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Oregon County, MO

84 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 22.6% rated Good, 69% Fair, 8.3% Poor.

84
Public bridges
22.6%
Good condition
8.3%
Poor condition

The verdict

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.

Oregon County pairs a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.

Top 46%
lowest Poor share in state
8.3%
Poor-condition share
84
public highway bridges
1957
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.

Oregon County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Oregon County ranks #53 of 115 Missouri counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 8.3%). Oregon County, Missouri contains 84 public highway bridges. Roughly 22.6% are rated “Good,” 69% “Fair,” and 8.3% “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.

Total bridges

84

Public highway bridges in Oregon County

Good condition

22.6%

19 of 84 rated 7-9

Fair condition

69%

58 of 84 rated 5-6

Poor condition

8.3%

7 of 84 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#53 of 115

Among Missouri counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better

Condition distribution

Share of 84 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
22.6% (19)
Fair
69% (58)
Poor
8.3% (7)

Oregon County's Poor-condition bridges carry 5,233 vehicle crossings a day

That is 7.3% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 8.3% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 748 crossings a day against 469 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 84 of 84 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

79.8% of Oregon County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

67 of the 84 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 22.6% 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 27.3% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

MO 19 S over ELEVEN POINT RVR, built 1934, carries 1,426 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 7-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 5,233 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Oregon County's bridges were built

84 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 18 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 21.4% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1957, 22 years older than the Missouri average of 1979.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory (year built) As of 2024 NBI release

How Oregon County compares with Missouri's closest counties by inventory size

The 5 Missouri counties nearest Oregon County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 8.3% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1957 against a peer-group mean of 1974 is 17 years older.

Showing the 5 closest of 114 Missouri counties eligible for comparison.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Oregon County and the 5 Missouri counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Moniteau County 93 12.9%
Camden County 92 8.7%
Reynolds County 91 9.9%
Oregon County (this page) 84 8.3%
Ozark County 82 3.7%
Worth County 81 19.8%

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 Oregon 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 Oregon County, both outside Missouri so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside MO (84 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside MO (1957 here).

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.

Fair-condition bridges (58)

COUNTY RD 242

Fair

Over: COTTON CR

S 1 T 23 N R 5 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1938 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 30

RT EE S

Fair

Over: TOWN CR

S 15 T 22 N R 4 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1939 Load: 7.2 t ADT: 154

COUNTY RD 337

Fair

Over: WARM FK OF SPRING

S 6 T 22 N R 5 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1948 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 60

COUNTY RD 357

Fair

Over: TWO MILE CR

S 30 T 22 N R 5 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1938 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 50

COUNTY RD 213

Fair

Over: WARM FK OF SPRING

S 28 T 22 N R 5 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1952 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 50

COUNTY RD 326

Fair

Over: TRIB WARM FK SPRIN

S 17 T 22 N R 5 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1940 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 50

RT E S

Fair

Over: FREDERICK CR

S 6 T 22 N R 3 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1964 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 782

COUNTY RD 373

Fair

Over: ENGLISH CR

S 33 T 22 N R 6 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1951 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 20

RT M S

Fair

Over: WARM CR

S 9 T 23 N R 6 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1947 Load: 13.5 t ADT: 761

COUNTY RD 321

Fair

Over: BARREN FK

S 19 T 24 N R 5 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1950 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 15

COUNTY RD 261

Fair

Over: MILL CR

S 28 T 22 N R 3 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1984 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 40

COUNTY RD 323

Fair

Over: WARM FK OF SPRING

S 31 T 23 N R 5 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1985 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 30

COUNTY RD 155

Fair

Over: HURRICANE CR

S 28 T 25 N R 3 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1900 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 10

COUNTY RD 264

Fair

Over: TRACY CR

S 34 T 22 N R 5 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1948 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 40

RT EE S

Fair

Over: FREDERICK CR

S 2 T 22 N R 4 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1960 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 154

RT A E

Fair

Over: FREDERICK CR

S 34 T 23 N R 4 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1935 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 326

RT A E

Fair

Over: MOONEY CR

S 35 T 23 N R 4 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1935 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 326

US 160 E

Fair

Over: CULP BR

S 34 T 24 N R 4 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1925 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 1,334

RT H S

Fair

Over: SPRING VALLEY

S 25 T 22 N R 3 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1935 Load: 18.9 t ADT: 405

US 160 E

Fair

Over: PINEY CR

S 33 T 24 N R 4 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1931 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 1,711

RT H S

Fair

Over: STUBBLEFIELD BR

S 31 T 22 N R 2 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1935 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 308

RT M S

Fair

Over: ROVER BR

S 27 T 24 N R 6 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1935 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 827

COUNTY RD 333

Fair

Over: TRIB OF SPRING RVR

S 11 T 23 N R 6 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1994 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 35

RT EE S

Fair

Over: JAMES CR

S 28 T 21 N R 4 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1960 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 154

RT OO S

Fair

Over: CRAZY SPR HOLLOW

S 7 T 22 N R 5 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1957 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 326

RT F E

Fair

Over: COUNTY LINE BR

S 6 T 22 N R 6 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1934 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 222

MO 142 E

Fair

Over: TRACEY CR

S 30 T 22 N R 4 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1950 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 2,389

MO 19 S

Fair

Over: PINEY CR

S 34 T 24 N R 4 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1972 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 2,468

US 160 E

Fair

Over: BARREN FORK CR

S 8 T 24 N R 5 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1926 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 1,711

RT U S

Fair

Over: RUSH CR

S 2 T 22 N R 2 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1955 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 22

US 160 E

Fair

Over: SMALL STR

S 23 T 23 N R 3 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1922 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 433

RT W E

Fair

Over: ENGLISH CR

S 21 T 22 N R 6 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1958 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 936

RT J S

Fair

Over: DRY WASH

S 12 T 24 N R 2 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1938 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 189

MO 142 E

Fair

Over: JANES CR

S 35 T 22 N R 4 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1950 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 615

US 63 S

Fair

Over: WARM FORK

S 32 T 22 N R 5 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1966 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 8,005

RT U S

Fair

Over: HURRICANE CR

S 35 T 23 N R 2 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1955 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 22

US 160 E

Fair

Over: PINEY CR

S 34 T 24 N R 4 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1925 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 1,334

US 63 S

Fair

Over: WARM FORK BNSF RR

S 32 T 22 N R 5 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1966 Load: 29.7 t ADT: 11,830

RT Y S

Fair

Over: SAND SPRING

S 7 T 22 N R 2 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1960 Load: 31.5 t ADT: 49

COUNTY RD 263

Fair

Over: MILL CR

S 34 T 22 N R 3 W, Oregon, MO

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 70

COUNTY RD 359

Fair

Over: CREEK

S 23 T 22 N R 6 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 30

US 160 E

Fair

Over: HUDDLESTON BR

S 24 T 24 N R 5 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1931 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 1,711

MO 19 S

Fair

Over: SPRING RVR

S 20 T 22 N R 5 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1928 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 2,216

MO 19 S

Fair

Over: FREDERICK CR

S 19 T 23 N R 4 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1926 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 2,123

MO 19 S

Fair

Over: TUCKER CR

S 3 T 23 N R 4 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1972 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 3,337

MO 99 S

Fair

Over: MIDDLE FK CR

S 5 T 24 N R 5 W, Oregon, MO

Built 2001 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 715

MO 99 S

Fair

Over: PINE HOLLOW

S 31 T 26 N R 5 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1932 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 305

RT Y S

Fair

Over: BROCK CR

S 20 T 23 N R 2 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1960 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 49

US 160 E

Fair

Over: BR MILL CR

S 15 T 24 N R 5 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1926 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 1,711

RT KK E

Fair

Over: BUCKHORN HOLLOW

S 9 T 22 N R 3 W, Oregon, MO

Built 1961 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 124
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges

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