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Morton Rd over Van Dorsen CR

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

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

Morton Rd over Van Dorsen CR in Linn 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 1984, making it 95 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 35 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 56 of the 313 inventoried bridges in Linn County rated poor (17.9%); 56 (17.9%) 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 70 ft
Location	S 35 T 57 N R 18 W
NBI structure number	24688
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 36 E over S Br of Muddy CR	1961	13,161	Fair
US 36 E over Lit Turkey CR	1961	12,912	Fair
US 36 E over Elk CR	1955	11,581	Fair
US 36 E over Van Dorsen CR	1924	9,524	Fair
US 36 E over Mussel Fk	1951	9,524	Fair
US 36 E over E Yellow CR	1955	9,427	Fair