State profile · Near median Poor share

Missouri bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Missouri.

24,618
Public bridges
37.6%
Good condition
8.9%
Poor condition

Missouri holds 24,618 public highway bridges (#6 of 52 by inventory) with a 8.95% Poor share (#13 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 8.9% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 40 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

24,618

Public highway bridges in Missouri

Good Condition

37.6%

9,263 bridges rated 7-9

-12.4pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

8.9%

2,203 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

1.4pp vs national avg 7.5%

Missouri vs national bridge condition

Missouri - Good condition share 37.6%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Missouri - Poor-condition share 29.8%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Missouri in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Missouri has 24,618 bridges and a 8.9% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #40 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Missouri has 24,618 bridges and a 8.9% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #40 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Missouri vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

24,618 6th of 54 higher than 48 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Missouri

The highlighted point is Missouri: 24,618 bridges and 8.95% in Poor condition, rank #40 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Missouri on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Nebraska: 15,398 bridges · 7.90% Poor
  • Massachusetts: 5,295 bridges · 8.88% Poor
  • Missouri: 24,618 bridges · 8.95% Poor
  • Illinois: 26,928 bridges · 9.35% Poor
  • New York: 17,642 bridges · 9.43% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Missouri

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 24,618 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Missouri’s inventory

State agency holds 42.1% of the 24,618 public highway bridges filed under Missouri in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Missouri’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 17.3% of the 24,618 bridges with a recorded original year in Missouri. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Missouri37.6%53.4%8.9%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Missouri (FHWA NBI)

Counties (115)

Adair 301 Andrew 162 Atchison 191 Audrain 314 Barry 166 Barton 211 Bates 319 Benton 135 Bollinger 124 Boone 334 Buchanan 246 Butler 227 Caldwell 208 Callaway 303 Camden 92 Cape Girardeau 374 Carroll 371 Carter 48 Cass 377 Cedar 112 Chariton 288 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 331 Gasconade 143 Gentry 246 Greene 493 Grundy 187 Harrison 331 Henry 263 Hickory 57 Holt 167 Howard 133 Howell 189 Iron 126 Jackson 930 Jasper 471 Jefferson 411 Johnson 476 Knox 167 Laclede 119 Lafayette 238 Lawrence 233 Lewis 171 Lincoln 189 Linn 313 Livingston 185 Macon 291 Madison 118 Maries 69 Marion 186 McDonald 145 Mercer 137 Miller 142 Mississippi 99 Moniteau 93 Monroe 178 Montgomery 163 Morgan 105 New Madrid 282 Newton 300 Nodaway 396 Oregon 84 Osage 100 Ozark 82 Pemiscot 206 Perry 120 Pettis 243 Phelps 156 Pike 225 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 108 St. Charles 417 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 401 Warren 151 Washington 157 Wayne 197 Webster 189 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.

NE

Nebraska

7.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,398

MA

Massachusetts

8.88% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,295
Selected

MO

Missouri

8.95% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$24,618

IL

Illinois

9.35% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$26,928

NY

New York

9.43% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$17,642

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.

ADMIRAL PL

Poor

Over: UNNAMED STR

S 29 T 60 N R 17 W, Macon, MO

Built 1940 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 5

AIREDALE AVE

Poor

Over: TRIB W FK LITTLE R

S 3 T 66 N R 25 W, Mercer, MO

Built 1910 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY RD E-310

Poor

Over: BRUSH CR

S 6 T 35 N R 24 W, Polk, MO

Built 1908 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY ROAD 110

Poor

Over: COTTONWOOD CR

S 11 T 55 N R 25 W, Carroll, MO

Built 1930 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 25

E PRARIE GROVE RD

Poor

Over: S FORK

S 5 T 46 N R 23 W, Pettis, MO

Built 1930 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 30

DAYBREAK AVE

Poor

Over: VAN METER DTCH

S 18 T 51 N R 22 W, Saline, MO

Built 1930 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 15

All Bridges in Missouri

MO 179 S

Fair

Over: GRAYS CR

S 27 T 45 N R 12 W, Cole, MO

Built 1959 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 5,841

MO 34 E

Fair

Over: ST FRANCIS RVR

S 9 T 29 N R 5 E, Wayne, MO

Built 1955 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 3,275

US 54 E

Fair

Over: DRY BR

S 27 T 36 N R 30 W, Vernon, MO

Built 1922 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 5,131

OR 60 W

Fair

Over: MINGO DRAIN DTCH #

S 27 T 25 N R 8 E, Stoddard, MO

Built 1950 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 383

RT A S

Fair

Over: VARNEY DRAIN DTCH

S 9 T 18 N R 9 E, Dunklin, MO

Built 1925 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 471

MO 51 S

Fair

Over: CLUB CR OVRFL

S 24 T 29 N R 9 E, Bollinger, MO

Built 1928 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 657

RT A S

Fair

Over: LAMINE RVR

S 35 T 46 N R 19 W, Cooper, MO

Built 1930 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 326

RT A E

Fair

Over: LITTLE RVR

S 18 T 24 N R 13 E, New Madrid, MO

Built 1960 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 59

RT B S

Fair

Over: DRAIN DTCH #10

S 17 T 25 N R 15 E, Mississippi, MO

Built 1929 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 1,318

RT K E

Fair

Over: DRY FK CR

S 35 T 47 N R 6 W, Montgomery, MO

Built 1960 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 434

MO 10 E

Fair

Over: DRAIN DTCH

S 26 T 52 N R 25 W, Carroll, MO

Built 1929 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 1,990

MO 151 S

Fair

Over: LONG BR

S 36 T 52 N R 12 W, Audrain, MO

Built 1930 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 329

MO 177 S

Fair

Over: INDIAN CR

S 8 T 32 N R 14 E, Cape Girardeau, MO

Built 1961 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 1,928

MO 25 S

Fair

Over: WHITEWATER CHNL

S 8 T 29 N R 12 E, Cape Girardeau, MO

Built 1940 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 4,191

RT D E

Fair

Over: MAIN DRAIN DTCH

S 10 T 24 N R 11 E, Stoddard, MO

Built 1939 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 345

MO 80 E

Fair

Over: DRAIN DTCH #29

S 29 T 25 N R 17 E, Mississippi, MO

Built 1939 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 402

MO 7 S

Fair

Over: BIG CR MOC RR

S 29 T 46 N R 30 W, Cass, MO

Built 1948 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 6,174

RT Z E

Fair

Over: BIG PINEY RVR

S 18 T 36 N R 10 W, Pulaski, MO

Built 1942 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 225

MO 80 E

Fair

Over: MAIN DRAIN DTCH #1

S 29 T 25 N R 15 E, New Madrid, MO

Built 1948 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 3,485

RT W S

Fair

Over: NIANGUA BR

S 17 T 31 N R 18 W, Webster, MO

Built 1946 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 2,089

US 67 N

Fair

Over: FLAT RVR

S 32 T 37 N R 5 E, St. Francois, MO

Built 1957 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 17,758

RT A E

Fair

Over: MAIN DRAIN DTCH

S 17 T 24 N R 12 E, Stoddard, MO

Built 1955 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 86

RT A E

Fair

Over: DRAIN DTCH #37

S 13 T 24 N R 12 E, Stoddard, MO

Built 1955 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 59

RT KK E

Fair

Over: DRYWOOD CR

S 24 T 35 N R 33 W, Vernon, MO

Built 1960 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 252

RT WW E

Fair

Over: BRUSH CR

S 29 T 57 N R 17 W, Macon, MO

Built 1960 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 212

RT F E

Fair

Over: BRUSH CR

S 5 T 30 N R 9 W, Texas, MO

Built 1953 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 2,979

RT V E

Fair

Over: MUDDY CR

S 33 T 59 N R 26 W, Daviess, MO

Built 1963 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 457

RT P S

Fair

Over: FOURCHE CR

S 19 T 22 N R 1 E, Ripley, MO

Built 1961 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 438

RT C E

Fair

Over: BNSF RR

S 28 T 66 N R 7 W, Clark, MO

Built 1963 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 450

RT AP S

Fair

Over: NOBLETT CR

S 24 T 26 N R 11 W, Douglas, MO

Built 1962 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 93

RT DD S

Fair

Over: BONNE FEMME CR

S 26 T 50 N R 16 W, Howard, MO

Built 1962 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 638

RT H S

Fair

Over: SALT RVR

S 2 T 55 N R 6 W, Ralls, MO

Built 1964 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 544

RT U E

Fair

Over: BIG SAC RVR

S 11 T 31 N R 25 W, Dade, MO

Built 1964 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 464

RT K S

Fair

Over: FINLEY CR

S 23 T 28 N R 17 W, Webster, MO

Built 1965 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 1,670

MO 142 E

Fair

Over: FOURCHE CR

S 2 T 22 N R 1 E, Ripley, MO

Built 1935 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 1,193

MO 97 S

Fair

Over: SHOAL CR

S 10 T 24 N R 29 W, Barry, MO

Built 1936 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 2,230

RT W E

Fair

Over: SHOAL CR

S 36 T 24 N R 29 W, Barry, MO

Built 1941 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 1,733

RT FF S

Fair

Over: KINNEMORE DTCH

S 22 T 16 N R 7 E, Dunklin, MO

Built 1947 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 31

MO 146 E

Fair

Over: SUGAR CR

S 29 T 62 N R 25 W, Grundy, MO

Built 1963 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 892

RT O S

Fair

Over: MID INDIAN CR

S 7 T 24 N R 30 W, Newton, MO

Built 1937 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 613

MO 161 S

Fair

Over: COON CR

S 12 T 50 N R 5 W, Montgomery, MO

Built 1963 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 838

RT D S

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CR

S 32 T 54 N R 1 W, Pike, MO

Built 1964 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 1,149

RT K S

Fair

Over: BLACKWATER RVR

S 27 T 49 N R 19 W, Cooper, MO

Built 1965 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 450

HARRY BAYS-001

Fair

Over: INDIAN CR

S 25 T 35 N R 2 W, Iron, MO

Built 1975 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 50

MO 116 E

Fair

Over: NORTH MUD CR

S 17 T 55 N R 26 W, Caldwell, MO

Built 1964 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 1,691

CROSSMAN RD

Fair

Over: PETER CR

S 27 T 38 N R 4 E, St. Francois, MO

Built 1950 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 15

NW1271

Fair

Over: BRUSHY CR

S 11 T 43 N R 28 W, Henry, MO

Built 1960 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 50

HOG RIDGE AVE

Fair

Over: YELLOW CR

S 15 T 55 N R 21 W, Chariton, MO

Built 1992 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 15

CO RD NW 500

Fair

Over: TRIB OF EAST BR

S 27 T 47 N R 29 W, Johnson, MO

Built 1900 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 60

CO RD NW 450

Fair

Over: BR S FK BLACKWATER

S 35 T 47 N R 29 W, Johnson, MO

Built 1900 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 61

Showing 2,451-2,500 of 24,618 bridges

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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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