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

PURVIS RD

Fair

Over: BIG CR

S 28 T 46 N R 30 W, Cass, MO

Built 1910 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 120

PARRIS RD

Fair

Over: BIG CR

S 35 T 46 N R 30 W, Cass, MO

Built 1910 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 70

235 ST

Fair

Over: BR OF CAMP CR

S 20 T 45 N R 30 W, Cass, MO

Built 1998 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 40

VAN METER RD

Fair

Over: BR OF SOUTH FK

S 2 T 43 N R 33 W, Cass, MO

Built 1992 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 45

RT D S

Fair

Over: CAVE SPR

S 5 T 43 N R 33 W, Cass, MO

Built 1952 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 1,298

RT K S

Fair

Over: BRANCH CR

S 10 T 45 N R 30 W, Cass, MO

Built 1955 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 678

POWELL AVE

Fair

Over: PALMER CR

S 10 T 54 N R 19 W, Chariton, MO

Built 1995 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 15

COYOTE AVE

Fair

Over: MID FK CHARITON RV

S 33 T 53 N R 17 W, Chariton, MO

Built 1910 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 35

RT TT S

Fair

Over: TURKEY CR

S 9 T 56 N R 20 W, Chariton, MO

Built 1961 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 57

RT J S

Fair

Over: STEIMAN BR

S 13 T 53 N R 19 W, Chariton, MO

Built 1946 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 140

US 160 E

Fair

Over: FINLEY RVR

S 1 T 26 N R 22 W, Christian, MO

Built 1984 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 10,427

US 65 S

Fair

Over: WOODS FK CR

S 33 T 26 N R 21 W, Christian, MO

Built 1963 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 14,493

FARMER BRANCH AVE

Fair

Over: BR OF JAMES RVR

S 33 T 28 N R 21 W, Christian, MO

Built 1929 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 1,000

RT O E

Fair

Over: TORY CR

S 27 T 26 N R 22 W, Christian, MO

Built 1948 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 819

COUNTY RD 042

Fair

Over: BRANCH

S 1 T 66 N R 9 W, Clark, MO

Built 1989 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 20

COUNTY RD 052

Fair

Over: S LINN CR

S 1 T 66 N R 9 W, Clark, MO

Built 1992 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 35

RT U E

Fair

Over: LIT WYACONDA RVR

S 7 T 64 N R 9 W, Clark, MO

Built 1958 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 312

COLLINS RD

Fair

Over: CAMP BR

S 17 T 53 N R 32 W, Clay, MO

Built 1979 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 920

NATION RD

Fair

Over: GILMORE CR

S 21 T 53 N R 31 W, Clay, MO

Built 1993 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 1,084

RT W E

Fair

Over: SMITHVILLE RESERVO

S 31 T 54 N R 32 W, Clay, MO

Built 1976 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 5,032

NW COUNTY LINE RD

Fair

Over: BR OF CASTILE CR

S 22 T 55 N R 33 W, Clinton, MO

Built 1987 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 50

MO 121 S

Fair

Over: CHRISTMAN BR

S 14 T 56 N R 30 W, Clinton, MO

Built 1935 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 770

RT H S

Fair

Over: BRUSH CR

S 3 T 45 N R 16 W, Cooper, MO

Built 1956 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 1,094

OR 44 E

Fair

Over: BR OF LITTLE BOURB

S 10 T 39 N R 4 W, Crawford, MO

Built 1924 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 837

MO 19 S

Fair

Over: CHERRY VALLEY BR

S 32 T 37 N R 3 W, Crawford, MO

Built 1934 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 5,623

RT PP E

Fair

Over: BR OF LICK CR

S 33 T 39 N R 4 W, Crawford, MO

Built 1958 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 315

MO 8 E

Fair

Over: DRY CR

S 2 T 37 N R 5 W, Crawford, MO

Built 1931 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 1,308

COUNTY RD 3

Fair

Over: N FK SPRING RVR BR

S 24 T 31 N R 29 W, Dade, MO

Built 1984 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 25

RT K S

Fair

Over: SUGAR TREE CR

S 28 T 34 N R 19 W, Dallas, MO

Built 1955 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 675

RT P S

Fair

Over: FOUR MILE CR

S 9 T 34 N R 18 W, Dallas, MO

Built 1946 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 332

SE WALNUT RD

Fair

Over: BR OF W FK LOST CR

S 2 T 58 N R 31 W, DeKalb, MO

Built 1986 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 20

NW MAPLE RD

Fair

Over: BR OF LOST CR

S 29 T 59 N R 31 W, DeKalb, MO

Built 1950 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 25

SW GRIDLEY RD

Fair

Over: BR OF THIRD FK

S 26 T 58 N R 33 W, DeKalb, MO

Built 1930 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 5

RT AC S

Fair

Over: BIG BR

S 17 T 34 N R 2 W, Dent, MO

Built 1956 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 76

RT O S

Fair

Over: DRY BR

S 25 T 35 N R 8 W, Dent, MO

Built 1955 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 206

RT O S

Fair

Over: HORSE CR

S 30 T 35 N R 7 W, Dent, MO

Built 1955 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 206

RT P S

Fair

Over: RIPPEE CR

S 16 T 25 N R 15 W, Douglas, MO

Built 1955 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 189

MO 76 E

Fair

Over: BR NORTH FK

S 32 T 27 N R 11 W, Douglas, MO

Built 1936 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 427

US 412 W

Fair

Over: DRAIN DTCH NO 1

S 4 T 18 N R 10 E, Dunklin, MO

Built 1965 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 4,828

COUNTY RD 410

Fair

Over: DRAIN DTCH

S 29 T 20 N R 10 E, Dunklin, MO

Built 1981 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 100

COUNTY RD # 403

Fair

Over: DRAIN DTCH

S 33 T 19 N R 9 E, Dunklin, MO

Built 1993 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 100

RT V E

Fair

Over: WIMMER CR

S 23 T 43 N R 1 W, Franklin, MO

Built 1955 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 2,052

RT Y S

Fair

Over: DETMOLD BR

S 20 T 44 N R 3 W, Franklin, MO

Built 1948 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 644

FRENE CREEK RD

Fair

Over: FRENE CR

S 10 T 45 N R 5 W, Gasconade, MO

Built 1935 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 476

RT A S

Fair

Over: WATSON CR

S 8 T 41 N R 6 W, Gasconade, MO

Built 1931 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 252

RT J E

Fair

Over: SCHNEIDER BR

S 20 T 45 N R 5 W, Gasconade, MO

Built 1938 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 399

BERLIN ROAD

Fair

Over: ELM GROVE BR

S 10 T 60 N R 33 W, Gentry, MO

Built 1994 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 15

415 TH ST

Fair

Over: BR OF ISLAND CR

S 6 T 61 N R 32 W, Gentry, MO

Built 1996 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 15

RT O E

Fair

Over: CHAPMAN BR

S 22 T 64 N R 32 W, Gentry, MO

Built 1950 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 167

FARM RD 128

Fair

Over: SAC RVR

S 15 T 29 N R 24 W, Greene, MO

Built 1900 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 48

Showing 6,751-6,800 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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