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US 36 E over Chariton Rvr

Macon 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 Chariton Rvr in Macon 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 1950 and reconstructed in 1994, making it 75 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 4,518 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 144 of the 291 inventoried bridges in Macon County rated fair (49.5%); 20 (6.9%) 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 289 ft
Location	S 9 T 57 N R 16 W
NBI structure number	4826
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 63 S over US 36	1971	12,582	Poor
US 63 S over BNSF RR	1985	11,335	Fair
US 36 E over Duck CR	1924	11,214	Fair
US 36 E over E Fk Chariton Rvr	1984	10,917	Fair
US 36 E over Winn CR	1925	10,888	Fair
US 36 W over Puzzle CR	1924	9,809	Fair