Structurally deficient bridges and poor roads have landed Iowa in the No. 9 spot on a new ranking of the nation's worst infrastructure.

A new index by financial news company 24/7 Wall St. notes that more than 20 percent of Iowa’s 24,215 bridges are deemed “structurally deficient” by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration. Inspectors consider bridges rated 4 or below on a scale of 0 (failed) through 9 (excellent) to be structurally deficient.

Read the full article on the Des Moines Register website.