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County Rd 278 over Drain Dtch

New Madrid County, Missouri · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

County Rd 278 over Drain Dtch in New Madrid County, Missouri, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1992, making it 33 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 55 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 120 of the 283 inventoried bridges in New Madrid County rated fair (42.4%); 13 (4.6%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete multiple box beam
Length	about 82 ft
Location	S 252 T 21 N R 10 E
NBI structure number	21977
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 60 E over Otter Slu Dtch	1958	13,603	Fair
Is 55 S over N Cut Dtch	1964	10,882	Poor
Is 55 S over St Johns Dtch	1964	10,882	Fair
Is 55 N over N Cut Dtch	1964	10,439	Fair
Is 55 N over St Johns Dtch	1964	10,439	Fair
Is 55 N over BNSF RR	1964	10,416	Fair