1,294 Iowa bridges have been consistently rated Poor by federal inspectors every year straight since 2010.
I’m a student in the UK and me and my team went down a rabbit hole on bridge quality in the US, which led us to making iowapoorbridges.tech http://iowapoorbridges.tech which shows every poor-rated bridge in Iowa.
As of July 2026 there are 1,294 bridges that have been rated poor for the past 16 years straight, and 2,106 for 10 years straight. 1.2 million vehicles are crossing these bridges every DAY.
If you wanna see the rest of the data, such as poor rated bridges near you, or the 80 year old poor rated bridge that carries a whopping 26,500 cars a day, check out the website.