Blue Earth County, MN

178 public highway bridges

Blue Earth County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Blue Earth County, Minnesota contains 178 public highway bridges. Roughly 51.7% are rated “Good,” 33.1% “Fair,” and 5.1% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.

Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.

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

178
Total Bridges
51.7%
Good
33.1%
Fair
5.1%
Poor Condition

Condition Distribution

Good
51.7% (92)
Fair
33.1% (59)
Poor
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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