5500 Westown Parkway, Suite 190 West Des Moines, Iowa 50266 515-244-0779 HOME ABOUT SECONDARY ROADS ABOUT COUNTY ENGINEERING SECONDARY ROAD PROJECTS FIND YOUR COUNTY ENGINEER CONNECTIONS CONTACT 17,775 MILES OF PAVED ROAD YOUR COUNTY ENGINEER Each county has a designated engineer who works closely with the county supervisors to build, maintain and operate a road system suited to rural citizens and traffic. FIND YOURS ONLINE JOB CENTER New openings for engineers, assistants, technicians, administrative staff and maintenance personnel come open every year. VIEW JOBS PROJECT INFORMATION Counties design, let, and inspect many construction and maintenance projects each year. This work renews bridges, restores pavement, and improves safety. VIEW PROJECTS COUNTY 511 Counties must often restrict or close roads on account of emergency conditions, embargos, maintenance work and projects. The 511 section provides current road usabilty. VIEW MAP WELCOME! IOWA'S COUNTY ENGINEERS: ROAD AND INFRASTRUCTURE EXPERTS Welcome to the Iowa County Engineering and County Roads website. Here you can find information about Iowa's 89,000 miles of secondary roads, the 18,000 bridges they contain, the 99 counties that support them and the 90 engineers that oversee their operation. Iowa's county engineers and staff come from a variety of backgrounds, but all share one trait: they are dedicated to providing Iowa with the best rural road network possible. SECONDARY ROADS QUICK FACTS County Roads Snapshot Snapshot Road Miles Bridge Deck (SF) Earth 5,032 835,960 Granular 66,244 24,699,650 Hard Surface 1,314 690,248 Paved 17,852 14,500,327 Cost Per Mile Per Year Roads Bridges Total Earth $924 $1,005 $1,929 Granular $4,572 $2,063 $6,635 Hard Surface $16,669 $3,169 $19,838 Paved $18,463 $4,722 $23,185 HOME ABOUT SECONDARY ROADS ABOUT COUNTY ENGINEERING SECONDARY ROAD PROJECTS FIND YOUR COUNTY ENGINEER CONNECTIONS CONTACT Copyright 2016 Iowa County Engineers Association Service Bureau