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

COUNTY RD 223

Fair

Over: DRAIN DTCH

S 15 T 20 N R 11 E, Pemiscot, MO

Built 2007 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 15

COUNTY RD 221

Fair

Over: DRAIN DTCH

S 15 T 19 N R 11 E, Pemiscot, MO

Built 2007 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 45

COUNTY RD 286

Fair

Over: DRAIN DTCH

S 14 T 19 N R 10 E, Pemiscot, MO

Built 2007 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 25

COUNTY RD 285

Fair

Over: DRAIN DTCH

S 18 T 19 N R 11 E, Pemiscot, MO

Built 2007 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 35

COUNTY RD 287

Fair

Over: DRAIN DTCH

S 35 T 19 N R 10 E, Pemiscot, MO

Built 2007 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 25

OLD HWY 21 S

Fair

Over: CUNDIFF CR

S 2018 T 41 N R 4 E, Jefferson, MO

Built 1940 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 3,266

BRIAR CLIFF RD

Fair

Over: TRIB TO SHORT CR

S 19 T 22 N R 21 W, Taney, MO

Built 1970 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 80

BATHGATE RD

Fair

Over: BR OF CROOKED RVR

S 35 T 53 N R 27 W, Ray, MO

Built 2011 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 55

DIVISION ST E

Fair

Over: BROAD CR

S 15 T 29 N R 20 W, Greene, MO

Built 1954 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 743

NE 400

Fair

Over: BR OF BARKERS CR

S 15 T 42 N R 24 W, Henry, MO

Built 2011 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 20

COUNTY RD 857

Fair

Over: BRANCH

S 17 T 54 N R 10 W, Monroe, MO

Built 2014 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 50

470TH RD

Fair

Over: WALNUT CR

S 4 T 61 N R 32 W, Gentry, MO

Built 2014 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 5

CR DODGE

Fair

Over: WOLF CR

S 14 T 37 N R 33 W, Vernon, MO

Built 2018 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 15

E WINNER RD

Fair

Over: KCS RR

S 31 T 50 N R 32 W, Jackson, MO

Built 1934 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 16,552

INDEPENDENCE AVE

Fair

Over: CAMBRIDGE AVE S UP RR

S 36 T 50 N R 33 W, Jackson, MO

Built 1934 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 16,552

US 62 E

Fair

Over: DRAIN DTCH #43

S 7 T 22 N R 12 E, New Madrid, MO

Built 1922 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 1,845

US 63 S

Fair

Over: BIG PINEY RVR

S 16 T 29 N R 10 W, Texas, MO

Built 1941 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 6,053

MO 371 S

Fair

Over: BEE CR BR

S 15 T 55 N R 35 W, Buchanan, MO

Built 1922 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 1,178

MO 371 S

Fair

Over: BLEAZARD BR OF BEE

S 35 T 55 N R 35 W, Buchanan, MO

Built 1922 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 1,113

US 61 N

Fair

Over: CROOKED CR

S 17 T 48 N R 1 E, Lincoln, MO

Built 1961 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 23,127

US 36 E

Fair

Over: W YELLOW CR

S 9 T 57 N R 19 W, Linn, MO

Built 1955 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 5,884

MO 72 E

Fair

Over: LIT WHITEWATER CR

S 26 T 33 N R 9 E, Bollinger, MO

Built 1923 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 2,470

US 54 E

Fair

Over: ROCKY HOLLOW

S 33 T 36 N R 29 W, Vernon, MO

Built 1926 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 3,312

US 36 E

Fair

Over: MUSSEL FK

S 7 T 57 N R 17 W, Linn, MO

Built 1951 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 9,229

MO 34 E

Fair

Over: CR

S 27 T 30 N R 7 E, Wayne, MO

Built 1926 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 631

OR 49 S

Fair

Over: DEER CR

S 3 T 41 N R 31 W, Bates, MO

Built 1926 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 555

US 67 S

Fair

Over: HUNTERS CR

S 1 T 28 N R 5 E, Wayne, MO

Built 1926 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 6,974

RT OO S

Fair

Over: PLUM CR

S 15 T 35 N R 6 E, St. Francois, MO

Built 1926 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 5,690

US 61 S

Fair

Over: CAPE LA CROIX CR

S 2199 T 30 N R 13 E, Cape Girardeau, MO

Built 1927 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 20,380

US 65 S

Fair

Over: SHOOTMAN CR

S 333 T 54 N R 23 W, Carroll, MO

Built 1929 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 3,997

US 65 S

Fair

Over: LIT WAKENDA CR

S 16 T 53 N R 23 W, Carroll, MO

Built 1932 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 3,494

US 54 E

Fair

Over: YOUNGS CR

S 30 T 47 N R 9 W, Callaway, MO

Built 1968 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 15,067

MO 15 S

Fair

Over: N FK WYACONDA RVR

S 31 T 67 N R 11 W, Scotland, MO

Built 1929 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 1,367

US 69 S

Fair

Over: S BIG CR

S 23 T 59 N R 29 W, Daviess, MO

Built 1930 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 376

MO 5 S

Fair

Over: BR OF LOCUST CR

S 19 T 60 N R 20 W, Linn, MO

Built 1929 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 751

US 69 S

Fair

Over: BARNSVILE BR

S 11 T 54 N R 30 W, Clinton, MO

Built 1930 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 4,076

MO 6 E

Fair

Over: DEMOCRAT CR

S 23 T 62 N R 12 W, Knox, MO

Built 1929 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 2,011

RT A E

Fair

Over: CLARK CR

S 18 T 28 N R 14 W, Wright, MO

Built 1930 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 958

MO 19 S

Fair

Over: GALLAHER CR

S 11 T 53 N R 7 W, Ralls, MO

Built 1930 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 3,411

MO 45 S

Fair

Over: PEDEE CR

S 12 T 53 N R 36 W, Platte, MO

Built 1936 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 7,789

OR 67 S

Fair

Over: BENNETT CR

S 24 T 30 N R 5 E, Wayne, MO

Built 1931 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 108

RT T E

Fair

Over: ELKHORN CR

S 10 T 26 N R 19 W, Christian, MO

Built 1954 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 699

MO 240 E

Fair

Over: DRY CR

S 13 T 50 N R 16 W, Howard, MO

Built 1932 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 2,520

US 65 S

Fair

Over: MOUND CR

S 3 T 55 N R 23 W, Carroll, MO

Built 1933 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 1,874

MO 1 S

Fair

Over: ROCK CR

S 1 T 50 N R 33 W, Clay, MO

Built 1936 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 5,770

US 65 S

Fair

Over: HEATHS CR

S 27 T 48 N R 21 W, Pettis, MO

Built 1966 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 3,959

MO 15 S

Fair

Over: RINEY BR

S 25 T 60 N R 11 W, Knox, MO

Built 1937 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 795

US 67 S

Fair

Over: BR TWELVE MILE CR

S 8 T 32 N R 7 E, Madison, MO

Built 1939 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 4,689

RT H E

Fair

Over: PLATTE RVR OVRFL

S 28 T 56 N R 34 W, Buchanan, MO

Built 1939 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 342

MO 41 S

Fair

Over: WAKENDA CHUTE

S 3 T 52 N R 21 W, Carroll, MO

Built 1939 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 1,076

Showing 3,451-3,500 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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