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US 36 E over Mussel Fk

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

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

US 36 E over Mussel Fk in Linn 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 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1951 and reconstructed in 1994, making it 74 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 9,524 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 138 of the 313 inventoried bridges in Linn County rated fair (44.1%); 56 (17.9%) 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	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 325 ft
Location	S 7 T 57 N R 17 W
NBI structure number	4823
Condition class	Fair

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 E Yellow CR	1955	9,427	Fair
US 36 E over Sights Br	1924	8,773	Poor