Jackson County Iowa Secondary Roads Dept.

04/06/2026

ATTENTION:
Starting on Wednesday April 8th, the bridge on 362nd Avenue (Z15) over Duck Creek will close for replacement. Construction is expected to last approximately 4 months. Click here https://www.iceasb.org/roads/county/jackson/72141 for more information and detour route. Thank you for your understanding and we look forward to the completed project.

02/04/2026

The Morehead Bridge over the Maquoketa River on 74th Street is now reopen after successful completion of lower chord repairs. The bridge is still limited to the restricted weight posting, but is open to traffic. Thank you for your patience.

12/16/2025

Last week, Jackson County was awarded the statewide Secondary Road Smoothness Award from the Asphalt Paving Association of Iowa (APAI) for this past summer's 435th Avenue (Z34) HMA overlay. River City Paving was the contractor for the project. This is the first ever smoothness award Jackson County has been awarded. A great cooperative effort between the contractor and County. Pictured from left to right: Joe Manatt (2025 APAI President), Will Kuennen (Project Manager for River City Paving), David Neumann (Jackson County Senior Engineering Tech), Thomas Hughes (Jackson County Assistant to the Engineer), Jayden Scheckel (Jackson County Engineer), and an APAI representative.

11/30/2025

All Jackson County trucks and motorgraders will return to the roadways tomorrow morning at 5:00 A.M and plow until 5:30 P.M.. Continuing snowfall tonight and windy conditions will make travel difficult. Travel is not advised. Thank you for your patience as our crews work throughout the weekend clearing the roadways.

11/13/2025

New position available!! For more information or to apply, please visit

Apply for the Senior Engineering Technician position with Jackson County. Learn how to apply and view a job description along with the role's requirements.

10/10/2025

Upcoming project highlight. This is the Chenelworth Bridge on 82nd Ave over the Maquoketa River. With assistance from a $2 million CBCF grant from the Iowa DOT, this bridge will be replaced next year. A big thank you to the Jackson County Iowa Sheriff's Office and Jackson County Emergency Management for the drone video.

10/01/2025

A brief look into our recent equipment purchases for tree/brush removal efforts within the ROW