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

COUNTY RD 538

Good

Over: DRAIN DTCH

S 14 T 17 N R 12 E, Pemiscot, MO

Built 1994 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 100

COUNTY RD 561

Good

Over: DRAIN DTCH

S 12 T 16 N R 11 E, Pemiscot, MO

Built 1993 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 50

CRYSTAL SPRINGS RD

Good

Over: SMALL CR

S 24 T 46 N R 23 W, Pettis, MO

Built 1996 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 35

COUNTY RD 8100

Good

Over: LIT BEAVER CR

S 8 T 37 N R 8 W, Phelps, MO

Built 2008 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 100

S DYE STORE RD

Good

Over: BR OF BEAR CR

S 34 T 54 N R 36 W, Platte, MO

Built 2011 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 225

NW HAMPTON RD

Good

Over: TRIB TO BRUSH CR

S 8 T 51 N R 34 W, Platte, MO

Built 2010 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 2,018

JOWLER CREEK RD

Good

Over: JOWLER CR

S 6 T 53 N R 34 W, Platte, MO

Built 2013 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 110

MO 13 S

Good

Over: BRUSH CR

S 16 T 35 N R 24 W, Polk, MO

Built 2004 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 6,406

COUNTY RD 1245

Good

Over: BR OF SUGAR CR

S 29 T 54 N R 14 W, Randolph, MO

Built 1998 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 50

COUNTY RD 1030

Good

Over: MID FK CHARITION R

S 15 T 54 N R 16 W, Randolph, MO

Built 2000 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 30

COUNTY RD 1105

Good

Over: DARK CR

S 30 T 54 N R 15 W, Randolph, MO

Built 1995 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 50

COUNTY RD 2410

Good

Over: SILVER CR

S 32 T 53 N R 15 W, Randolph, MO

Built 2000 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 30

COUNTY RD 2980

Good

Over: BR OF SUGAR CR

S 35 T 52 N R 13 W, Randolph, MO

Built 2002 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 60

COUNTY RD 2405

Good

Over: TRIB OF BAGGY BR

S 7 T 52 N R 15 W, Randolph, MO

Built 2000 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 30

COUNTY RD 2660

Good

Over: PERCHE CR

S 7 T 52 N R 13 W, Randolph, MO

Built 1998 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 35

COUNTY RD 1205

Good

Over: BR OF SWEET SPR CR

S 32 T 54 N R 14 W, Randolph, MO

Built 2003 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 50

COUNTY RD 2480

Good

Over: SILVER CR

S 34 T 53 N R 15 W, Randolph, MO

Built 2001 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 50

COUNTY RD 1250

Good

Over: BR OF SINKING CR

S 8 T 54 N R 14 W, Randolph, MO

Built 2003 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 30

RT DD E

Good

Over: MOSS DRAINAGE DITC

S 21 T 52 N R 26 W, Ray, MO

Built 2006 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 423

142E-20

Good

Over: CREEK

S 31 T 23 N R 3 E, Ripley, MO

Built 2007 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 109

KITE AVE

Good

Over: SALT FK

S 35 T 51 N R 21 W, Saline, MO

Built 1992 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 35

COUNTY ROAD 029

Good

Over: N FK OF N FABIUS R

S 27 T 67 N R 13 W, Scotland, MO

Built 2004 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 45

COUNTY ROAD 360

Good

Over: BRUSHY CR

S 35 T 65 N R 13 W, Scotland, MO

Built 2010 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 25

RT E S

Good

Over: TIGER FK CR

S 11 T 59 N R 10 W, Shelby, MO

Built 2003 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 360

MO 13 S

Good

Over: BRUSH CR

S 34 T 38 N R 25 W, St. Clair, MO

Built 2000 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 6,155

MO 52 E

Good

Over: W FK MONEGAW CR

S 4 T 39 N R 28 W, St. Clair, MO

Built 1986 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 2,340

OLD MANCHESTER RD

Good

Over: BR OF FOX CR

S 19 T 44 N R 3 E, St. Louis, MO

Built 2010 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 998

ADIE RD

Good

Over: FEE FEE CR

S 358 T 46 N R 5 E, St. Louis, MO

Built 2016 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 1,430

TESSHIRE DR

Good

Over: GRAVOIS CR

S 22 T 44 N R 6 E, St. Louis, MO

Built 2020 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 3,450

SPRUCE ST

Good

Over: METROLINK

S 363 T 45 N R 7 E, St. Louis city, MO

Built 2016 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 2,081

CONCOURSE DR S

Good

Over: PEDESTRIAN TUNNEL

S 19 T 45 N R 7 W, St. Louis city, MO

Built 2009 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 34,918

COUNTY RD 681

Good

Over: DRAIN DTCH

S 7 T 23 N R 9 E, Stoddard, MO

Built 2010 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 35

RT J E

Good

Over: LICK CREEK DRAINAG

S 18 T 26 N R 10 E, Stoddard, MO

Built 2017 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 1,027

US 60 E

Good

Over: WAHITE DRAIN DTCH

S 2 T 25 N R 12 E, Stoddard, MO

Built 1995 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 6,164

HARRIS DR

Good

Over: N SPRING CR

S 6 T 64 N R 18 W, Sullivan, MO

Built 1994 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 30

MO 139 S

Good

Over: NEWTOWN CR

S 11 T 64 N R 22 W, Sullivan, MO

Built 2018 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 370

COUNTY RD 2400

Good

Over: TRIB ROBINSON BR

S 23 T 36 N R 30 W, Vernon, MO

Built 1988 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 100

IS 49 N

Good

Over: LIT OSAGE RVR

S 17 T 37 N R 31 W, Vernon, MO

Built 2011 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 5,859

STOCKAGE RD

Good

Over: TRIB OF CLEAR CR

S 25 T 35 N R 30 W, Vernon, MO

Built 2018 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 10

US 54 E

Good

Over: FLY CR

S 25 T 36 N R 29 W, Vernon, MO

Built 1997 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 3,189

MO 8 E

Good

Over: CLEAR CR

S 20 T 37 N R 1 W, Washington, MO

Built 2002 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 1,738

BIG RIVER RD

Good

Over: JAMES CR

S 3320 T 35 N R 2 E, Washington, MO

Built 2013 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 45

COUNTY RD 417

Good

Over: MILLER CR

S 4 T 26 N R 5 E, Wayne, MO

Built 2015 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 100

FINLEY FALLS RD

Good

Over: BR OF PANTHER CR

S 5 T 28 N R 17 W, Webster, MO

Built 2010 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 45

TIMBER TRAIL

Good

Over: BR LOTTS CR

S 23 T 66 N R 30 W, Worth, MO

Built 1972 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 25

FOUR HILL WAY

Good

Over: STEER CR

S 31 T 63 N R 14 W, Adair, MO

Built 2000 Load: 46.8 t ADT: 40

COUNTY RD 13

Good

Over: ARAPAHOE CR

S 30 T 61 N R 36 W, Andrew, MO

Built 2010 Load: 46.8 t ADT: 10

COUNTY RD 78

Good

Over: BR OF LINCOLN CR

S 13 T 60 N R 37 W, Andrew, MO

Built 2011 Load: 46.8 t ADT: 10

COUNTY RD 19

Good

Over: PEDLAR CR

S 27 T 61 N R 36 W, Andrew, MO

Built 2013 Load: 46.8 t ADT: 10

COUNTY RD 78

Good

Over: BR OF LINCOLN CR

S 13 T 60 N R 37 W, Andrew, MO

Built 2014 Load: 46.8 t ADT: 10

Showing 20,551-20,600 of 24,654 bridges

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