Blue Earth County, MN

178 public highway bridges

Blue Earth County Bridge Snapshot

Blue Earth County, Minnesota contains 178 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 51.7% are rated “Good,” 33.1% “Fair,” 5.1% “Poor,” and 5.1% are classified as structurally deficient — the federal designation for spans whose deck, superstructure, or substructure has been rated 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. Structurally deficient does not mean unsafe to cross; it means the bridge is on the priority list for repair or replacement.

Inspections in MN are conducted by certified engineers from the state Department of Transportation on a 24-month cycle, and results are reported back to the FHWA each spring. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county, sorted by inventory load rating. Use the “Sort by” controls to surface the lowest-rated spans first, and click any row for full inspection history, traffic counts, and condition trends.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.

178
Total Bridges
51.7%
Good
5.1%
Poor
5.1%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
51.7% (92)
Fair
33.1% (59)
Poor
5.1% (9)
SD
5.1% (9)

All Bridges (178)

T 355

Fair

Over: BIG COBB RIVER

0.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 10, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1967 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 36

CSAH 46

Fair

Over: MAPLE RIVER

0.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 7, Blue Earth, MN

Built 2013 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 248

CR 157

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.2 MI S OF JCT TH 22, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1940 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 155

CSAH 32

Fair

Over: CO DITCH # 32

0.5 MI N OF JCT TH 30, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 107

T 14

Fair

Over: BIG SLOUGH

0.3 MI S OF JCT CR 154, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 20

T 15

Fair

Over: BIG SLOUGH

0.6 MI S OF JCT CR 154, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 16

T 316

Fair

Over: CO DITCH # 5

0.5 MI S OF JCT CR 171, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1979 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 32

CR 155

Fair

Over: MAPLE RIVER

0.4 MI S OF JCT CR 154, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1977 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 114

CSAH 6

Fair

Over: JUD DITCH # 48

0.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 22, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 460

T 525

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.1 MI SE OF JCT CSAH 1, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1980 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 9

T 397

Fair

Over: JUD DITCH # 85

0.1 MI N OF JCT TH 30, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1982 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 16

T 111

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.4 MI S OF CSAH 15, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1973 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 28

CSAH 35

Fair

Over: MAPLE RIVER

0.9 MI W OF JCT CSAH 16, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1979 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 1,400

CSAH 38

Fair

Over: WATONWAN RIVER

0.2 MI E OF JCT TH 169, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1983 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 276

US 169

Fair

Over: BLUE EARTH RIVER

4.5 MI N OF JCT TH 30, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1979 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 1,800

CSAH 46

Fair

Over: MAPLE RIVER

1.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 7, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1971 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 248

US 169

Fair

Over: STREAM

10.5 MI N OF JCT TH 30, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1994 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 3,084

US 169

Fair

Over: STREAM

10.8 MI N OF JCT TH 30, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1994 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 3,084

CSAH 33

Fair

Over: Blue Earth River

2.0 mi SW of jct CSAH 69, Blue Earth, MN

Built 2002 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 1,926

MN 68

Fair

Over: LITTLE COTTONWOOD RIVER

5.0 MI E OF E JCT TH 15, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1996 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 2,800

MN 30

Fair

Over: BLUE EARTH RIVER

1.4 MI W OF N JCT TH 169, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1984 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 782

US 14

Fair

Over: UP RR

1.4 MI E OF JCT TH 169, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1977 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 15,742

US 14

Fair

Over: DME RR

2.4 MI E OF E JCT TH 22, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1996 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 9,747

US 14

Fair

Over: DME RR

2.4 MI E OF E JCT TH 22, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1996 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 9,747

T 899

Fair

Over: MINNEOPA CREEK

0.4 MI NW OF JCT TH 60, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1975 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 470

US 169

Fair

Over: BLUE EARTH RIVER

0.8 MI W OF JCT TH 66, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1987 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 11,762

CSAH 47

Fair

Over: MORGAN CREEK

0.4 MI W OF JCT TH 68, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1972 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 154

T 11

Good

Over: MAPLE RIVER

0.6 MI E OF JCT CSAH 7, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1981 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 16

CSAH 14

Good

Over: LITTLE COBB RIVER

1.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 10, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1986 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 480

CSAH 16

Good

Over: BIG COBB RIVER

2.6 MI NW OF JCT TH 22, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1978 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 510

MN 30

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

8.6 MI E OF JCT TH 15, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1973 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 689

T 174

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.4 MI S OF JCT CSAH 1, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1984 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 111

CSAH 32

Good

Over: WATONWAN RIVER

0.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 31, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1980 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 145

CSAH 1

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.6 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 90, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1983 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,100

CSAH 5

Good

Over: STREAM

1.0 MI SW OF N CO LINE, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1969 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 6,100

CSAH 32

Good

Over: PERCH CREEK

0.4 MI NW OF JCT CSAH 10, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1960 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 145

T 24

Good

Over: RICE CREEK

0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 1, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1980 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 46

T 112

Good

Over: STREAM

0.1 MI N OF JCT CR 177, Blue Earth, MN

Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

CSAH 1

Good

Over: PROVIDENCE CRK (JD #49)

0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 151, Blue Earth, MN

Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 366

CR 144

Good

Over: DITCH

2.4 MI E OF JCT CSAH 24, Blue Earth, MN

Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10

CR 111

Good

Over: MINNEOPA CREEK

0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 6, Blue Earth, MN

Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 43

CSAH 15

Good

Over: LE SUEUR RIVER

1.0 MI W OF JCT CSAH 49, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 797

CSAH 52

Good

Over: BIG COBB RIVER

0.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH 4, Blue Earth, MN

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 189

CR 169

Good

Over: LITTLE COBB RIVER

0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 10, Blue Earth, MN

Built 2022 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 58

CSAH 82

Good

Over: THOMPSON RAVINE

0.3 MI S OF JCT TH 14, Blue Earth, MN

Built 2003 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 18,172

CR 159

Good

Over: BIG COBB RIVER

0.7 MI NW OF JCT CR 158, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1983 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 27

CSAH 90

Good

Over: BLUE EARTH RIVER

2.2 MI SE OF JCT TH 169, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1995 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 4,194

CR 172

Good

Over: LE SUEUR RIVER

1.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 15, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1977 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 154

CSAH 42

Good

Over: MINNESOTA RIVER

0.5 MI N JCT MN 68, Blue Earth, MN

Built 2008 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 1,450

T 326

Good

Over: LE SUEUR RIVER

0.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH 15, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1978 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 44

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Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial