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Bridge conditions in Howell County, Missouri

190 inventoried bridges · 3 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

The federal inventory lists 190 bridges in Howell County: 69 rated good, 118 fair, and 3 poor.

3 of the 190 bridges in Howell County, Missouri, are rated in poor condition (1.6%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
69 bridges (36.3%) are rated good and 118 (62.1%) fair.
The median Howell County bridge was built in 1962.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Mo 137 S over Cst First St BNSF RR (built 1939), carrying about 3,661 vehicles a day.

Good 36.3% · Fair 62.1% · Poor 1.6% of 190 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Mo 137 S over Cst First St BNSF RR	1939	3,661	Poor
Rt Jj S over S Fk Spring Rvr	1955	1,827	Poor
Mo 142 E over Myatt CR	1951	193	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 63 S over Galloway CR	1921	19,085	Fair
US 63 S over S Br Howell CR	1962	14,748	Fair
US 63 S over N Br of Howell CR	1995	13,770	Good
US 63 S over Howell CR	1962	13,770	Fair
US 60 E over Dry Br	1965	13,284	Fair
US 63 S over Bu 63	1995	12,584	Fair
Bu 63 S over Br Howell CR	1921	10,648	Fair
US 160 E over Mustion CR	1963	9,610	Fair
Or 63 S over Eleven Point Rvr	1969	9,430	Fair
US 60 W over Bu 60	2001	9,299	Good

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

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