringgold County → - all 215, busiest first, each with its own condition record.

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