Top Ranked Missouri Bridges

Bear Creek Bridge (Cedar County, Missouri)
Rated 100% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Bear Creek on CR 1620
Open to one-lane traffic
Built 1917 by the Canton Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1988
Junction Spur Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)
Rated 100% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over a branch of Pin Oak Creek on Junction Spur, just off MO 100 west of New Haven
Open to traffic
Wardell Bridge (Pemiscot County, Missouri)
Rated 100% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Little River on CR 216 at Wardell
Closed to all traffic
Lamine River MO 41 Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Lamine River on MO 41
Open to traffic
Built 1933, replaced the 1907 Turley Bridge (stone abutment located upstream on south side) which was relocated--one span is Green Valley Road Bridge in Boone County, one span was Gootch's Mill Bridge on Route V in Cooper County.
Red Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Rated 99% with 5 votes
Bypassed through truss bridge over Blue River on Red Bridge Road
Bypassed with a new bridge and preserved.
Built 1932; rehabilitated 1982
Henley Bridge (Miller County, Missouri)
Rated 99% with 4 votes
Through truss bridge over the Osage River on the Rock Island Railroad
Rail line currently out of service
Bridge built at Hoecker/Henley, MO in 1903 for Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific Railroad.
Discovery Bridge (St. Charles County, Missouri)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Pair of through truss bridges over the Missouri River on MO 370 between St. Charles and Bridgeton
Open to traffic
Built 1992
Schell City Bridge (Vernon County, Missouri)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Lost through truss bridge over Osage River on Rockville Road/Old River Road north of Schell City
The remaining structure of the bridge collapsed between February 7-21, 2012.
Built 1900; partially collapsed ?; completely collapsed Feb. 2012
Papinville Bridge (Bates County, Missouri)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Marais des Cygnes River just west of Papinville
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1884 by the Kansas City Bridge & Iron Co.; bypassed by new bridge in 1996
Old Appleton Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Rated 98% with 4 votes
Wrought-iron through truss bridge over Apple Creek on Main Street in Old Appleton
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Built 1879 by H.W. Sebastian & Co. of St. Louis; washed away by flash flood on December 3, 1982; reconstructed 2005
Caplinger Mills Bridge (Cedar County, Missouri)
Rated 98% with 4 votes
Through truss bridge over Sac River at Caplinger Mills
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1895 by the Chicago Bridge Co.
Alanthus Grove Bridge (Gentry County, Missouri)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Grand River on 285th Street
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1920; rehabilitated or reconstructed in 1996(?)
Clay Avenue Bridge (Greene County, Missouri)
Rated 98% with 3 votes
Small concrete arch bridge over Fassnight Creek on Clay Avenue
Open to traffic
Hoblett Bottom Bridge (Johnson County, Missouri)
Rated 98% with 3 votes
Abandoned through truss bridge over Blackwater River on NE 501st Road
Intact but with the abutment on the south washed out.
Built 1929 by the Standard Bridge Co.
Long Branch CR 819 Bridge (Monroe County, Missouri)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over Long Branch on CR 819
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1910
Frankford Railroad Bridge (Pike County, Missouri)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge on an abandoned railroad line in Frankford
Closed to all traffic
Built 1890
Sarah Street Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Lost Bridge over I-64 on Sarah Street
Demolished
Irondale Bridge (Washington County, Missouri)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over Dry Creek on the Iron Mountain Railroad (now Union Pacific Railroad) in Irondale
Open to railroad traffic
Built 1856
Cowan Bridge (Cedar County, Missouri)
Rated 97% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Sac River on CR 400
Open to one-lane traffic
Built 1919 by the Pioneer Construction Co.
Green Bridge (Christian County, Missouri)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Finley Creek on Smyrna Road northeast of Ozark
Open to one-lane traffic on a paved road
Built 1912 by the Canton Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio; rehabilitated 2004
Wyaconda River CR 358 Bridge (Clark County, Missouri)
Rated 97% with 3 votes
Pony truss bridge over Wyaconda River on CR 358
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1910
Bend Road Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Two-span through truss bridge over Meramec River on Bend Road, southwest of Pacific
Open to one-lane traffic
Built 1916-17 by Miller & Borcherding; rehabilitated 1991
St. Joseph Railroad Bridge (Buchanan County, Missouri)
Rated 96% with 3 votes
Pennsylvania through truss swing bridge over Missouri River on the Union Pacific Railroad in St. Joseph, MO and Elwood, KS.
Open to traffic
Built 1906, replacing an earlier swing bridge
Klenken Bridge (Cooper County, Missouri)
Rated 96% with 3 votes
Lost swinging bridge over Lamine River on Swinging Bridge Drive
Replaced by a modern concrete bridge
Built 1929 by Joseph Dice; replaced 1994
Old Hwy 65 Bridge (Greene County, Missouri)
Rated 96% with 2 votes
Abandoned bridge over Tributary of South Dry Sac River
Abandoned
Moniteau Creek Katy Trail Bridge (Howard County, Missouri)
Rated 96% with 2 votes
Pony plate girder railroad bridge over Moniteau Creek on the Katy Trail just outside of Rocheport
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Built during the 1940's after a train derailment destroyed the original Parker through truss bridge
Saline Creek MO 17 Bridge (Miller County, Missouri)
Rated 96% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Saline Creek on MO 17, northeast of Tuscumbia
Demolished and replaced.
Built 1925
Victorian Footbridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Rated 96% with 3 votes
Truss bridge with a suspension-like design on a trail west of Forest Park Parkway
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1885; rehabilitated 1994
Cape Girardeau Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Rated 95% with 3 votes
Lost continuous through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on MO 34/IL 146 at Cape Girardeau
Replaced by Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge
Built 1928, closed to all traffic on December 13, 2003, main spans demolished on September 9, 2004
Dorman Bridge (Hickory County, Missouri)
Rated 95% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Pomme de Terre River on CR 273
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1920; relocated here ca. 1933
Buck Branch CR 318 Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)
Rated 95% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over Buck Branch on CR 318
Open to traffic
Built 1901 by Stupp Brothers
Bonanza Bridge (Caldwell County, Missouri)
Rated 94% with 2 votes
Whipple through truss bridge over Shoal Creek on Bonanza Road
Relocated to a field next to the original site
Built 1883; replaced and relocated in 1994-95
Leeper Branch Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Rated 94% with 2 votes
Replaced pony truss bridge over Leeper Branch on CR 260
Sitting abandoned in field
Built 1914 by Miller & Borcherding
Bruns' Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)
Rated 94% with 4 votes
Through truss bridge over Meramec River on Mill Hill Road south of Moselle
Closed to traffic
Built 1888 by the King Iron Bridge Co.; bypassed by new bridge in 1993
Vale Tunnel (Jackson County, Missouri)
Rated 94% with 2 votes
Tunnel on the Rock Island Railroad under a hill and Bannister Road between Raytown and Lees Summit in Kansas City
Railroad line inactive
Built 1903-4; abandoned 1980 with the bankruptcy of the Rock Island Railroad
5th Street Trestle (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Rated 94% with 2 votes
Wooden trestle over an unnamed creek on the BNSF Railway next to 5th Street in Festus
Open to railroad traffic
Arch Lane Bridge (Newton County, Missouri)
Rated 94% with 2 votes
Concrete through arch bridge over Arch Lane on Kansas City Southern RR
Open to traffic
Washington Street Bridge (Pettis County, Missouri)
Rated 94% with 7 votes
Through truss bridge over the railroad tracks on Washington Street in Sedalia, three blocks east of MO 765
Closed to all traffic
Built 1910-11 by the Midland Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1989
Champ Clark Bridge (Pike County, Missouri)
Rated 94% with 4 votes
Five-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on US 54 at Louisiana
Open to two-lane traffic
Built 1927-28; rehabilitated 1981 and 2005
Todd Creek Interurban Road Bridge (Platte County, Missouri)
Rated 94% with 5 votes
Concrete arch bridge over Todd Creek on NW Interurban Road in Kansas City
Bypassed by new bridge
Built for Kansas City, Clay County and St. Joseph RR
Salt Fork Bowstring Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)
Rated 94% with 3 votes
Bowstring through truss bridge over Salt Fork on CR 225
Closed to all traffic. Future uncertain.
Built 1882 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co., using stone abutments from an earlier 1875 bridge
Lake Taneycomo Bridge (Taney County, Missouri)
Rated 94% with 2 votes
Five-span open-spandrel arch bridge over Lake Taneycomo (White River) on MO 76/Business US 65 at Branson
Open to traffic
Built 1931 by Fred Luttjohann, replacing an earlier truss bridge; Refurbished 2011
Jenkins Bridge (Barry County, Missouri)
Rated 93% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Flat Creek on CR 1215 between MO 39 and MO 248
Open to one-lane traffic with a 3 ton weight limit
Built 1909 by the Standard Bridge Co.
Big Bonne Femme Katy Trail Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)
Rated 93% with 2 votes
Pony plate girder bridge over Big Bonne Femme Creek on the Katy Trail
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Rocheport I-70 Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)
Rated 93% with 3 votes
Continuous through truss bridge over Missouri River and Katy trail on I-70 west of Columbia and south of Rocheport
Open to four lanes of traffic
Built 1960; rehabilitated 1993
Old US 36 Bridge (Clinton County, Missouri)
Rated 93% with 2 votes
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over an unnamed creek on a private driveway (a former alignment of US 36)
Open to traffic
Ashburn Bridge (Pike County, Missouri)
Rated 93% with 4 votes
Abandoned through truss bridge over Salt River on CR 115
Abandoned with deck removed
Built 1907 by the Missouri Bridge & Iron Co.
Seven Stone Arches Bridge (St. Francois County, Missouri)
Rated 93% with 2 votes
Stone arch and steel stringer bridge over Terre Bleue Creek on Hillsboro Road
Open to traffic with a 15 ton weight limit
Built 1932 by the Works Progress Administration
Dolles Mill Bridge (Bollinger County, Missouri)
Rated 92% with 2 votes
Lost through truss bridge over Whitewater River northwest of Sedgewickville near Bollinger/Dolles Mill
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1913 at Sedgewickville; relocated here in 1936; replaced 2011
Sebree Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Rated 92% with 2 votes
Three-span open-spandrel arch bridge over Brush Creek on Benton Blvd. in Kansas City
Open to traffic
Built 1922-24; rehabilitated 1983
Lyell Ford Bridge (Marion County, Missouri)
Rated 92% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over South Fabius River on CR 117
Open to one-lane traffic
Built 1898 by the Kansas City Bridge Co.
Unnamed bridge (Polk County, Missouri)
Rated 92% with 3 votes
Abandoned arch bridge over branch of Slagle Creek on an abandoned private road, below the Wishart Rail Bridge
Abandoned
Madisonville Bridge (Ralls County, Missouri)
Rated 92% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge formerly over Spencer Creek on Madisonville Road just beyond the end of Route C, but now located in a field just north of its old location
Relocated to a nearby field after being purchases by a local couple. Replaced by new bridge
Built 1893 by St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co.; relocated to a nearby field in 2005
Stouts Creek Arch Bridge (Iron County, Missouri)
Rated 91% with 2 votes
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Stouts Creek on MO 72 above Lake Killarney
Open to traffic
Built 1928
Buechter Bridge (Miller County, Missouri)
Rated 91% with 5 votes
Lost Swinging bridge over Tavern Creek on Buechter Bridge Road (CR A-16) southwest of St. Anthony
Dropped into creek November 1, 2011 and being replaced
Built ca. 1925 by Joseph Dice
Gillis Bridge (Shelby County, Missouri)
Rated 91% with 2 votes
Bedstead pony truss bridge over Black Creek on CR 342
Open to traffic
Built 1908 by the Michelmann Steel Construction Co.
Green Valley Road Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)
Rated 90% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Hinkson Creek on Green Valley Road in Columbia
Open to pedestrians on a pedestrian path
Built 1906 over the Lamine River in Cooper County by the Kansas City Bridge Co.; relocated here in 1938
Little Bonne Femme Katy Trail Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)
Rated 90% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Little Bonne Femme Creek on the Katy Trail
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Built 1898 by the A&P Roberts Co. of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania
Riverside Bridge (Christian County, Missouri)
Rated 90% with 15 votes
Two-span Pratt through truss bridge over Finley Creek on Riverside Drive north of Ozark in Ozark
Closed to all traffic
Built 1909 by the Canton Bridge Co. at Ozark Mill and later relocated here
South Moreau Creek Route D Bridge (Cole County, Missouri)
Rated 90% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over South Moreau Creek on Route D
Open to one-lane traffic
Built 1922 in Lafayette County and relocated and erected here in 1956 with new approach spans
Grand River Bridge (Daviess County, Missouri)
Rated 90% with 3 votes
Whipple through truss bridge over Grand River on 137th Street
Abandoned with deck partially missing
Built 1883 by the Kansas City Bridge & Iron Co.; closed to traffic in the 1990s
Big Creek Bridge (Johnson County, Missouri)
Rated 90% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Big Creek on CR SW 1801
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1910; rehabilitated 1995
Dug Hill Bridge (Madison County, Missouri)
Rated 90% with 4 votes
Through truss bridge over St. Francis River on Route C in Madison County
Open to one-lane traffic on a paved road
Built in 1931; last painted May 14, 1971.
Mill Creek Swinging Bridge (Miller County, Missouri)
Rated 90% with 2 votes
Suspension bridge over Mill Creek on Lake Road 42-18 (Swinging Bridges Road) near Brumley
Open to one-lane traffic
Built ca. 1925 by Joseph Dice; rehabilitated 1978
Dale Bridge (Stoddard County, Missouri)
Rated 90% with 3 votes
Wooden trestle with concrete deck on CR 499 near the historic railroad station of Dale
Open to one-lane traffic
Built ca. 1930 as a bridge on the Frisco Hoxie Branch railroad, then retrofitted for vehicular use after railroad line was discontinued
Young's Ford Bridge (Vernon County, Missouri)
Rated 90% with 3 votes
Wrought iron through truss bridge over Clear Creek on Logan Road
Open to traffic
Built 1884 by the St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co.
Rough Hollow Bridge (Hickory County, Missouri)
Rated 89% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Pomme de Terre River on CR 281 north of Hermitage, between Route Y and Route U
Open to traffic
Built 1890-91 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co. at Hermitage; relocated here in 1932
Kemna Bridge (Miller County, Missouri)
Rated 89% with 4 votes
Swinging bridge over Tavern Creek on Kemna Bridge Road (CR 52-56) east of St. Elizabeth
Open to traffic with a 15 ton weight limit
Built 1924 by Joseph Dice; rehabilitated 1978
Platte River MO 45 Bridge (Platte County, Missouri)
Rated 89% with 2 votes
Lost three-span through truss bridge over Platte River on MO 45 in Farley
Lost
Built 1933, bypassed then removed 2012
Devils Elbow Railroad Bridge (Pulaski County, Missouri)
Rated 89% with 2 votes
Two-span through truss bridge over Big Piney River on the US Army Railroad near Devils Elbow
Open to railroad traffic
Built 1941 as part of a railroad spur to Fort Leonard Wood
Blanchette Bridge (St. Charles County, Missouri)
Rated 89% with 4 votes
Pair of cantilevered through truss bridges over the Missouri River on I-70 at St. Charles
Westbound bridge closed to traffic; eastbound bridge open to traffic
Original westbound bridge built in 1958, Eastbound bridge built in 1978. closed November 4th, 2012 for reconstruction.
McCall Bridge (Stone County, Missouri)
Rated 89% with 2 votes
Lost through truss bridge over James River on CR V-70
Replaced by new bridge and torn down
Built 1915 by contractor Fred L. Appleby; replaced 2002
Washington Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)
Rated 88% with 4 votes
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Missouri River on MO 47 at Washington
Open to two-lane traffic
Construction started Oct. 1934; opened to traffic April 8, 1936
Talbot Stone Arch Bridge (Lawrence County, Missouri)
Rated 88% with 5 votes
Derelict stone arch bridge over a branch of Spring River in Talbot Conservation Area, near CR 1082
Abandoned and partially collapsed
RI Gasconade River Bridge (Osage County, Missouri)
Rated 88% with 12 votes
Pratt deck truss over Gasconade River on the Rock Island Railroad between Freeburg and Belle
Railroad line currently inactive
Built 1902 by A.J. Tullock; abandoned 1980
Monegaw Springs Bridge (St. Clair County, Missouri)
Rated 88% with 3 votes
Lost swinging bridge over Osage River (now Truman Reservoir) at the town of Monegaw Springs
No longer exists
Cape Rock Culvert (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Rated 87% with 3 votes
Stone culvert bridge over Unnamed creek on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic
Air Line Blue River bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Rated 87% with 3 votes
Bridge over Big Blue River on abandoned KCS Air Line, just west of I-435
Rails removed and decked with boards. Open to traffic by tired railroad vehicles.
Carried the Air Line in to Independence
Chipman Road Tunnel (Jackson County, Missouri)
Rated 87% with 3 votes
Unused closed-spandrel arch bridge over Chipman Road on Inactive Rock Island RR
Rail line inactive
Built ca. 1904
East Barretts Tunnel (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Rated 87% with 3 votes
Lost Tunnel on Missouri Pacific Railroad
West portal filled-in
Built 1851-1853; Abandoned 1944
Eads Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Rated 87% with 11 votes
Three-span steel arch bridge over the Mississippi River in downtown St. Louis
Top deck open to four lanes of traffic with a pedestrian lane, bottom deck open to two tracks of MetroLink light rail service
Built 1869-1874 under the direction of engineer James Buchanan Eads; automobile deck closed 1989 - 2003 for rehabilitation and replacement; reopened July 4, 2003
Iron Horse Trestle (St. Louis, Missouri)
Rated 87% with 3 votes
Elevated plate girder trestle over numerous city streets on the Illinois Terminal Railroad in St. Louis
Abandoned but awaiting plans to convert into a pedestrian trail. Purchased by Great Rivers Greenway District.
Built in 1930 by the McClintic-Marshall Company of Chicago, Illinois
Gulf Street Bridge (Barton County, Missouri)
Rated 86% with 2 votes
Three-span stone and concrete culvert on Gulf Street in Lamar
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1930
Lindley Creek Bridge (Polk County, Missouri)
Rated 86% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Lindley Creek on 346th Road, south of MO 64
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1911 by the Canton Bridge Co.
Edenburg Road Bridge (Scotland County, Missouri)
Rated 86% with 3 votes
Pony truss bridge formerly over Tobin Creek on Edenburg Road (CR 256)
Replaced by new bridge; Relocated to private property.
Built ca. 1910, probably by the Illinois Steel Bridge Co.; relocated 2006
Indian Ford Bridge (Stoddard County, Missouri)
Rated 86% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over St. Francis River between Puxico and Rombauer on Stoddard CR 499
Open to small vehical traffic
Formerly a bridge on the Frisco Hoxie Branch railroad built in 1926(?) and later retrofitted for vehicle use when the line was discontinued in 1967
Old Chain of Rocks Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Rated 86% with 13 votes
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on Old US 66 just south of the modern I-270 bridge in St. Louis
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists
Built 1927-1929; opened July 5, 1929, closed to traffic in 1968; reopened for pedestrians on June 5, 1999
Burfordville Covered Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Rated 85% with 3 votes
Covered bridge over Whitewater River at Bollinger Mill Historic Site in Burfordville
Open to pedestrians only, except during special events
Construction started 1858 by Joseph Lansman, but not completed until ca. 1867
Hopewell Bridge (Cedar County, Missouri)
Rated 85% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Cedar Creek on CR 1320 (Hopewell Road)
Open to traffic
Built 1911 by the Canton Bridge Co.
UP Moreau River Bridge (Cole County, Missouri)
Rated 85% with 2 votes
Deck truss bridge over Moreau Creek on the Union Pacific Railroad, along Algoa Road east of Jefferson City
Open to traffic
Osage City Railroad Bridge (Cole County, Missouri)
Rated 85% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge on the Union Pacific Railroad over Osage River at Osage City
Still in use
Krakow Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)
Rated 85% with 2 votes
Abandoned stone arch bridge over Long Branch next to Route YY in Krakow
Abandoned, but still in good shape
Shawnee Ford Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)
Rated 85% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Bourbeuse River on Shawnee Ford Road beyond the end of Route AN
Open to one-lane traffic with a 19 ton weight limit
Built ca. 1920; rehabilitated 1990
KCS Spring River Bridge (Jasper County, Missouri)
Rated 85% with 2 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over Spring River on KCS Railroad, next to MO 171
Open to traffic
Built 1905
La Russell Bridge (Lawrence County, Missouri)
Rated 85% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Spring River on CR 1000, northeast of La Russell
Closed to all traffic
Built 1898 by the Kansas City Bridge Co.
Old Monroe Bridge (Lincoln County, Missouri)
Rated 85% with 2 votes
Three-span through truss bridge over Cuivre River on Main Street (Old MO 79) in Old Monroe
Open to one-lane traffic
Built 1930
Flat River Creek (St. Francois County, Missouri)
Rated 85% with 2 votes
Concrete tee beam bridge over Flat River on St. Joe Drive (Old US 67) in Flat River
Open to traffic
Built 1924
UP Railroad Bridge (St. Francois County, Missouri)
Rated 85% with 2 votes
Concrete tee beam bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on St. Joe Drive (Old US 67) in Flat River
Open to traffic
Built 1925
Blackwater McAllister Springs Bridge (Saline County, Missouri)
Rated 85% with 2 votes
Abandoned through truss bridge over Blackwater River on Unknown Road near McAllister Springs Conservation Area
Abandoned
McKinley Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Rated 85% with 4 votes
Through truss bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Louis
Open to traffic
Built 1910, closed to traffic in October 2001, reopened in 2007
Mitchell Road Bridge (Buchanan County, Missouri)
Rated 84% with 2 votes
Lost through truss bridge over the 102 River on Mitchell Road east of St. Joseph
No longer exists
Built 1922; replaced 2005
Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri)
Rated 84% with 4 votes
Cable-stayed bridge over the Mississippi River connecting MO 34 and IL 146 at Cape Girardeau
Open to four-lane traffic
Opened to traffic Dec. 13, 2003, replacing the old Cape Girardeau Bridge
Third Fork Platte River Bridge (DeKalb County, Missouri)
Rated 84% with 2 votes
Lost pony truss bridge over Third Fork Platte River on Crabill Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1920; replaced 1995
Second Hannibal Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Rated 84% with 2 votes
Through truss swing bridge over Missouri River on the BNSF Railway in Kansas City
Open to railroad traffic
Built 1917 to replace First Hannibal Bridge; auto deck abandoned 1956
Branch Mill Creek Old US 67 Bridge (Madison County, Missouri)
Rated 84% with 2 votes
Concrete slab bridge over a branch of Mill Creek on CR 401 (Old US 67)
Open to traffic
Built 1921
Tobin Creek CR 255 Bridge (Scotland County, Missouri)
Rated 84% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over Tobin Creek on CR 255
Derelict/abandoned
Built ca. 1910
Frog Hollow Road Bridge (Cole County, Missouri)
Rated 83% with 2 votes
Concrete arch bridge over Wears Creek on Frog Hollow Road just east of MO 179 in Jefferson City
Open to one-lane traffic
Built 1915
Boeuf Creek Road Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)
Rated 83% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Boeuf Creek on Boeuf Creek Road
Open to one-lane traffic
Built 1915 by the Vincennes Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1993
Rocheport Tunnel (Howard County, Missouri)
Rated 83% with 2 votes
Railroad tunnel on the Katy Trail just west of Rocheport in Rocheport
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Built 1893
Gasconade River Old US 66 Bridge (Laclede County, Missouri)
Rated 83% with 2 votes
Three-span through truss bridge over Gasconade River on Old US 66 near Hazelgreen
Open to traffic
Built 1922-24
Clark Bridge (Cass County, Missouri)
Rated 82% with 4 votes
Abandoned through truss bridge over Old Channel South Grand River on S. Hess Road/315th Street
Abandoned
Built 1880 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Works
North River MO 168 Bridge (Marion County, Missouri)
Rated 82% with 2 votes
Four-span through truss bridge over North River on MO 168, west of Palmyra
Demolished, pending replacement
Built 1932 by the Vincennes Bridge Co.; Demolished 2012
Caruthersville Bridge (Pemiscot County, Missouri)
Rated 82% with 3 votes
Continuous through truss over the Mississippi River on I-155, southeast of Caruthersville
Open to four lanes of traffic
Built 1976; rehabilitated 1987
MacArthur Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Rated 82% with 17 votes
Three-span through truss bridge over the Mississippi River in St. Louis, south of the Poplar Street Bridge
Open to railroad traffic only
Built 1907-1917 by the City of St. Louis to break the monopoly of the Terminal Railroad Association, which controlled the two other bridges at St. Louis and charged unreasonable tolls. Automobile deck closed to traffic in 1981.
St. Johns Road Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)
Rated 81% with 3 votes
Abandoned stone arch bridge over a tributary of Brown Branch on St. Johns Road, just south of MO 100
Abandoned, but still in good shape
Morse Mill Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Rated 81% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Big River at Morse Mill
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1886-87 by the St. Louis Bridge & Iron Co.
Martin Luther King Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Rated 81% with 2 votes
Cantilevered through truss over the Mississippi River in downtown St. Louis
Open to 2 eastbound lanes and 1 westbound lane.
Built 1951; rehabilitated 1987. Lanes reconfigured October 2009.
Jefferson Avenue Footbridge (Greene County, Missouri)
Rated 80% with 3 votes
Cantilevered through truss pedestrian bridge over the Frisco/BNSF rail yard in downtown Springfield
Open to pedestrians only
Completed Aug. 29, 1902, by the American Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 2002
Lime Kiln Bridge (Lewis County, Missouri)
Rated 80% with 3 votes
Abandoned wrought iron through truss bridge over Middle Fabius River on CR 373
Deck is in very bad condition, county has closed it by means of piling large rocks at each end
Built 1896 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Grand Auglaize Swinging Bridge (Miller County, Missouri)
Rated 80% with 10 votes
Suspension bridge over Grand Auglaize Creek on Swinging Bridges Road (Lake Road 42-18) southwest of Brumley
Open to traffic
Built 1922 by Joseph Dice
Louisiana Railroad Bridge (Pike County, Missouri)
Rated 80% with 5 votes
Through truss swing railroad bridge over the Mississippi River at Louisiana
Open to train traffic
Built 1898, using the same piers as an earlier 1873 bridge; some spans replaced in 1945
Devils Elbow Arch Bridge (Pulaski County, Missouri)
Rated 80% with 2 votes
Three-span open-spandrel arch bridge over Big Piney River on Route Z (Old US 66)
Open to traffic on a four-lane divided highway with vintage pavement but no posted weight limits
Built 1942
Grand Basin Bridges (St. Louis, Missouri)
Rated 80% with 2 votes
Pair of replica stone arch bridges on opposite sides of Grand Basin in Forest Park
Open to foot traffic
Backbone Road Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)
Rated 79% with 2 votes
Abandoned through truss bridge over Cedar Creek on Backbone Road
Derelict with deck missing
ASB Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Rated 79% with 13 votes
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Missouri River on the BNSF Railway in Kansas City
Open to railroad traffic
Opened to traffic on December 28, 1911; upper roadway deck removed 1987
Roubidoux Bridge (Pulaski County, Missouri)
Rated 79% with 2 votes
Five-span concrete arch bridge over Roubidoux Creek on MO 17 in Waynesville
Open to two-lane traffic
Built 1923; widened 1939
Kings Road Bridge (St. Francois County, Missouri)
Rated 79% with 2 votes
Slab bridge over Branch Flat River on Kings Road
Open to traffic
Built 1924
Metrolink Footbridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Rated 79% with 2 votes
Cantilevered truss bridge over the Metrolink on a footpath at the east edge of Forest Park
Open to foot traffic
Perche Creek Old US 40 Bridge (Boone County, Missouri)
Rated 78% with 3 votes
Slab bridge over Perche Creek on Or 70 E
Open to traffic
Built 1924
Hendrickson Bridge (Butler County, Missouri)
Rated 78% with 2 votes
Abandoned two-span through truss bridge over Black River near Hendrickson
Abandoned and overgrown with kudzu, but reachable on foot
Built 1933-34 as part of a realignment of US 67. Closed in 1965 when a section collapsed after being hit by a truck; was reopened in 29 days. Replacement bridge built 1976.
Jefferson City Bridge (Cole County, Missouri)
Rated 77% with 2 votes
Pair of steel through arch bridges over the Missouri River at Jefferson City on US 54/63 in Jefferson City
Open to traffic on a multi-lane freeway
Original southbound bridge opened August 1955; new northbound bridge added 1991
Bird's Nest Bridge (Crawford County, Missouri)
Rated 77% with 5 votes
Through truss bridge over Meramec River on Bird's Nest Road north of Steelville
Currently closed to vehicular traffic.
Built 1914 by Miller & Borcherding Bridge Builders of St. Louis
Coal Mine Road Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Rated 77% with 2 votes
Timber stringer bridge over Coal Mine Road on Kansas City Southern Railway
Open to railroad traffic above and one-lane road traffic below
Redings Mill Bridge (Newton County, Missouri)
Rated 77% with 2 votes
Closed three-span open-spandrel arch bridge over Shoal Creek on MO 86 south of Joplin in Joplin
Bypassed by new bridge; open to pedestrians only
Built 1930 by contractor M.E. Gillioz
Mace Creek Bridge (Andrew County, Missouri)
Rated 76% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Mace Creek on CR 392
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1925
Swope Park / Kansas City Zoo Suspension Footbridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Rated 76% with 2 votes
Wire suspension bridge over Blue River on Non-Motorized Path
Open to pedestrians
Built 1907; Rehabilitated 1994
Abbott Road Bridge (Miller County, Missouri)
Rated 76% with 2 votes
Wooden bridge over the Rock Island Railroad on Abbott Road (CR 54-76) northwest of Eugene
Open to one-lane traffic
Stueber Road Bridge (Crawford County, Missouri)
Rated 75% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over a branch of Little Bourbeuse River on Stueber Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1917, replaced by a pair of 8ft diameter steel culverts. Portions of the abutment wing walls are still in place.
Hunt Road Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Rated 75% with 2 votes
Skewed Pony truss bridge over tributary of Sni-a-Bar Creek on Hunt Road south of Oak Grove
Open to traffic
Seeger Bridge (Knox County, Missouri)
Rated 75% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over Bridge Creek on CR 187
Replaced with a concrete bridge
Built 1911 by the Illinois Steel Bridge Co.
Francka Ford Bridge (Polk County, Missouri)
Rated 75% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Pomme de Terre River on 117th Road, just beyond the end of Route NN
Closed after being damaged
Built 1913-14 by the Canton Bridge Co.
Grant's Trail Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Rated 75% with 2 votes
Bridge over Interstate 44 on Grant's Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Tuque Creek Bridge (Warren County, Missouri)
Rated 75% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over Tuque Creek on MO 47/94 just southeast of Marthasville
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1933; replaced in 2011
Poplar Street Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Rated 75% with 4 votes
Steel deck girder bridge over the Mississippi River on I-55 / I-64 / I-70 / U. S. Highway 40 in downtown St. Louis
Open to traffic
Built 1967; reconstructed 1993
Hurricane Deck Bridge (Camden County, Missouri)
Rated 74% with 4 votes
Cantilevered deck truss bridge over Osage Arm, Lake of the Ozarks, on MO 5
Open to traffic
Built 1934-36; rehabilitated 1985
Grand River BNSF Railroad Bridge (Chariton County, Missouri)
Rated 74% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Grand River on BNSF Railway, southwest of Sumner
Open to traffic
58th Street Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Rated 74% with 2 votes
Wooden bridge over the KC Southern Railroad on E. 58th Street in Kansas City
Intact but closed to all traffic
Built 1929
South Fork Main City Road Bridge (Cass County, Missouri)
Rated 73% with 4 votes
Bedstead Pony truss bridge over South Fork on Main City Road
Closed to all traffic
Built ca. 1905
Washington Street Bridge (Franklin County, Missouri)
Rated 73% with 2 votes
Stone and concrete arch bridge over Flat Creek on Washington Street in Union
Open to traffic
Wild Cat Hollow Bridge (Jackson County, Missouri)
Rated 73% with 2 votes
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Wild Cat Hollow Drive (E. 67th Street) on Kansas City Southern Railway
Open to railroad traffic above and road traffic below
Built 1928
Valley Park Railroad Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Rated 73% with 4 votes
Three-span through truss bridge over Meramec River on the BNSF Railway at Valley Park
Open to railroad traffic
Current bridge built 1923
Kimberling City Bridge (Stone County, Missouri)
Rated 73% with 5 votes
Through truss bridge on MO 13 over Table Rock Lake (White River) at Kimberling City
Open to traffic
Built 1956, replacing an earlier truss bridge inundated by the lake
Long Creek Bridge (Taney County, Missouri)
Rated 73% with 3 votes
Cantilevered through truss bridge on MO 86 over Long Creek (Table Rock Lake)
Open to two-lane traffic
Built 1956
Holliday Creek No. 5 Bridge (Wayne County, Missouri)
Rated 73% with 3 votes
Wooden deck bridge over Holliday Creek on CR 537 near Route E
Closed to all traffic
Meramec River US 66 Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Rated 72% with 8 votes
Deck truss bridge over Meramec River at Times Beach on Old US 66 in Wildwood
Closed to all traffic due to bridge being unsafe to drive (and even walk) on.
Built in 1931, replacing the Votaw Bridge; made obsolete in 1968 by a new westbound I-44 bridge on a new alignment; deemed unsafe for vehicular / pedestrian traffic and closed on October 29th, 2009.
Missouri Pacific Tabo Creek Bridge (Lafayette County, Missouri)
Rated 71% with 2 votes
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Tabo Creek on Missouri Pacific RR
Derelict/abandoned
Times Beach Railroad Bridge (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Rated 71% with 3 votes
Three-span deck truss bridge over Meramec River on the BNSF Railway at Times Beach, near Deicke Road
Open to railroad traffic