Total bridges
434
Public highway bridges in Stoddard County
County profile · official public datasets
Stoddard County, MO
434 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 43.1% rated Good, 53.2% Fair, 3.7% Poor.
- 434
- Public bridges
- 43.1%
- Good condition
- 3.7%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Stoddard County posts a top-10% lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- Top 8%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 3.7%
- Poor-condition share
- 434
- public highway bridges
- 1976
- 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.
Stoddard County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Stoddard County ranks #9 of 115 Missouri counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 3.7%). Stoddard County, Missouri contains 434 public highway bridges. Roughly 43.1% are rated “Good,” 53.2% “Fair,” and 3.7% “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
43.1%
187 of 434 rated 7-9
Fair condition
53.2%
231 of 434 rated 5-6
Poor condition
3.7%
16 of 434 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#9 of 115
Among Missouri counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 434 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 43.1% (187)
Fair 53.2% (231)
Poor 3.7% (16)
Stoddard County's Poor-condition bridges carry 9,482 vehicle crossings a day
That is 1.9% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 3.7% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 593 crossings a day against 1,065 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 434 of 434 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
49.1% of Stoddard County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
213 of the 434 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 43.1% 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 27.5% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
MO 114 E over DEXTER CR, built 1934, carries 2,605 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 16-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 9,482 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Stoddard County's bridges were built
434 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1900s 3
1900–1909
3 bridges
- 1920s 26
1920–1929
26 bridges
- 1930s
1930–1939
28 bridges
- 1940s 19
1940–1949
19 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
56 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
47 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
48 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
36 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
67 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
47 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
51 bridges
- 2020s 6
2020–2029
6 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 67 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 15.4% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 25 to 34 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1976) matches the Missouri average (1979).
How Stoddard County compares with Missouri's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Missouri counties nearest Stoddard County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 3.7% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1976 against a peer-group mean of 1984 is 8 years older.
Showing the 5 closest of 114 Missouri counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper County | 471 | 42% | 46.9% | 11% | 1978 |
| Clay County | 436 | 38.1% | 55% | 6.9% | 1979 |
| Stoddard County (this page) | 434 | 43.1% | 53.2% | 3.7% | 1976 |
| St. Charles County | 417 | 32.4% | 64.3% | 3.4% | 1994 |
| Jefferson County | 411 | 33.6% | 63% | 3.4% | 1981 |
| Vernon County | 401 | 35.4% | 60.3% | 4.2% | 1988 |
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 Stoddard 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 Stoddard County, both outside Missouri so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside MO (434 bridges here).
- Pinellas County, FL · 435 bridges
- Platte County, NE · 433 bridges
- Plymouth County, IA · 432 bridges
- Butte County, CA · 437 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside MO (1976 here).
- Marion County, IN · avg 1976 · 958 bridges
- Mohave County, AZ · avg 1976 · 641 bridges
- Comanche County, OK · avg 1976 · 593 bridges
- Prince George's County, MD · avg 1976 · 576 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (434)
COUNTY RD 684
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH
S 7 T 23 N R 10 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1958 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 50
COUNTY RD 449
FairOver: CREEK
S 1 T 25 N R 9 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1959 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 35
COUNTY RD 518
FairOver: WAHITE DRAIN DTCH
S 2 T 26 N R 12 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1956 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 35
COUNTY RD 760
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH
S 16 T 24 N R 11 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1966 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 35
COUNTY RD 357
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH
S 1 T 27 N R 11 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1935 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 35
COUNTY RD 772
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH
S 25 T 24 N R 10 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1966 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 35
COUNTY RD 448
FairOver: MINGO DRAIN DTCH
S 32 T 26 N R 8 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1975 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 15
COUNTY RD 237
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH
S 18 T 26 N R 10 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1980 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 100
COUNTY RD 750
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH
S 5 T 24 N R 12 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1962 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 100
COUNTY RD 780
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH
S 4 T 23 N R 11 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1972 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 35
COUNTY RD 442
FairOver: CREEK
S 34 T 26 N R 10 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1952 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 35
COUNTY RD 514
FairOver: CREEK
S 18 T 26 N R 11 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1976 Load: 7.2 t ADT: 35
COUNTY RD 524
FairOver: CREEK
S 16 T 26 N R 11 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1948 Load: 7.2 t ADT: 35
COUNTY RD 536
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH
S 24 T 26 N R 11 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1975 Load: 7.2 t ADT: 35
COUNTY RD 732
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH
S 36 T 25 N R 10 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1970 Load: 7.2 t ADT: 35
COUNTY RD 724
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH
S 25 T 25 N R 10 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1971 Load: 7.2 t ADT: 35
COUNTY RD 760
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH
S 13 T 24 N R 10 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1971 Load: 7.2 t ADT: 35
COUNTY RD 780
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH
S 3 T 23 N R 11 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1975 Load: 7.2 t ADT: 35
COUNTY RD 692
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH
S 18 T 23 N R 10 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1972 Load: 7.2 t ADT: 35
COUNTY RD 437
FairOver: SPRING CR
S 6 T 25 N R 10 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1972 Load: 7.2 t ADT: 35
COUNTY RD 541
FairOver: CREEK
S 21 T 26 N R 11 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1976 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 35
COUNTY RD 651
FairOver: CANE CR
S 1 T 24 N R 9 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1965 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 35
COUNTY RD 436
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH
S 30 T 26 N R 9 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1970 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 15
COUNTY RD 437
FairOver: DELAWARE CR
S 30 T 26 N R 10 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1979 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 35
RT M E
FairOver: CASTOR RVR
S 7 T 27 N R 10 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1933 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 196
ARVIN RD
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH
S 21 T 25 N R 10 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1974 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 4,000
COUNTY RD 714
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH
S 16 T 25 N R 12 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1990 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY RD 772
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH
S 28 T 24 N R 12 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1984 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY RD 651
FairOver: CREEK
S 36 T 24 N R 9 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1965 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY RD 449
FairOver: SPRING CR
S 1 T 25 N R 9 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1962 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 35
CR 267
FairOver: CRK
S 3 T 26 N R 9 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 2022 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 35
RT V S
FairOver: CASTOR RVR
S 1 T 27 N R 9 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1937 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 266
COUNTY RD 784
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH
S 11 T 23 N R 10 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1971 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 35
COUNTY RD 675
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH
S 5 T 23 N R 9 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1991 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 35
RT H S
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH LAT #1
S 21 T 24 N R 9 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1956 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 556
RT AB E
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH #24
S 15 T 26 N R 12 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1957 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 541
RT HH E
FairOver: MAIN DRAIN DTCH
S 29 T 25 N R 12 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1954 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 94
RT M E
FairOver: MUD CR
S 19 T 27 N R 10 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1933 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 196
RT Y E
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH #30
S 23 T 27 N R 11 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1949 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 2,098
RT Y E
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH #24
S 19 T 27 N R 11 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1949 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 1,226
RT Y E
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH #35
S 22 T 27 N R 12 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1949 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 1,941
RT Y E
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH #37
S 13 T 26 N R 12 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1949 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 966
COUNTY RD 714
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH
S 18 T 25 N R 12 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1972 Load: 10.8 t ADT: 35
COUNTY RD 524
FairOver: CREEK
S 13 T 26 N R 10 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1975 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 50
COUNTY RD 760
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH
S 18 T 24 N R 11 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1972 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 35
COUNTY RD 772
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH
S 30 T 24 N R 11 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1983 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 35
COUNTY RD 659
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH
S 11 T 24 N R 9 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1970 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 35
COUNTY RD 357A
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH
S 26 T 38 N R 11 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 2003 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 15
RT F S
FairOver: DELAWARE CR
S 24 T 26 N R 9 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1935 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 488
COUNTY RD 766
FairOver: DRAIN DTCH
S 19 T 24 N R 11 E, Stoddard, MO
Built 1988 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 35
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