US 65 N over Blackwater Rvr

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

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

• US 65 N over Blackwater Rvr in Saline 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 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 1961 and reconstructed in 2009, making it 64 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 3,585 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
• Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
• It is one of 119 of the 229 inventoried bridges in Saline County rated fair (52.0%); 36 (15.7%) 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.

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

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