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Cherry Trail over Branch

Putnam County, Missouri · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

Cherry Trail over Branch in Putnam County, Missouri, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1930 and reconstructed in 1993, making it 95 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 5 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 32 of the 214 inventoried bridges in Putnam County rated poor (15.0%); 32 (15.0%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 54 ft
Location	S 29 T 66 N R 21 W
NBI structure number	13051
Condition class	Poor

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Missouri department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Mo 5 S over Blackbird CR	2010	1,494	Good
US 136 W over E Locust CR	2010	1,492	Good
US 136 E over Tanyard Br	1931	1,492	Fair
US 136 E over Barber CR	2002	1,247	Fair
US 136 E over Old Chariton Rvr	2008	1,183	Fair
US 136 E over Shoal CR	1966	1,146	Good