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

HUNTINGFIELD RD

Good

Over: TRIB OF SALK RVR

S 35 T 51 N R 9 W, Audrain, MO

Built 2016 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 500

RT JJ S

Good

Over: LIT CRANE CR

S 35 T 26 N R 25 W, Barry, MO

Built 1979 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 182

FARM RD 2040

Good

Over: HUDSON CR

S 13 T 25 N R 28 W, Barry, MO

Built 2013 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 100

NE 75TH LN

Good

Over: TRIB OF HORSE CR

S 6 T 32 N R 29 W, Barton, MO

Built 1977 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 20

ELLIS SCHOOL RD

Good

Over: BRUSHY CR

S 6 T 46 N R 11 W, Boone, MO

Built 2005 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 50

RT WW E

Good

Over: NORTH FK GRINDSTON

S 16 T 48 N R 12 W, Boone, MO

Built 2011 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 9,997

SW NICHOLS RD

Good

Over: BR OF SUGAR CR

S 36 T 55 N R 37 W, Buchanan, MO

Built 2017 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 15

COUNTY RD 1051

Good

Over: BR OF LOUTRE RVR

S 22 T 49 N R 7 W, Callaway, MO

Built 2007 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 40

COUNTY ROAD 201

Good

Over: BR TATER HILL CR

S 15 T 54 N R 24 W, Carroll, MO

Built 1998 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 20

COUNTY ROAD 170

Good

Over: BIG CR

S 11 T 54 N R 23 W, Carroll, MO

Built 1998 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 40

COUNTY ROAD 265

Good

Over: LIT WAKENDA CR

S 11 T 52 N R 23 W, Carroll, MO

Built 2002 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 25

COUNTY ROAD 227

Good

Over: BIG CR

S 18 T 54 N R 23 W, Carroll, MO

Built 2006 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 25

N MULLEN RD

Good

Over: UNNAMED CR

S 12 T 46 N R 33 W, Cass, MO

Built 2016 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 500

BELL SCHOOL AVE

Good

Over: UNNAMED STR

S 3 T 54 N R 18 W, Chariton, MO

Built 1991 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 15

WILKS AVE

Good

Over: UNNAMED STR

S 21 T 55 N R 16 W, Chariton, MO

Built 1993 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 5

BERGER RD

Good

Over: JONES BR FK

S 31 T 55 N R 17 W, Chariton, MO

Built 2003 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 10

IOWAS RD

Good

Over: UNNAMED STR

S 30 T 54 N R 19 W, Chariton, MO

Built 2003 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 25

CHAPEL HILL RD

Good

Over: LIT CHARITON RVR

S 7 T 52 N R 17 W, Chariton, MO

Built 2023 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 25

COUNTY RD 162

Good

Over: BR OF HONEY CR

S 36 T 65 N R 8 W, Clark, MO

Built 2009 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 35

306 S

Good

Over: SIDE DTCH

S 1 T 64 N R 6 W, Clark, MO

Built 2011 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 16

MO 210 E

Good

Over: BNSF RR

S 10 T 50 N R 32 W, Clay, MO

Built 1999 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 8,244

RT KK E

Good

Over: OWENS BR

S 15 T 53 N R 33 W, Clay, MO

Built 2010 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 913

NB N BRIGHTON

Good

Over: MILL CR

S 32 T 51 N R 32 W, Clay, MO

Built 2009 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 3,152

RT W S

Good

Over: SPRING CR

S 32 T 43 N R 11 W, Cole, MO

Built 2010 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 1,751

IS 70 E

Good

Over: UP RR

S 4 T 48 N R 15 W, Cooper, MO

Built 1958 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 18,518

THOMAS DR

Good

Over: BR OF PETITTE SALI

S 18 T 46 N R 18 W, Cooper, MO

Built 2006 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 20

RT V E

Good

Over: HUZZAH CR

S 32 T 36 N R 2 W, Crawford, MO

Built 1998 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 278

SW GRIDLEY RD

Good

Over: LIT THIRD FK

S 25 T 58 N R 33 W, DeKalb, MO

Built 2005 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 20

NW LAKESITE RD

Good

Over: BR MID FK LOST CR

S 21 T 60 N R 31 W, DeKalb, MO

Built 2006 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 15

US 412 E

Good

Over: DRAIN DTCH NO 259

S 3 T 18 N R 10 E, Dunklin, MO

Built 2003 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 4,921

335 TH ST

Good

Over: SAMPSON CR

S 25 T 63 N R 30 W, Gentry, MO

Built 2014 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 15

RT B S

Good

Over: GRANTHAM CR

S 13 T 64 N R 33 W, Gentry, MO

Built 2023 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 274

FARM RD 44

Good

Over: POMME DE TERRE RVR

S 36 T 31 N R 20 W, Greene, MO

Built 1999 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 274

FARM RD 190

Good

Over: WARD BR

S 27 T 28 N R 22 W, Greene, MO

Built 1999 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 750

US 65 S

Good

Over: LITTLE SAC RVR

S 19 T 30 N R 20 W, Greene, MO

Built 2007 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 8,268

FARM RD 87

Good

Over: CLEAR CR

S 33 T 30 N R 23 W, Greene, MO

Built 2011 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 120

BARRINGTON AVENUE

Good

Over: SOUTH BRANCH CREEK

S 8 T 29 N R 21 W, Greene, MO

Built 2020 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 124

US 160 W

Good

Over: WILSON CR

S 29 T 29 N R 22 W, Greene, MO

Built 1997 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 16,685

US 160 E

Good

Over: WILSON CR

S 29 T 29 N R 22 W, Greene, MO

Built 1997 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 15,554

NE 100TH ST

Good

Over: HONEY CR OVRFL

S 32 T 63 N R 23 W, Grundy, MO

Built 2006 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 20

SE 80TH ST

Good

Over: N FK CROOKED CR

S 33 T 60 N R 23 W, Grundy, MO

Built 2007 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 5

NW 110TH ST

Good

Over: LOST CRK

S 22 T 63 N R 25 W, Grundy, MO

Built 2024 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 10

SW 50TH AVE

Good

Over: TRIB GEES CR

S 34 T 60 N R 25 W, Grundy, MO

Built 2022 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 5

MO 6 E

Good

Over: HONEY CR

S 13 T 61 N R 24 W, Grundy, MO

Built 1996 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 2,599

E 245 ST

Good

Over: E FK BIG CR

S 7 T 64 N R 27 W, Harrison, MO

Built 2005 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 35

SW 1521

Good

Over: BR OF DEEPWATER CR

S 5 T 40 N R 28 W, Henry, MO

Built 2019 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 30

COUNTY RD 134

Good

Over: SALT FORK CR

S 10 T 51 N R 15 W, Howard, MO

Built 2009 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 25

COUNTY RD 320

Good

Over: E FK SULPHUR CR

S 6 T 49 N R 16 W, Howard, MO

Built 2019 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 45

BLUE PKWY

Good

Over: BIG BLUE RVR, UP RR, BRI

S 26 T 49 N R 33 W, Jackson, MO

Built 2005 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 23,285

31ST ST

Good

Over: WYANDOTTE ST

S 17 T 49 N R 33 W, Jackson, MO

Built 2006 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 14,443

Showing 20,901-20,950 of 24,654 bridges

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