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

CENTURY WAY

Good

Over: TRIB N FK S FABIUS

S 8 T 63 N R 13 W, Adair, MO

Built 2007 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 20

COUNTY RD 166

Good

Over: ROCK CR

S 22 T 65 N R 41 W, Atchison, MO

Built 1989 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 35

O AVE

Good

Over: TRIB OF TARKIO RVR

S 21 T 64 N R 40 W, Atchison, MO

Built 1989 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 20

US 136 E

Good

Over: TARKIO RVR

S 13 T 65 N R 40 W, Atchison, MO

Built 1997 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 1,400

COUNTY RD 175

Good

Over: REESE FK

S 7 T 52 N R 12 W, Audrain, MO

Built 2000 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 35

COUNTY RD 924

Good

Over: YOUNG'S CR

S 25 T 51 N R 11 W, Audrain, MO

Built 1999 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 30

COUNTY RD 377

Good

Over: LIT SCHULL LICK CR

S 5 T 51 N R 9 W, Audrain, MO

Built 2014 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 100

US 54 E

Good

Over: SCATTERING CR

S 14 T 50 N R 9 W, Audrain, MO

Built 1991 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 5,586

17402

Good

Over: BR S GRAND RVR

S 2 T 42 N R 32 W, Bates, MO

Built 1998 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 30

RT D E

Good

Over: MOUND BR

S 25 T 41 N R 31 W, Bates, MO

Built 1983 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 1,086

RT FF E

Good

Over: CANE CR

S 27 T 30 N R 9 E, Bollinger, MO

Built 2019 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 214

COUNTY RD 343

Good

Over: DRAIN DTCH

S 26 T 23 N R 5 E, Butler, MO

Built 2006 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 100

COUNTY RD 1054

Good

Over: BRUSHY BR

S 11 T 49 N R 7 W, Callaway, MO

Built 1990 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 25

OR 54 E

Good

Over: NORTH FORK OF LINN

S 17 T 38 N R 16 W, Camden, MO

Built 2017 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 1,268

BIG BEND RD

Good

Over: SLOANS CR

S 2199 T 31 N R 13 E, Cape Girardeau, MO

Built 1975 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 5,000

COUNTY ROAD 280

Good

Over: E FK OF WAKENDA CR

S 4 T 52 N R 25 W, Carroll, MO

Built 1998 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 17

COUNTY ROAD 161

Good

Over: WAKENDA CR

S 31 T 53 N R 24 W, Carroll, MO

Built 2002 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 25

COUNTY RD 110

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

S 2 T 55 N R 25 W, Carroll, MO

Built 2021 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 25

245 ST

Good

Over: CAMP CR

S 33 T 45 N R 30 W, Cass, MO

Built 1900 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 165

OR 49 S

Good

Over: TENNESSEE CR

S 4 T 43 N R 31 W, Cass, MO

Built 2021 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 517

FLYWAY AVE

Good

Over: UNNAMED STR

S 15 T 56 N R 20 W, Chariton, MO

Built 2003 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 25

QUILL AVE

Good

Over: SALT CREEK

S 6 T 54 N R 18 W, Chariton, MO

Built 2020 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 35

BRUMMAL RD

Good

Over: MID FK CHARITON RV

S 22 T 53 N R 17 W, Chariton, MO

Built 2020 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 25

COUNTY RD 118

Good

Over: N WYACONDA RVR

S 9 T 65 N R 9 W, Clark, MO

Built 2010 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 45

MO 33 S

Good

Over: CLEAR CR

S 22 T 53 N R 31 W, Clay, MO

Built 2000 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 13,368

PETTY RD

Good

Over: FISHING RVR

S 3 T 52 N R 31 W, Clay, MO

Built 2000 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 152

NE 305TH ST

Good

Over: LIT PLATTE RVR

S 21 T 56 N R 31 W, Clinton, MO

Built 2015 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 20

FROG HOLLOW RD

Good

Over: BRANCH

S 15 T 44 N R 12 W, Cole, MO

Built 2014 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 965

SWINGING BRIDGE DR

Good

Over: LAMINE RVR

S 20 T 47 N R 19 W, Cooper, MO

Built 1994 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 40

ELLIS DAVIS RD

Good

Over: CLARK'S CR

S 10 T 47 N R 16 W, Cooper, MO

Built 2014 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 100

THURMAN LAKE RD

Good

Over: MERAMEC RVR

S 27 T 38 N R 5 W, Crawford, MO

Built 2020 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 15

MO 19 S

Good

Over: WHITTENBURG CR

S 11 T 37 N R 4 W, Crawford, MO

Built 1995 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 5,623

BENTON BRANCH RD

Good

Over: NIANGUA RVR

S 6 T 34 N R 18 W, Dallas, MO

Built 2012 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 50

RT ZZ E

Good

Over: WEST FORK FOX CR

S 9 T 27 N R 13 W, Douglas, MO

Built 2018 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 76

RT ZZ E

Good

Over: EAST FORK FOX CR

S 9 T 27 N R 13 W, Douglas, MO

Built 2018 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 76

RT M S

Good

Over: LATERAL DTCH NO 1

S 16 T 20 N R 10 E, Dunklin, MO

Built 1993 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 836

FIDDLE CREEK RD

Good

Over: FIDDLE CR

S 27 T 44 N R 2 E, Franklin, MO

Built 2019 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 300

LIT INDIAN CR RD

Good

Over: GIRARD BR OF INDIA

S 32 T 41 N R 1 E, Franklin, MO

Built 2023 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 175

250 TH ST

Good

Over: MID FK OF GRAND RV

S 7 T 64 N R 31 W, Gentry, MO

Built 2009 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 15

350TH ST

Good

Over: THOMPSON BR

S 36 T 63 N R 31 W, Gentry, MO

Built 2016 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 15

FARM RD 137

Good

Over: N DRY SAC RVR

S 22 T 31 N R 22 W, Greene, MO

Built 1999 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 205

FARM RD 181

Good

Over: BR OF LIT SAC RVR

S 10 T 30 N R 21 W, Greene, MO

Built 2002 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 116

RT H S

Good

Over: N DRY SAC RVR

S 20 T 31 N R 21 W, Greene, MO

Built 1997 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 2,567

17TH ST

Good

Over: UPRR

S 17 T 61 N R 24 W, Grundy, MO

Built 2020 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 1,900

W 180TH ST

Good

Over: BIG MUDDY CR

S 3 T 65 N R 29 W, Harrison, MO

Built 2010 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 15

COUNTY RD 170

Good

Over: SOUTH FK HIGHELY C

S 19 T 62 N R 37 W, Holt, MO

Built 2012 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 20

MO 17 S

Good

Over: GUNTERS CR

S 6 T 24 N R 7 W, Howell, MO

Built 2018 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 1,069

RT E E

Good

Over: MARBLE CR

S 3 T 32 N R 4 E, Iron, MO

Built 1976 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 1,193

BENTON BLVD

Good

Over: KCT RAILWAY

S 10 T 49 N R 33 W, Jackson, MO

Built 1987 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 2,663

IS 49 S

Good

Over: CST RED BRIDGE RD

S 2 T 47 N R 33 W, Jackson, MO

Built 2004 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 37,219

Showing 21,151-21,200 of 24,654 bridges

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