Total bridges
227
Public highway bridges in Butler County
County profile · official public datasets
Butler County, MO
227 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 49.3% rated Good, 42.3% Fair, 8.4% Poor.
- 227
- Public bridges
- 49.3%
- Good condition
- 8.4%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Butler County posts a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- Top 47%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 8.4%
- Poor-condition share
- 227
- public highway bridges
- 1981
- avg year built
Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.
Butler County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Butler County ranks #54 of 115 Missouri counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 8.4%). Butler County, Missouri contains 227 public highway bridges. Roughly 49.3% are rated “Good,” 42.3% “Fair,” and 8.4% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.
Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.
Good condition
49.3%
112 of 227 rated 7-9
Fair condition
42.3%
96 of 227 rated 5-6
Poor condition
8.4%
19 of 227 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#54 of 115
Among Missouri counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 227 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 49.3% (112)
Fair 42.3% (96)
Poor 8.4% (19)
Butler County's Poor-condition bridges carry 17,854 vehicle crossings a day
That is 3.1% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 8.4% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 940 crossings a day against 2,442 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.
Computed over the 227 of 227 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
32.2% of Butler County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
73 of the 227 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 49.3% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.
Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
One structure carries 29.3% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
BU 67 N over PIKE CR, built 1960, carries 5,240 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 19-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 17,854 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Butler County's bridges were built
227 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1900s 4
1900–1909
4 bridges
- 1910s 1
1910–1919
1 bridges
- 1920s 6
1920–1929
6 bridges
- 1930s 10
1930–1939
10 bridges
- 1940s 14
1940–1949
14 bridges
- 1950s 13
1950–1959
13 bridges
- 1960s 17
1960–1969
17 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
27 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
27 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
29 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
56 bridges
- 2010s 18
2010–2019
18 bridges
- 2020s 5
2020–2029
5 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 2000s, when 56 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 24.7% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 15 to 24 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1981) matches the Missouri average (1979).
How Butler County compares with Missouri's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Missouri counties nearest Butler County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 8.4% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1981 against a peer-group mean of 1980 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 114 Missouri counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saline County | 230 | 33.9% | 53% | 13% | 1976 |
| Cole County | 227 | 27.3% | 63.9% | 8.8% | 1982 |
| Butler County (this page) | 227 | 49.3% | 42.3% | 8.4% | 1981 |
| Pike County | 225 | 34.7% | 56.9% | 8.4% | 1981 |
| Sullivan County | 224 | 56.3% | 36.6% | 7.1% | 1990 |
| Daviess County | 222 | 27.5% | 48.2% | 24.3% | 1970 |
Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Butler County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year
Two NBI-derived peer sets for Butler County, both outside Missouri so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside MO (227 bridges here).
- Yell County, AR · 227 bridges
- McHenry County, IL · 227 bridges
- LaPorte County, IN · 227 bridges
- Rush County, IN · 227 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside MO (1981 here).
- Franklin County, OH · avg 1981 · 922 bridges
- Greenville County, SC · avg 1981 · 635 bridges
- Montgomery County, OH · avg 1981 · 632 bridges
- McLean County, IL · avg 1981 · 624 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (227)
COUNTY RD 277
FairOver: STREAM
S 31 T 22 N R 5 E, Butler, MO
Built 1965 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 100
COUNTY RD 417
FairOver: CREEK
S 8 T 26 N R 4 E, Butler, MO
Built 2001 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 20
COUNTY RD 525
FairOver: CREEK
S 7 T 25 N R 6 E, Butler, MO
Built 1950 Load: 7.2 t ADT: 100
COUNTY RD 650
FairOver: STREAM
S 34 T 24 N R 7 E, Butler, MO
Built 1975 Load: 10.8 t ADT: 50
COUNTY RD 316
FairOver: PIKE CR DTCH
S 34 T 24 N R 6 E, Butler, MO
Built 1900 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 100
340 E
FairOver: EPPS DRAIN DTCH
S 22 T 23 N R 5 E, Butler, MO
Built 1940 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 24
RT O S
FairOver: WILBY CR
S 32 T 26 N R 6 E, Butler, MO
Built 1921 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 312
MO 142 E
FairOver: MAIN DRAIN DTCH
S 33 T 23 N R 6 E, Butler, MO
Built 1962 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 647
MO 142 E
FairOver: BIG HUNTNG DRAIN D
S 9 T 22 N R 6 E, Butler, MO
Built 1932 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 404
COUNTY RD 350
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH
S 33 T 23 N R 6 E, Butler, MO
Built 1960 Load: 13.5 t ADT: 100
MO 142 E
FairOver: NEELYVILLE DRAIN D
S 9 T 22 N R 5 E, Butler, MO
Built 1931 Load: 13.5 t ADT: 1,179
RT JJ E
FairOver: CR
S 14 T 26 N R 5 E, Butler, MO
Built 1939 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 397
RT B E
FairOver: BLACK RVR OVRFL
S 1 T 24 N R 6 E, Butler, MO
Built 1949 Load: 15.3 t ADT: 4,403
COUNTY RD 569
FairOver: STREAM
S 17 T 25 N R 7 E, Butler, MO
Built 1940 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 200
COUNTY RD 248
FairOver: STILLCAMP DTCH
S 22 T 22 N R 6 E, Butler, MO
Built 1965 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 50
COUNTY RD 343
FairOver: STREAM
S 2 T 23 N R 5 E, Butler, MO
Built 1922 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 100
VINE ST
FairOver: BLACK RVR
S 3 T 24 N R 6 E, Butler, MO
Built 1970 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 4,000
RT B E
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH NO 12
S 35 T 25 N R 7 E, Butler, MO
Built 1939 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 2,116
RT B E
FairOver: BLACK RVR OVRFL
S 1 T 24 N R 6 E, Butler, MO
Built 1949 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 4,403
RT HH S
FairOver: ACKERMAN DRAIN DTC
S 12 T 22 N R 6 E, Butler, MO
Built 1954 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 133
RT U E
FairOver: ST FRANCIS RVR
S 6 T 23 N R 9 E, Butler, MO
Built 1962 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 488
COUNTY RD 275
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH
S 29 T 22 N R 5 E, Butler, MO
Built 1920 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 100
US 67 S
FairOver: HARVIELL DRAIN DTC
S 27 T 23 N R 5 E, Butler, MO
Built 1922 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 6,412
RT WW S
FairOver: UP RR
S 3 T 24 N R 6 E, Butler, MO
Built 1979 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 10,231
RT B E
FairOver: LEVEE DRAIN DTCH
S 1 T 24 N R 6 E, Butler, MO
Built 1949 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 4,403
COUNTY RD 352
FairOver: STREAM
S 28 T 23 N R 5 E, Butler, MO
Built 1960 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 100
COUNTY RD 342
FairOver: ACKERMAN DTCH
S 24 T 23 N R 6 E, Butler, MO
Built 2001 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 50
RT O S
FairOver: CR
S 32 T 26 N R 6 E, Butler, MO
Built 1958 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 312
COUNTY RD 451
FairOver: PROCTER CR
S 31 T 25 N R 5 E, Butler, MO
Built 1971 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 50
COUNTY RD 340
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH
S 20 T 23 N R 5 E, Butler, MO
Built 1993 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 50
MO 51 S
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH NO 17
S 29 T 25 N R 8 E, Butler, MO
Built 1940 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 2,141
RT JJ E
FairOver: LIGETT CR
S 9 T 26 N R 5 E, Butler, MO
Built 1955 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 397
BU 60 E
FairOver: FLOOD RELIEF CHNL
S 36 T 25 N R 6 E, Butler, MO
Built 1978 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 8,691
MO 51 S
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH NO 16
S 29 T 25 N R 8 E, Butler, MO
Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 2,321
US 67 S
FairOver: NEELYVILLE DRAIN D
S 9 T 22 N R 5 E, Butler, MO
Built 1941 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 7,121
RT Z S
FairOver: BLUE SPR DRAIN DTC
S 27 T 25 N R 7 E, Butler, MO
Built 1969 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 294
COUNTY RD 246
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH
S 13 T 22 N R 6 E, Butler, MO
Built 1965 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 25
RT B E
FairOver: BLUE SPR DRAIN DTC
S 34 T 25 N R 7 E, Butler, MO
Built 1940 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 2,047
US 67 S
FairOver: HART DRAIN DTCH
S 3 T 22 N R 5 E, Butler, MO
Built 1941 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 7,121
RT CC S
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH NO 22
S 10 T 23 N R 8 E, Butler, MO
Built 1954 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 364
MO 51 S
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH 30
S 19 T 22 N R 8 E, Butler, MO
Built 1966 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 1,201
COUNTY RD 410
FairOver: STREAM
S 15 T 26 N R 4 E, Butler, MO
Built 2003 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 50
RT M E
FairOver: CANE CR
S 15 T 24 N R 5 E, Butler, MO
Built 1985 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 3,451
US 160 E
FairOver: LIT BLACK RVR OVRF
S 7 T 23 N R 5 E, Butler, MO
Built 1963 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 5,998
MO 142 E
FairOver: PIKE CR DRAIN DTCH
S 15 T 24 N R 6 E, Butler, MO
Built 1972 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 4,773
BU 60 E
FairOver: RT B
S 36 T 25 N R 6 E, Butler, MO
Built 1978 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 8,853
COUNTY RD 332
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH
S 10 T 23 N R 6 E, Butler, MO
Built 2004 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 10
COUNTY RD 214
FairOver: STREAM
S 4 T 22 N R 7 E, Butler, MO
Built 1960 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 250
OLD HWY 67
FairOver: UP RR
S 13 T 26 N R 5 E, Butler, MO
Built 1933 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 30
US 60 E
FairOver: ST FRANCIS RVR
S 28 T 25 N R 8 E, Butler, MO
Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,023
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