This is a list of Missouri covered bridges. There are four historic wooden covered bridge

Covered bridge

A covered bridge is a bridge with enclosed sides and a roof, often accommodating only a single lane of traffic. Most covered bridges are wooden; some newer ones are concrete or metal with glass sides...

s in Missouri

Missouri

Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...

, all now listed as State Historic Sites and under the protection of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.

State officials estimate that Missouri had about thirty covered bridges from the 1820's through the end of the 19th Century. On May 25, 1967, the state legislature authorized the Missouri State Park Board to take possession of the remaining bridges in order to repair and preserve them. At the time five covered bridges remained, but the Mexico

Mexico, Missouri

Mexico is a city in Audrain County, Missouri, United States. The population was 11,543 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Audrain County. The Mexico Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of Audrain County...

 covered bridge was destroyed in a flood later that year.

Name	Location	Year built	Design	Notes
Burfordville Covered Bridge Bollinger Mill State Historic Site The Bollinger Mill State Historic Site is located in Burfordville, in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. The park was established in 1967 around a mill and covered bridge that pre-date the American Civil War...	Burfordville Burfordville, Missouri Burfordville is an unincorporated community in western Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States. It is located five miles west of Jackson on Route 34. Bollinger Mill State Historic Site is located here, on the banks of the Whitewater River....  in Cape Girardeau County Cape Girardeau County, Missouri Cape Girardeau County is a county located in Southeast Missouri in the United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county's population was 75,764. While the largest city in the county is Cape Girardeau, the county seat is actually Jackson, which was the first city named in honor of President...	1858	Howe truss	Part of the Bollinger Mill State Historic Site Bollinger Mill State Historic Site The Bollinger Mill State Historic Site is located in Burfordville, in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. The park was established in 1967 around a mill and covered bridge that pre-date the American Civil War... ; Restored in 1971 and repaired again in 1998.
Locust Creek Covered Bridge Locust Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Site Locust Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Site in Linn County, Missouri, is maintained by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources as a state historic site....	Linn County Linn County, Missouri As of the census of 2000, there were 13,754 people, 5,697 households, and 3,760 families residing in the county. The population density was 22 people per square mile . There were 6,554 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile...	1868	Howe truss	Carried the original Route 8; No longer has a stream under it.
Sandy Creek Covered Bridge Sandy Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Site Sandy Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Site in Jefferson County, Missouri, is administered by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Division of State Parks to preserve the Sandy Creek Covered Bridge. The bridge is one of four remaining covered bridges in Missouri, which once numbered...	Jefferson County Jefferson County, Missouri Jefferson County is a county located in East Central Missouri in the United States. The county was included as the mean center of U.S. population in 1980. It is the sixth most-populous county in Missouri. Census 2010 put the population at 218,733 Its county seat is Hillsboro. The county was...	1872	Howe truss	Rebuilt in 1884 after flood damage. Restored in 1984.
Union Covered Bridge Union Covered Bridge State Historic Site Union Covered Bridge State Historic Site in Monroe County, Missouri, is maintained by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources as a state historic site to preserve the Union covered bridge. The bridge was built in 1871 across the Elk Fork of the Salt River as a link in the Paris-to-Fayette...	Monroe County, west of Paris Paris, Missouri Paris is a city in Monroe County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,529 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Monroe County.-Geography:Paris is located at...	1871	Burr truss Burr Truss The Burr Arch Truss — or simply Burr Truss or Burr Arch — is a combination of an arch and a multiple kingpost truss design. It was invented in 1804 by Theodore Burr, patented on April 3, 1817, and used in bridges, usually covered bridges....	Restored in 1968 with timbers from the Mexico covered bridge that had recently been destroyed by a flood; restored again in 1988.