The first of the bridges in the local area that are part of the Missouri Department of Transportation’s FARM Bridge Program will be closed for replacement on Monday. The bridge on Route B over Smokey Branch in Linn County is north of Meadville, and will close on October 25th for construction and will remain closed until the end of February 2022.
MoDOT has 31 weight-restricted, poor condition bridges in northern Missouri to replace under this federally-funded program.
Their plan is to have all 31 bridges will be replaced by October 2023.
There are no posted detours on most of these projects. MoDOT says on this bridge, average annual traffic volume is 190, and the bridge was built in 1954.
The full list of the bridges to be replaced includes:
Route T, Adair County, North Fork Salt River
Missouri Route 11, Adair County, Floyd Creek
Missouri Route 11, Adair County, South Fork South Fabius River
Route D, Chariton County, Clark Branch
Route D, Chariton County, East Fork Bee Branch
Route T, Gentry County, Brushy Creek
Route T, Gentry County, Fitzgerald Branch
Route W, Grundy County, Gees Branch
Route N, Grundy County, No Creek
Route D, Harrison County, Ames Creek
Route E, Lewis County, Sugar Creek
Route E, Lewis County, Derrahs Branch
Route J, Lewis County, Big Grassy Creek
Route B, Linn County, Smokey Branch
Route C, Linn County, West Yellow Creek
Missouri Route 139, Linn County, Lewis Creek
Route WW, Linn County, Van Dorsen Creek
Route C, Livingston County, Shoal Creek
Route Y, Macon County, Hoover Creek
Route C, Schuyler County, North Fork Middle Fabius River
Route M, Schuyler County, South Fork North Fabius River
Route A, Schuyler County, Brushy Creek
Route A, Schuyler County, North Fork Middle Fabius River
Route E, Schuyler County, North Fork South Fabius River
Route W, Scotland County, Tobin Creek
Route H, Scotland County, North Fork North Wyaconda River
Route M, Shelby County, Black Creek
Route C, Sullivan County, Yellow Creek
Route E, Sullivan County, West Locust Creek
Missouri Route 94, Warren County, Treloar Creek
Route A, Worth County, Branch
