Home › Missouri › Bates County › 1526 over Possum Br

1526 over Possum Br

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

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

1526 over Possum Br in Bates County, Missouri, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1993, making it 32 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 10 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 228 of the 320 inventoried bridges in Bates County rated fair (71.2%); 34 (10.6%) 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	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 37 ft
Location	S 4 T 39 N R 31 W
NBI structure number	24225
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Is 49 S over N Fk Big Deer CR	1969	20,604	Fair
Is 49 S over S Fk of Deer CR	1969	19,124	Fair
Is 49 S over Br Bones CR	1969	19,124	Fair
Is 49 S over Bones Br	1926	19,124	Fair
Is 49 S over Fk of Bones Br	1969	16,559	Fair
Is 49 S over Park Br Ovrfl	1960	15,153	Fair