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Bridge conditions in Taylor County, Iowa

220 inventoried bridges · 81 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Taylor County has 81 bridges rated poor out of 220 inventoried, a 36.8% share that puts it well above the national rate of about 7%.

81 of the 220 bridges in Taylor County, Iowa, are rated in poor condition (36.8%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
53 bridges (24.1%) are rated good and 86 (39.1%) fair.
The median Taylor County bridge was built in 1975.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Ia 2 over Platte River (built 1976), carrying about 800 vehicles a day.

Good 24.1% · Fair 39.1% · Poor 36.8% of 220 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
Ia 2 over Platte River	1976	800	Poor
FM over Hog Branch	1975	390	Poor
FM over West 102 River	1986	329	Poor
FM over West 102 River	1962	329	Poor
FM over West Branch 102 River	1936	309	Poor
FM over West 102 River	1985	309	Poor
J35 over Drainage Ditch	1938	210	Poor
FM over Bushy Creek	1986	210	Poor
FM over Small Stream	1938	139	Poor
FM over East 102 River	1965	71	Poor
Local over Daugherty Creek	1953	60	Poor
FM over Platte Branch	1952	50	Poor
Local over East River	1952	50	Poor
FM over Platte Branch	1950	45	Poor
Local over Creek	1960	45	Poor
FM over Small Stream	1951	40	Poor
FM over Bushy Creek	1952	40	Poor
FM over Bushy Creek	1955	40	Poor
FM over East River	1950	40	Poor
Adams-taylor St over Stream	1970	34	Poor
FM over West 102 River	1952	34	Poor
Local over Daugherty Creek	1952	29	Poor
Local over Honey CR	1965	29	Poor
Local over Creek	1978	29	Poor
Adams Taylor over Todd Branch	1940	29	Poor
Local over East 102 River	1940	26	Poor
FM over Drainage Ditch	1940	26	Poor
Local over Stream	1955	26	Poor
Local over Creek	1953	26	Poor
Local over Creek	1952	26	Poor
Local over Small	1983	26	Poor
Local over Creek	1950	20	Poor
FM over Honey Creek	1940	20	Poor
FM over Small	1978	20	Poor
Local over East 102 River	1971	20	Poor
Local over Unnamed Stream	1970	20	Poor
Local over Platte Branch	1900	15	Poor
Local over Honey Creek	1962	15	Poor
Local over East 102 River	1967	15	Poor
Local over West 102 River	1955	15	Poor
Local over Small	1980	15	Poor
Local over Platte Branch	1942	15	Poor
Local over Daugherty Creek	1977	15	Poor
Local over West 102 River	1968	15	Poor
Local over East River	1977	15	Poor
Local over Honey Creek	1960	15	Poor
Local over Honey Creek	1958	15	Poor
Local over Platte Branch	1970	15	Poor
Local over West 102 River	1972	15	Poor
Local over East River	1985	15	Poor
Adams-taylor St over W Branch 102 River	1920	15	Poor
Local over W F 102 River	1910	15	Poor
FM over Platte Drainage Ditch	1964	11	Poor
FM over Honey Creek	1958	11	Poor
Local over Small	1979	11	Poor
Local over Small Stream	1974	11	Poor
Local over Branch of East 102 River	1953	11	Poor
Local over West Branch 102	1971	11	Poor
Local over Middle 102 River	1949	11	Poor
Local over Creek	1953	11	Poor
Local over Middle 102 River	1972	11	Poor
Local over West 102 River	1965	11	Poor
Local over West 102 River	1955	11	Poor
Field Entrance over Side Ditch	1980	10	Poor
Local over Creek	1961	5	Poor
Local over Creek	1949	5	Poor
Local over Middle 102 River	1978	5	Poor
FM over Creek	1960	5	Poor
Missouri Taylor St over Creek	1900	5	Poor
Local over East 102 River	1968	5	Poor
Local over Honey Creek	1954	5	Poor
Local over Creek	1952	5	Poor
Local over Creek	1957	5	Poor
Local over Hog Branch	1961	5	Poor
Local over Small	1979	5	Poor
Local over W 102 River	1963	5	Poor
Local over Creek	1953	5	Poor
Local over Creek	1959	5	Poor
Adams-taylor St over Lonzo Creek	1967	5	Poor
Local over West 102 River	1962	5	Poor
Local over Creek	1900	–	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Ia 2 over Stream	1978	1,450	Good
Ia 2 over Honey Creek	1976	1,390	Good
Ia 2 over West 102 River	1977	1,350	Good
Ia 2 over Middle 102 River	1977	1,350	Fair
Ia 148 over W.fork 102 River	1961	1,200	Fair
Ia 2 over East 102 River	1978	1,130	Fair
Ia 148 over Middle Creek	1961	940	Fair
N64 over East River	1990	927	Fair
N64 over Small Natural Stream	2004	927	Good
Ia 148 over Middle Branch W 102 Rvr	1924	890	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 Taylor County → - all 220, busiest first, each with its own condition record.

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