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 H S

Good

Over: SNI-A-BAR CR

S 20 T 49 N R 29 W, Jackson, MO

Built 2011 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 4,316

US 24 W

Good

Over: BR FIRE PRAIRIE CR

S 15 T 50 N R 30 W, Jackson, MO

Built 2020 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 3,749

BARTON CO BLVD

Good

Over: COON CR

S 10 T 30 N R 30 W, Jasper, MO

Built 1992 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 20

COUNTY RD 210

Good

Over: N FK SPRING RVR

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

Built 1993 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 150

COUNTY RD 30

Good

Over: TRIB OF CENTER CR

S 4 T 27 N R 29 W, Jasper, MO

Built 1995 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 100

COUNTY RD 80

Good

Over: MOTLEY CR

S 15 T 27 N R 30 W, Jasper, MO

Built 1995 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 40

COUNTY RD 270

Good

Over: TRIB TO SPRING RVR

S 9 T 29 N R 33 W, Jasper, MO

Built 1995 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 60

20TH ST

Good

Over: KCS RR

S 11 T 27 N R 33 W, Jasper, MO

Built 2016 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 18,000

MO 66 E

Good

Over: BNSF RR, KCS RR, JOPLIN

S 1 T 27 N R 33 W, Jasper, MO

Built 1996 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 14,936

BUSHBERG RD

Good

Over: TRIB OF MISSISSIPP

S 5 T 41 N R 6 E, Jefferson, MO

Built 2007 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 39

STROUP RD

Good

Over: LITTLE CREEK

S 5 T 40 N R 5 E, Jefferson, MO

Built 2016 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 400

MO 13 S

Good

Over: WEST BEAR CR

S 8 T 45 N R 25 W, Johnson, MO

Built 2009 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 2,291

COUNTY RD SE 1201

Good

Over: BR MUDDY CR

S 25 T 45 N R 24 W, Johnson, MO

Built 2010 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 49

MO 58 E

Good

Over: UP RR

S 31 T 46 N R 26 W, Johnson, MO

Built 2012 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 2,185

COUNTY RD 378

Good

Over: OWL CR

S 26 T 60 N R 11 W, Knox, MO

Built 1998 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 50

COUNTY RD 353

Good

Over: NORTH RVR

S 19 T 60 N R 11 W, Knox, MO

Built 2003 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 25

MO 23 S

Good

Over: DAVIS CR OVERFLOW

S 28 T 49 N R 24 W, Lafayette, MO

Built 2011 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 2,796

COUNTY RD 2082

Good

Over: DRY FK

S 8 T 28 N R 27 W, Lawrence, MO

Built 1999 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 30

COUNTY RD 2150

Good

Over: SPRING RVR

S 12 T 27 N R 27 W, Lawrence, MO

Built 2003 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 50

COUNTY RD 2130

Good

Over: CREEK

S 1 T 27 N R 26 W, Lawrence, MO

Built 2006 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 50

COUNTY RD 1210

Good

Over: HONEY CR

S 16 T 27 N R 25 W, Lawrence, MO

Built 2010 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 100

EAGLE RD

Good

Over: KEMPER BR

S 24 T 59 N R 21 W, Linn, MO

Built 1988 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 20

GETTY RD

Good

Over: BIG TURKEY CR

S 10 T 58 N R 20 W, Linn, MO

Built 2008 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 20

GAS RD

Good

Over: TURKEY CR

S 16 T 58 N R 20 W, Linn, MO

Built 2015 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 10

COUNTY RD 515

Good

Over: BACHELOR BR

S 10 T 58 N R 25 W, Livingston, MO

Built 2005 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 50

CRD 409

Good

Over: TRIB OF GRAND RVR

S 9 T 57 N R 25 W, Livingston, MO

Built 2020 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 15

FRANKLIN PL

Good

Over: OXBOW LK CHARITON

S 23 T 59 N R 16 W, Macon, MO

Built 1997 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 5

US 36 W

Good

Over: OLD CHARITON RVR

S 8 T 57 N R 16 W, Macon, MO

Built 2003 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 5,802

MO 77 S

Good

Over: SUB LATERAL OF LAT

S 3 T 24 N R 17 E, Mississippi, MO

Built 1984 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 347

COUNTY RD 369

Good

Over: TRIB OF INDIAN CR

S 32 T 56 N R 8 W, Monroe, MO

Built 2017 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 50

HARRISON RD

Good

Over: STRAIGHT FK MOREAU

S 7 T 43 N R 17 W, Morgan, MO

Built 2014 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 250

RT D E

Good

Over: LRDD DICTCH #40

S 22 T 23 N R 12 E, New Madrid, MO

Built 2019 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 979

MO 43 S

Good

Over: ROARK BR

S 33 T 24 N R 34 W, Newton, MO

Built 2017 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 817

DIAMOND TRAIL

Good

Over: STR OF NODAWAY RVR

S 27 T 63 N R 37 W, Nodaway, MO

Built 2004 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 35

340TH ST

Good

Over: JENKINS CR

S 27 T 63 N R 36 W, Nodaway, MO

Built 2011 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 15

US 412 E

Good

Over: BNSF RR

S 4 T 18 N R 12 E, Pemiscot, MO

Built 2001 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 3,348

US 412 W

Good

Over: BNSF RR

S 4 T 18 N R 12 E, Pemiscot, MO

Built 2001 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 3,188

CR 404

Good

Over: INDIAN CR

S 17 T 34 N R 12 E, Perry, MO

Built 2021 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 10

HIGGINS RD

Good

Over: TRIB TO BEAR BR

S 3 T 47 N R 23 W, Pettis, MO

Built 1908 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 40

EASTER RD

Good

Over: W ELK FK

S 32 T 45 N R 23 W, Pettis, MO

Built 2009 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 35

MEYERS RD

Good

Over: FLAT CR

S 31 T 44 N R 22 W, Pettis, MO

Built 2019 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 20

RT HH E

Good

Over: SHAVER CR

S 14 T 46 N R 20 W, Pettis, MO

Built 1988 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 1,269

HY POINT IND PK DR

Good

Over: BNSF RR

S 32 T 38 N R 7 W, Phelps, MO

Built 1991 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 3,800

CRD 135

Good

Over: DRY FK

S 20 T 54 N R 2 W, Pike, MO

Built 2020 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 50

SOUTH BLUFF

Good

Over: BEE CR

S 39 T 22 N R 14 W, Platte, MO

Built 2001 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 20

COUNTY RD E-508

Good

Over: TURKEY CR

S 8 T 32 N R 24 W, Polk, MO

Built 2009 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 35

COUNTY RD 430TH

Good

Over: CLAUDE BR

S 26 T 35 N R 22 W, Polk, MO

Built 2015 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 50

FOXTAIL TRAIL

Good

Over: BR E WALNUT CR

S 29 T 65 N R 20 W, Putnam, MO

Built 1997 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 40

US 136 W

Good

Over: E LOCUST CR

S 35 T 66 N R 20 W, Putnam, MO

Built 2010 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 1,917

330TH RD

Good

Over: BRANCH

S 32 T 66 N R 18 W, Putnam, MO

Built 2013 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 5

Showing 20,951-21,000 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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