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%.

Condition Distribution

Missouri37.8%52.8%9.4%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Missouri (FHWA NBI)

Counties (115)

Adair 301 Andrew 162 Atchison 191 Audrain 314 Barry 166 Barton 214 Bates 319 Benton 135 Bollinger 125 Boone 334 Buchanan 246 Butler 227 Caldwell 208 Callaway 303 Camden 92 Cape Girardeau 374 Carroll 372 Carter 48 Cass 377 Cedar 112 Chariton 289 Christian 121 Clark 178 Clay 436 Clinton 152 Cole 227 Cooper 193 Crawford 118 Dade 161 Dallas 114 Daviess 222 DeKalb 237 Dent 75 Douglas 75 Dunklin 214 Franklin 333 Gasconade 143 Gentry 246 Greene 493 Grundy 187 Harrison 331 Henry 264 Hickory 57 Holt 167 Howard 133 Howell 189 Iron 129 Jackson 930 Jasper 471 Jefferson 411 Johnson 477 Knox 167 Laclede 119 Lafayette 238 Lawrence 234 Lewis 171 Lincoln 189 Linn 313 Livingston 185 Macon 291 Madison 118 Maries 69 Marion 186 McDonald 148 Mercer 137 Miller 142 Mississippi 99 Moniteau 93 Monroe 178 Montgomery 163 Morgan 105 New Madrid 282 Newton 310 Nodaway 396 Oregon 84 Osage 100 Ozark 82 Pemiscot 206 Perry 120 Pettis 243 Phelps 156 Pike 226 Platte 285 Polk 185 Pulaski 104 Putnam 213 Ralls 138 Randolph 163 Ray 185 Reynolds 91 Ripley 116 Saline 230 Schuyler 120 Scotland 201 Scott 182 Shannon 63 Shelby 109 St. Charles 418 St. Clair 139 St. Francois 165 St. Louis 912 St. Louis city 240 Ste. Genevieve 104 Stoddard 434 Stone 64 Sullivan 224 Taney 151 Texas 162 Vernon 403 Warren 152 Washington 158 Wayne 198 Webster 190 Worth 81 Wright 131

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.

RICHFIELD RD

Poor

Over: RUSH CR

S 9 T 51 N R 31 W, Clay, MO

Built 1920 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 900

COUNTY RD E-330

Poor

Over: BROF BRUSH CR

S 22 T 35 N R 24 W, Polk, MO

Built 1900 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 45

COUNTY RD S-80

Poor

Over: BEAR CR

S 17 T 33 N R 23 W, Polk, MO

Built 1900 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 30

NOVA AVE

Poor

Over: BUCK CR

S 25 T 52 N R 20 W, Saline, MO

Built 1948 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 35

COUNTY RD 537

Poor

Over: HOLLIDAY CR

S 5 T 28 N R 6 E, Wayne, MO

Built 1950 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 100

ROSEBUD RD

Poor

Over: BR GASCONADE RVR

S 3 T 36 N R 13 W, Pulaski, MO

Built 1940 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 50

All Bridges in Missouri

RT Y E

Good

Over: TRAIL CR

S 19 T 64 N R 26 W, Harrison, MO

Built 2010 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 130

RT F E

Good

Over: PANTHER CR

S 17 T 64 N R 29 W, Harrison, MO

Built 2010 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 174

MO 2 E

Good

Over: TEBO CR

S 32 T 44 N R 25 W, Henry, MO

Built 2011 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 927

RT Z E

Good

Over: BIG OTTER CR

S 30 T 40 N R 25 W, Henry, MO

Built 2011 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 1,168

RT Y S

Good

Over: E TEBO CR

S 23 T 43 N R 24 W, Henry, MO

Built 2011 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 1,009

MO 52 E

Good

Over: BEAR CR

S 23 T 40 N R 28 W, Henry, MO

Built 2012 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 1,174

MO 123 S

Good

Over: PANTHER CR

S 2 T 35 N R 24 W, Hickory, MO

Built 2007 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 682

COUNTY RD 66

Good

Over: LIT NIANGUA RVR

S 25 T 38 N R 20 W, Hickory, MO

Built 2014 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 15

COUNTY RD 312

Good

Over: SULPHUR CR

S 26 T 50 N R 17 W, Howard, MO

Built 2015 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 40

US 60 W

Good

Over: ELEVEN POINT RVR

S 33 T 27 N R 9 W, Howell, MO

Built 2001 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 3,914

MO 142 E

Good

Over: W FK SPRING RVR

S 5 T 21 N R 8 W, Howell, MO

Built 2007 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 322

MO 142 E

Good

Over: S FK SPRING RVR

S 3 T 21 N R 8 W, Howell, MO

Built 2007 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 322

US 40 W

Good

Over: LITTLE BLUE RVR

S 29 T 49 N R 31 W, Jackson, MO

Built 1999 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 9,461

GLADSTONE BLVD

Good

Over: ANDERSON AVE

S 34 T 50 N R 33 W, Jackson, MO

Built 1897 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 1,201

MCGEE ST

Good

Over: KCT RR

S 8 T 49 N R 33 W, Jackson, MO

Built 1985 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 2,068

IS 435 N

Good

Over: 55TH ST

S 25 T 49 N R 33 W, Jackson, MO

Built 2002 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 45,783

BANNISTER RD

Good

Over: LIT BLUE RVR

S 26 T 48 N R 32 W, Jackson, MO

Built 2004 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 3,645

US 40 E

Good

Over: BLUE RVR

S 13 T 49 N R 33 W, Jackson, MO

Built 2014 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 7,080

NB RAYTOWN RD

Good

Over: TRIB LONGVIEW LAKE

S 18 T 47 N R 32 W, Jackson, MO

Built 2023 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 1,312

SB RAYTOWN RD

Good

Over: TRIB LONGVIEW LAKE

S 18 T 47 N R 32 W, Jackson, MO

Built 2023 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 1,312

COUNTY RD 210

Good

Over: N FK SPRING RVR

S 4 T 29 N R 32 W, Jasper, MO

Built 1993 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 150

REYNOLDS CR RD

Good

Over: TRIB TO DRY CR

S 35 T 41 N R 3 E, Jefferson, MO

Built 2007 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 503

SANDY VALLEY

Good

Over: BIG CRK

S 30 T 41 N R 5 E, Jefferson, MO

Built 2021 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 700

MO 2 E

Good

Over: SCALY BARK CR

S 8 T 44 N R 28 W, Johnson, MO

Built 1999 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 762

CO RD SW 601

Good

Over: BR W FK POST OAK C

S 35 T 45 N R 27 W, Johnson, MO

Built 2015 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 50

COUNTY RD 338

Good

Over: BLACK CR

S 16 T 60 N R 12 W, Knox, MO

Built 2002 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 35

COUNTY RD 378

Good

Over: NORTH RVR

S 28 T 60 N R 11 W, Knox, MO

Built 2004 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 35

DAWN RD

Good

Over: GASCONADE RVR

S 26 T 34 N R 13 W, Laclede, MO

Built 2005 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 30

MO 5 S

Good

Over: OSAGE FORK GASCONA

S 33 T 33 N R 15 W, Laclede, MO

Built 2013 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 2,434

CABBAGE NECK RD

Good

Over: LIT SNI-A-BAR CR

S 30 T 50 N R 27 W, Lafayette, MO

Built 1989 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 60

OR 70 E

Good

Over: HORSESHOE CR

S 34 T 49 N R 29 W, Lafayette, MO

Built 2006 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 1,174

MO 224 E

Good

Over: LIT SNI-A-BAR CR

S 13 T 50 N R 28 W, Lafayette, MO

Built 2010 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 522

PANTHER CR RD

Good

Over: PANTHER CR

S 15 T 48 N R 24 W, Lafayette, MO

Built 2012 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 75

MO 96 E

Good

Over: DRY FORK CR

S 32 T 29 N R 27 W, Lawrence, MO

Built 2017 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 4,413

MO 156 E

Good

Over: SEEBER BR

S 17 T 60 N R 9 W, Lewis, MO

Built 2017 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 609

BOHEMIAN CH RD 597

Good

Over: BRANCH

S 13 T 49 N R 2 W, Lincoln, MO

Built 2000 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 50

MO 147 S

Good

Over: BIG SUGAR CR

S 17 T 49 N R 1 E, Lincoln, MO

Built 2011 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 1,738

MO 79 S

Good

Over: SANDY CR

S 35 T 50 N R 2 E, Lincoln, MO

Built 2012 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 2,936

MO 79 S

Good

Over: LOST CR

S 170 T 51 N R 2 E, Lincoln, MO

Built 2013 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 3,464

OLD HWY 79 RD 925

Good

Over: CAMP CR

S 1724 T 50 N R 2 E, Lincoln, MO

Built 2012 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 100

SNYDER RD

Good

Over: SPRING CR BR

S 21 T 49 N R 1 W, Lincoln, MO

Built 2018 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 150

EVERSMEYER RD 518

Good

Over: NULLS CR

S 1745 T 50 N R 1 W, Lincoln, MO

Built 2020 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 35

MEIER RD

Good

Over: BOB'S CREEK

S 34 T 49 N R 2 E, Lincoln, MO

Built 2020 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 200

JASPER RD

Good

Over: BR OF WOLF CR

S 22 T 59 N R 19 W, Linn, MO

Built 2003 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 25

DELCO RD

Good

Over: LOCUST CR

S 36 T 60 N R 21 W, Linn, MO

Built 2006 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 25

COUNTY RD 245

Good

Over: CROOKED CR

S 30 T 59 N R 23 W, Livingston, MO

Built 1999 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 35

RT V S

Good

Over: CANADIAN PACIFIC R

S 36 T 58 N R 24 W, Livingston, MO

Built 2013 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 740

US 36 E

Good

Over: MIDDLE FORK SALT R

S 7 T 57 N R 13 W, Macon, MO

Built 2007 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 3,797

RT CC E

Good

Over: TRACE CR

S 32 T 32 N R 6 E, Madison, MO

Built 2018 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 52

COUNTY RD 506

Good

Over: DRY CR

S 26 T 39 N R 10 W, Maries, MO

Built 2010 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 50

Showing 19,601-19,650 of 24,654 bridges

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