Counties With the Most Bridges in Dire Need of Repair in Missouri

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Counties with the most bridges in dire need of repair in Missouri

One in three U.S. bridges is in need of repair or replacement, according to data from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association, including 29% of interstate bridges. The cost to make these repairs is estimated to be in excess of $54 billion.

Stacker investigated which counties in Missouri have the most bridges in dire need of repair using data from the Federal Highway Administration. The data is accurate as of June 15, 2022. Counties are ranked by percent of bridges in "poor" condition and ties are broken by percent square meters of bridges in poor condition. Counties that have no bridges or have no bridges in poor condition are excluded from the list.

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#20. Bollinger County

- Bridges in poor condition: 14.4% (18 of 125 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 4.8% (1,220 of 25,626 square meters of bridges)

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#19. Shelby County

- Bridges in poor condition: 15.0% (16 of 107 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 6.6% (1,665 of 25,130 square meters of bridges)

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#18. Grundy County

- Bridges in poor condition: 16.5% (31 of 188 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 10.0% (4,138 of 41,298 square meters of bridges)

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#17. Andrew County

- Bridges in poor condition: 16.7% (27 of 162 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 6.1% (3,997 of 65,006 square meters of bridges)

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#16. Holt County

- Bridges in poor condition: 17.0% (28 of 165 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 10.1% (7,198 of 71,613 square meters of bridges)

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#15. Livingston County

- Bridges in poor condition: 17.6% (33 of 187 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 6.5% (4,074 of 62,876 square meters of bridges)

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#14. St. Clair County

- Bridges in poor condition: 18.0% (25 of 139 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 12.6% (7,200 of 57,296 square meters of bridges)

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#13. Worth County

- Bridges in poor condition: 18.1% (15 of 83 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 21.8% (3,976 of 18,261 square meters of bridges)

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#12. Benton County

- Bridges in poor condition: 18.4% (25 of 136 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 2.6% (1,836 of 69,758 square meters of bridges)

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#11. Maries County

- Bridges in poor condition: 18.6% (13 of 70 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 33.7% (8,094 of 24,047 square meters of bridges)

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#10. Linn County

- Bridges in poor condition: 18.9% (60 of 317 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 10.1% (6,335 of 62,999 square meters of bridges)

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#9. Hickory County

- Bridges in poor condition: 19.0% (11 of 58 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 36.7% (6,088 of 16,586 square meters of bridges)

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#8. Osage County

- Bridges in poor condition: 20.0% (20 of 100 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 12.0% (3,720 of 30,983 square meters of bridges)

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#7. Harrison County

- Bridges in poor condition: 20.2% (68 of 336 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 13.0% (8,705 of 67,039 square meters of bridges)

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#6. Carroll County

- Bridges in poor condition: 20.3% (76 of 375 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 9.0% (8,007 of 88,912 square meters of bridges)

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#5. Polk County

- Bridges in poor condition: 20.9% (38 of 182 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 13.7% (6,188 of 45,153 square meters of bridges)

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#4. Cedar County

- Bridges in poor condition: 22.1% (25 of 113 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 20.2% (6,808 of 33,777 square meters of bridges)

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#3. Nodaway County

- Bridges in poor condition: 22.4% (90 of 401 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 12.4% (11,509 of 92,899 square meters of bridges)