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

US 63 S

Good

Over: GRINDSTONE CR

S 20 T 48 N R 12 W, Boone, MO

Built 2002 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 27,409

RT M E

Good

Over: GRIDER BR

S 26 T 46 N R 13 W, Boone, MO

Built 1935 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 159

COUNTY RD 155

Good

Over: COW CR

S 24 T 47 N R 8 W, Callaway, MO

Built 2002 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 50

COUNTY RD 634

Good

Over: BIG FLORA CR

S 35 T 32 N R 14 E, Cape Girardeau, MO

Built 2012 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 150

US 60 W

Good

Over: CARTER CR

S 4 T 27 N R 1 E, Carter, MO

Built 2002 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 2,960

LOST QUARTER AVE

Good

Over: HICKORY BR

S 17 T 55 N R 20 W, Chariton, MO

Built 2006 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 15

SW LAKESITE RD

Good

Over: BR OF W FK LOST CR

S 9 T 59 N R 31 W, DeKalb, MO

Built 1930 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 15

FARM RD 231

Good

Over: MUTTON HOLLOW

S 15 T 31 N R 20 W, Greene, MO

Built 2012 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 170

NOVEMBER RD

Good

Over: KIMSEY CR

S 8 T 60 N R 38 W, Holt, MO

Built 2004 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 35

BU 63 S

Good

Over: BNSF RR

S 24 T 27 N R 18 W, Howell, MO

Built 2003 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 1,724

MALANG RD

Good

Over: SHORT CR

S 2 T 27 N R 34 W, Jasper, MO

Built 2000 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 300

OR 171 S

Good

Over: PLEASANT CR

S 11 T 28 N R 32 W, Jasper, MO

Built 1977 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 46

BIG HOLLOW RD

Good

Over: SALINE CR

S 6 T 39 N R 7 E, Jefferson, MO

Built 2017 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 400

COUNTY RD 1165

Good

Over: WILLIAMS CR

S 34 T 28 N R 26 W, Lawrence, MO

Built 2010 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 30

CORSO RD 288

Good

Over: BIG LEAD CR

S 11 T 50 N R 3 W, Lincoln, MO

Built 1994 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 50

AUTO RD

Good

Over: COON CR

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

Built 2004 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 30

BEECHNUT ST

Good

Over: UNNAMED CR

S 26 T 59 N R 17 W, Macon, MO

Built 2005 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 20

MO 19 S

Good

Over: IS 70

S 27 T 48 N R 5 W, Montgomery, MO

Built 2023 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 8,677

CR 711

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

S 19 T 24 N R 15 E, New Madrid, MO

Built 2020 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 100

GOLDFINCH RD

Good

Over: TRIB OF WILLOW BR

S 1 T 25 N R 33 W, Newton, MO

Built 2008 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 70

PEBBLE RD

Good

Over: PLATTE RVR

S 4 T 65 N R 33 W, Nodaway, MO

Built 2002 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 100

MO 46 E

Good

Over: FLORIDA CREEK

S 13 T 64 N R 37 W, Nodaway, MO

Built 2020 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 879

MO 46 E

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

S 13 T 64 N R 37 W, Nodaway, MO

Built 2020 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 879

BLUHM RD

Good

Over: TRIB OF FLAT CR

S 24 T 45 N R 20 W, Pettis, MO

Built 2001 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 30

ANDERSON CORNER

Good

Over: TRIB OF S FK N FAB

S 33 T 67 N R 15 W, Schuyler, MO

Built 2004 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 15

RT B S

Good

Over: NORTH FORK RIVER

S 17 T 66 N R 12 W, Scotland, MO

Built 2022 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 288

SUTTERS MILL RD

Good

Over: SPENCER CR

S 177 T 47 N R 4 E, St. Charles, MO

Built 2016 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 3,000

RT DD S

Good

Over: BALL RIDGE BR

S 297 T 46 N R 2 E, St. Charles, MO

Built 1943 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 11,054

VO-TECH SCHOOL RD

Good

Over: BIG RVR

S 85 T 37 N R 5 E, St. Francois, MO

Built 2014 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 1,200

US 60 W

Good

Over: DRAIN DTCH #37

S 1 T 25 N R 12 E, Stoddard, MO

Built 2012 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 5,025

ROYAL RD

Good

Over: E FK LOCUST CR

S 13 T 62 N R 20 W, Sullivan, MO

Built 2000 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 10

KANSAS RD

Good

Over: W FK LOCUST CR

S 20 T 64 N R 21 W, Sullivan, MO

Built 1999 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 10

INDIAN DR

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

S 1 T 62 N R 18 W, Sullivan, MO

Built 2004 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 5

ASPEN DR

Good

Over: BR OF MEDICINE CR

S 25 T 62 N R 21 W, Sullivan, MO

Built 2005 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 10

DUKE DR

Good

Over: UNNAMED CR

S 33 T 64 N R 20 W, Sullivan, MO

Built 2005 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 5

KING RD

Good

Over: YELLOW CR

S 22 T 64 N R 19 W, Sullivan, MO

Built 2005 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 25

DOGWOOD RD

Good

Over: N FK OF WHITE RVR

S 30 T 28 N R 11 W, Texas, MO

Built 2010 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 30

GRAY RD

Good

Over: TRIB TO DOUGLAS BR

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

Built 2023 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 5

PINKERTON CEM TRL

Good

Over: BRANCH OF HOG CR

S 32 T 62 N R 16 W, Adair, MO

Built 2008 Load: 57.6 t ADT: 15

LOEFFLER STORE TRL

Good

Over: BR OF LIT MUSSEL C

S 20 T 61 N R 17 W, Adair, MO

Built 2008 Load: 57.6 t ADT: 20

COUNTY RD 951

Good

Over: DAVIS CR

S 26 T 51 N R 10 W, Audrain, MO

Built 1997 Load: 57.6 t ADT: 125

IS 49 N

Good

Over: MIAMI CR

S 8 T 39 N R 31 W, Bates, MO

Built 2010 Load: 57.6 t ADT: 8,105

RT B E

Good

Over: MISSION BR

S 5 T 38 N R 30 W, Bates, MO

Built 2016 Load: 57.6 t ADT: 641

COUNTY RD 260

Good

Over: STREAM

S 19 T 22 N R 6 E, Butler, MO

Built 2004 Load: 57.6 t ADT: 100

COUNTY RD 338

Good

Over: CRAVEN DTCH

S 17 T 24 N R 6 E, Butler, MO

Built 2004 Load: 57.6 t ADT: 50

RT D S

Good

Over: MASSEY CR

S 8 T 45 N R 33 W, Cass, MO

Built 2011 Load: 57.6 t ADT: 3,623

S FOX RIDGE DR

Good

Over: TRIB OF SILVER LK

S 20 T 46 N R 32 W, Cass, MO

Built 2019 Load: 57.6 t ADT: 40

RT A S

Good

Over: FISHING RVR

S 19 T 52 N R 31 W, Clay, MO

Built 2010 Load: 57.6 t ADT: 3,625

FROG HOLLOW RD

Good

Over: BRANCH

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

Built 2014 Load: 57.6 t ADT: 965

DUNKLIN ST

Good

Over: WEARS CR

S 7 T 44 N R 11 W, Cole, MO

Built 2020 Load: 57.6 t ADT: 10,215

Showing 21,701-21,750 of 24,654 bridges

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