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5TH St S over Mo 79

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

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

5TH St S over Mo 79 in Marion 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 1956, making it 69 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 590 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 100 of the 186 inventoried bridges in Marion County rated fair (53.8%); 17 (9.1%) 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 243 ft
Location	S 29 T 57 N R 4 W
NBI structure number	6550
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 61 S over Minnow CR	1930	29,762	Fair
US 24 E over Drain Dtch	1928	19,835	Fair
US 24 E over BNSF RR	1992	19,828	Good
Is 72 E over Rp US61S to IS72E Rp Is	2000	19,756	Good
US 61 S over James CR	1930	19,001	Fair
Is 72 E over Mississippi Rvr Cst 410	2000	17,638	Poor