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County Rd 253 over Diversion Chnl

Cape Girardeau County, Missouri · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

County Rd 253 over Diversion Chnl in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1993, making it 32 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 100 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 137 of the 371 inventoried bridges in Cape Girardeau County rated good (36.9%); 13 (3.5%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 182 ft
Location	S 34 T 30 N R 11 E
NBI structure number	17408
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Is 55 S over Randol CR	1961	35,327	Fair
Rt K E over Is 55	1961	33,286	Good
US 61 S over Walker CR	1990	28,994	Fair
Is 55 N over Diversion Channel	2002	22,967	Good
Is 55 N over Mo 74 Cst Sprigg St	1961	22,967	Fair
Is 55 N over BNSF RR	1961	22,967	Fair