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

KIEL-LYON RD

Fair

Over: BR OF BUCKLICK CR

S 35 T 44 N R 3 W, Franklin, MO

Built 1960 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 150

GORREL RD

Fair

Over: PRICE CR

S 26 T 40 N R 6 W, Gasconade, MO

Built 1900 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 75

RT W S

Fair

Over: BR SECOND CR

S 36 T 44 N R 6 W, Gasconade, MO

Built 1940 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 252

RT AB S

Fair

Over: CLEAR CR

S 10 T 29 N R 23 W, Greene, MO

Built 1900 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 3,662

LP 44 E

Fair

Over: JORDON CR

S 14 T 29 N R 22 W, Greene, MO

Built 1933 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 24,521

LP 44 E

Fair

Over: N BR WILSON'S CR

S 17 T 29 N R 22 W, Greene, MO

Built 1938 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 16,130

RT D E

Fair

Over: SAWYER CR

S 12 T 28 N R 20 W, Greene, MO

Built 1957 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 757

RT BB E

Fair

Over: LIT ASHER CR

S 17 T 31 N R 23 W, Greene, MO

Built 1937 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 641

W 205 AVE

Fair

Over: W FK BIG CR

S 26 T 66 N R 28 W, Harrison, MO

Built 1920 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 35

W 170 ST

Fair

Over: LIT ROCK CR

S 31 T 66 N R 29 W, Harrison, MO

Built 1963 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 25

E 400 ST

Fair

Over: TRIB OF TOMBSTONE

S 27 T 62 N R 26 W, Harrison, MO

Built 1990 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 35

W 322 ST

Fair

Over: SAMPSON CR

S 19 T 63 N R 29 W, Harrison, MO

Built 2003 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 15

W 180 ST

Fair

Over: LITTLE CR

S 5 T 65 N R 28 W, Harrison, MO

Built 2003 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 35

NE951

Fair

Over: BR MID FK TEBO CR

S 17 T 43 N R 24 W, Henry, MO

Built 1950 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 40

SE400

Fair

Over: PRETTY BOB CR

S 26 T 41 N R 25 W, Henry, MO

Built 1950 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 55

NW100

Fair

Over: BR OF BOGARD CR

S 32 T 42 N R 28 W, Henry, MO

Built 2003 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 45

MO 52 E

Fair

Over: DEER CR

S 20 T 42 N R 25 W, Henry, MO

Built 1925 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 3,889

UNITY RD

Fair

Over: UNKNOWN BR

S 27 T 59 N R 37 W, Holt, MO

Built 1940 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 10

MO 113 S

Fair

Over: S FK HIGHELY CR

S 20 T 62 N R 37 W, Holt, MO

Built 1932 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 563

SECOND ST

Fair

Over: GREGGS CR

S 17 T 51 N R 17 W, Howard, MO

Built 1933 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 100

US 160 W

Fair

Over: HOWELL CR

S 17 T 24 N R 8 W, Howell, MO

Built 1988 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 6,612

COUNTY RD 8110

Fair

Over: W FK - SPRING RVR

S 24 T 22 N R 9 W, Howell, MO

Built 1934 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 30

RT RA S

Fair

Over: SIMS VALLEY CR

S 20 T 27 N R 8 W, Howell, MO

Built 1973 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 293

RT AM E

Fair

Over: LIT INDIAN CR

S 18 T 27 N R 10 W, Howell, MO

Built 1961 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 270

MO 142 E

Fair

Over: W FK SPRING RVR

S 3 T 21 N R 8 W, Howell, MO

Built 1900 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 322

RT EE E

Fair

Over: DRY FK HARP CR

S 32 T 25 N R 7 W, Howell, MO

Built 1939 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 314

RT P E

Fair

Over: FK DRY CR

S 6 T 25 N R 9 W, Howell, MO

Built 1940 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 675

RT P E

Fair

Over: DRY CR

S 4 T 25 N R 9 W, Howell, MO

Built 1940 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 675

RT P E

Fair

Over: KENYON HOLLOW

S 10 T 25 N R 10 W, Howell, MO

Built 1940 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 146

SAMPSON RD

Fair

Over: MOUSE CR

S 22 T 47 N R 32 W, Jackson, MO

Built 2001 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 414

MO 150 E

Fair

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

S 36 T 47 N R 32 W, Jackson, MO

Built 2009 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 19,880

RT H S

Fair

Over: SNI-A-BAR CR

S 8 T 49 N R 29 W, Jackson, MO

Built 1929 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 3,099

RT H S

Fair

Over: SNI-A-BAR CR

S 16 T 49 N R 29 W, Jackson, MO

Built 1948 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 4,316

S IRWIN ST

Fair

Over: TURKEY CR

S 10 T 27 N R 32 W, Jasper, MO

Built 1930 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 200

RT M E

Fair

Over: UNNAMED TRIBUTARY

S 33 T 30 N R 32 W, Jasper, MO

Built 1972 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 820

MO 96 E

Fair

Over: CARTER BR

S 3 T 28 N R 31 W, Jasper, MO

Built 1934 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 5,187

NUTMEG RD E

Fair

Over: DRY CR

S 10 T 29 N R 31 W, Jasper, MO

Built 1940 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 604

RT AA S

Fair

Over: BR OF GROVE CR

S 2 T 27 N R 32 W, Jasper, MO

Built 1900 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 517

RT M E

Fair

Over: BLACKBERRY CR

S 32 T 30 N R 33 W, Jasper, MO

Built 1900 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 564

PLATTIN RD

Fair

Over: TRIB TO PLATTIN CR

S 1888 T 40 N R 6 E, Jefferson, MO

Built 2005 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 425

CO RD NE 900

Fair

Over: WALNUT CR

S 5 T 47 N R 24 W, Johnson, MO

Built 1900 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 110

CO RD SE 671

Fair

Over: BR CLEAR FK

S 12 T 45 N R 25 W, Johnson, MO

Built 1900 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 45

US 50 E

Fair

Over: TRIB BLACKWATER RV

S 14 T 46 N R 27 W, Johnson, MO

Built 1924 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 17,437

COUNTY RD 293

Fair

Over: TROUBLESOME CR

S 5 T 61 N R 10 W, Knox, MO

Built 1987 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 50

MO 32 E

Fair

Over: BR OF GOODWIN CR

S 15 T 34 N R 16 W, Laclede, MO

Built 1900 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 3,950

RT J E

Fair

Over: OSAGE FK RVR

S 7 T 32 N R 15 W, Laclede, MO

Built 1947 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 356

CAMPBELL RD

Fair

Over: LIT HORSESHOE CR

S 27 T 49 N R 29 W, Lafayette, MO

Built 1907 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 50

LICK FORK RD

Fair

Over: TABO CR

S 11 T 50 N R 26 W, Lafayette, MO

Built 1976 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 35

COUNTY RD 1040

Fair

Over: N WHITE OAK CR

S 10 T 29 N R 28 W, Lawrence, MO

Built 1915 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 50

RT K S

Fair

Over: BR OF HONEY CR

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

Built 1940 Load: 14.4 t ADT: 4,302

Showing 3,351-3,400 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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