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Mo 5 S over Cottonwood CR

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

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

Mo 5 S over Cottonwood CR in Chariton 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 1931 and reconstructed in 1992, making it 94 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 732 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 99 of the 288 inventoried bridges in Chariton County rated fair (34.4%); 26 (9.0%) 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 127 ft
Location	S 9 T 54 N R 18 W
NBI structure number	5485
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Mo 129 S over BNSF RR	2004	3,602	Good
US 24 E over Mid Fk Chariton Rv	2019	3,513	Good
US 24 E over Mid Fk Chariton Rv	2019	3,513	Good
US 24 E over Long CR	1978	2,794	Fair
US 24 E over Chariton Rvr	1978	2,794	Fair
US 24 E over Mussel Fk Rvr	2019	1,685	Good