State profile · Near median Poor share

Missouri bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Missouri, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

24,654
Public bridges
34.5%
Good condition
8.5%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

Total Bridges

24,654

Public highway bridges in Missouri

Good Condition

34.5%

8,506 bridges rated 7-9

-15.5pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

8.5%

2,104 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

1.5pp vs national avg 7.0%

Missouri vs national bridge condition

Missouri - Good condition share 34.5%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Missouri - Poor-condition share 28.4%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Missouri vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Missouri on the same metric.

IL

Illinois

7.88% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$27,743

MA

Massachusetts

7.96% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,314
Selected

MO

Missouri

8.53% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$24,654

MI

Michigan

8.92% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$1,188

AK

Alaska

10.12% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$909

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Missouri

Six lowest-condition bridges in Missouri, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

All Bridges in Missouri

RT E S

Fair

Over: FLAT CR

S 15 T 44 N R 22 W, Pettis, MO

Built 1959 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 763

US 65 S

Fair

Over: MOC RR

S 5 T 45 N R 21 W, Pettis, MO

Built 1962 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 9,304

MO 127 S

Fair

Over: FLAT CR

S 14 T 44 N R 23 W, Pettis, MO

Built 1933 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 1,752

RT D E

Fair

Over: HEATHS CR

S 16 T 47 N R 22 W, Pettis, MO

Built 1933 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 442

RT M S

Fair

Over: WALNUT CR

S 30 T 45 N R 21 W, Pettis, MO

Built 1964 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 2,284

RT P E

Fair

Over: MILL CR

S 20 T 37 N R 9 W, Phelps, MO

Built 1967 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 225

RT HH S

Fair

Over: WILDCAT BR

S 21 T 38 N R 8 W, Phelps, MO

Built 1958 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 466

RT NN S

Fair

Over: TRIB BUFF CR

S 1 T 53 N R 2 W, Pike, MO

Built 1958 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 641

RT M S

Fair

Over: BR OF INDIAN CR

S 9 T 52 N R 4 W, Pike, MO

Built 1935 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 446

IS 29 S

Fair

Over: PLATTE RVR

S 25 T 53 N R 35 W, Platte, MO

Built 1950 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 17,777

COUNTY RD S-86

Fair

Over: SLAGLE CR

S 17 T 32 N R 23 W, Polk, MO

Built 2012 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 40

RT HH E

Fair

Over: BELL CR

S 13 T 37 N R 12 W, Pulaski, MO

Built 1957 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 378

110TH ST

Fair

Over: BRANCH

S 28 T 67 N R 19 W, Putnam, MO

Built 1965 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 25

ORCHID TRAIL

Fair

Over: LICK CR

S 16 T 65 N R 17 W, Putnam, MO

Built 1993 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 5

190TH ST

Fair

Over: BR OF S BLACKBIRD

S 1 T 65 N R 19 W, Putnam, MO

Built 1910 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 40

RT F S

Fair

Over: SPENCER CR

S 10 T 54 N R 5 W, Ralls, MO

Built 1957 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 718

RT A E

Fair

Over: DOE RUN CR

S 3 T 55 N R 5 W, Ralls, MO

Built 1955 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 914

RT T S

Fair

Over: FOOLS CR

S 6 T 55 N R 3 W, Ralls, MO

Built 1947 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 178

COUNTY RD 1950

Fair

Over: MUD CR

S 9 T 55 N R 13 W, Randolph, MO

Built 1985 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 15

RT C S

Fair

Over: E FK CHARITON RVR

S 26 T 54 N R 15 W, Randolph, MO

Built 1971 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 911

RT EE E

Fair

Over: COON CR

S 4 T 53 N R 13 W, Randolph, MO

Built 1956 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 961

RT J E

Fair

Over: BR OF MUD CR

S 10 T 55 N R 13 W, Randolph, MO

Built 1933 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 179

RT J E

Fair

Over: HOOVER CR

S 1 T 55 N R 15 W, Randolph, MO

Built 1933 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 270

RT B E

Fair

Over: BAGBY CR

S 12 T 52 N R 16 W, Randolph, MO

Built 1946 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 1,038

W 92 ST

Fair

Over: TRIB OF WILLOW CR

S 3 T 51 N R 28 W, Ray, MO

Built 1990 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 30

MO 10 E

Fair

Over: FISHING RVR

S 6 T 52 N R 29 W, Ray, MO

Built 1964 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 7,426

RT T E

Fair

Over: BRADY CR

S 26 T 51 N R 28 W, Ray, MO

Built 1933 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 442

MO 21 S

Fair

Over: LOGAN CR

S 32 T 30 N R 1 E, Reynolds, MO

Built 1967 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 1,744

MO 21 S

Fair

Over: SINKING CR

S 29 T 31 N R 1 E, Reynolds, MO

Built 1968 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 1,915

RT K S

Fair

Over: BEAVER CR

S 27 T 25 N R 3 E, Ripley, MO

Built 1954 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 809

MO 142 E

Fair

Over: BR MULBERRY

S 31 T 23 N R 2 E, Ripley, MO

Built 1935 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 1,539

MO 142 E

Fair

Over: WEST FORK CR

S 11 T 22 N R 1 W, Ripley, MO

Built 1941 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 777

RT E E

Fair

Over: SALT RVR

S 25 T 65 N R 15 W, Schuyler, MO

Built 1936 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 130

COUNTY ROAD 468

Fair

Over: CR TO N WYACONDA R

S 25 T 66 N R 10 W, Scotland, MO

Built 2005 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 5

COUNTY RD 532

Fair

Over: GLADE DRAIN DTCH

S 36 T 27 N R 14 E, Scott, MO

Built 1968 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 35

COUNTY RD 416

Fair

Over: DRAIN DTCH

S 31 T 28 N R 13 E, Scott, MO

Built 1940 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 35

IS 55 S

Fair

Over: DTCH NO 2

S 25 T 30 N R 13 E, Scott, MO

Built 1950 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 17,855

RT Y E

Fair

Over: DRAIN DTCH 4, DIST

S 14 T 26 N R 13 E, Scott, MO

Built 1956 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 2,456

RT A E

Fair

Over: BR CANEY CR

S 22 T 29 N R 13 E, Scott, MO

Built 1935 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 913

MO 15 S

Fair

Over: TIGER FK NORTH RVR

S 33 T 59 N R 10 W, Shelby, MO

Built 1929 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 884

RT T S

Fair

Over: STUPP CR

S 31 T 57 N R 9 W, Shelby, MO

Built 1935 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 254

OHMES RD

Fair

Over: TRIB OF DARDENNE C

S 2 T 46 N R 3 E, St. Charles, MO

Built 1998 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 3,000

POINT PRAIRIE ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY OF MCCOY

S 16 T 47 N R 1 E, St. Charles, MO

Built 2016 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 3,999

RT T S

Fair

Over: CALLAWAY BR

S 31 T 46 N R 1 E, St. Charles, MO

Built 1935 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 3,318

COUNTY RD NW 776

Fair

Over: RICKY CR

S 24 T 39 N R 28 W, St. Clair, MO

Built 1940 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 15

COUNTY RD NW 726

Fair

Over: REID CR

S 21 T 39 N R 27 W, St. Clair, MO

Built 1925 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 10

COUNTY RD NW 176

Fair

Over: MONEGAW CR

S 21 T 38 N R 27 W, St. Clair, MO

Built 1977 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 40

COUNTY RD SW 366

Fair

Over: COON CR

S 18 T 37 N R 26 W, St. Clair, MO

Built 1977 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 100

RT C E

Fair

Over: BIG MUDDY CR

S 14 T 39 N R 25 W, St. Clair, MO

Built 1976 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 763

RT M S

Fair

Over: REID CR

S 5 T 38 N R 27 W, St. Clair, MO

Built 1951 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 44

Showing 6,351-6,400 of 24,654 bridges

Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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