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 96

Good

Over: MAPLE RIVER

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

Built 2009 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 98

CSAH 48

Good

Over: MADISON LAKE CHANNEL

0.7 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 17, Blue Earth, MN

Built 2005 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 656

T 78

Good

Over: MAPLE RIVER

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

Built 2005 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 50

T 330

Good

Over: LITTLE COBB RIVER

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

Built 1986 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 10

CSAH 33

Good

Over: RED JACKET PED TRAIL

0.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 9, Blue Earth, MN

Built 2005 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 615

T 64

Good

Over: LITTLE COBB RIVER

0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 53, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1994 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 31

SPR 7

Good

Over: MINNEOPA CREEK

0.9 MI SW OF JCT TH 169, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1998 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 180

T 18

Good

Over: RICE CREEK

0.6 MI N OF JCT CSAH 1, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1981 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 24

MN 30

Good

Over: BIG COBB RIVER

5.2 MI SE OF MAPLETON, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1958 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 443

CR 158

Good

Over: BIG COBB RIVER

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

Built 2000 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 52

T 337

Good

Over: BIG COBB RIVER

0.1 MI N OF JCT CR 164, Blue Earth, MN

Built 2011 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 30

T 339

Good

Over: LITTLE COBB RIVER

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

Built 1993 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 29

CR 151

Good

Over: RICE CREEK

0.4 MI W OF JCT TH 30, Blue Earth, MN

Built 2022 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 101

CR 101

Good

Over: LITTLE COTTONWOOD RIVER

0.7 MI NW OF JCT CSAH 47, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1994 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 23

CR 164

Good

Over: BIG COBB RIVER

0.6 MI E OF JCT CSAH 52, Blue Earth, MN

Built 2011 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 66

CSAH 1

Good

Over: LE SUEUR RIVER

0.9 MI SW OF JCT CSAH 90, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1995 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 953

MN 22

Good

Over: SAKATAH STATE TRAIL

1.6 MI N OF JCT TH 14, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1999 Load: 58.4 t ADT: 10,429

CR 147

Good

Over: BLUE EARTH RIVER

0.7 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 40, Blue Earth, MN

Built 2016 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 106

CSAH 14

Good

Over: BIG COBB RIVER

0.7 MI S OF JCT TH 30, Blue Earth, MN

Built 2015 Load: 79.1 t ADT: 299

CSAH 14

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.3 MI N OF S CO LINE, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1960 Load: 10.8 t ADT: 299

CR 101

Poor

Over: MORGAN CREEK

0.4 MI S OF JCT CSAH 47, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1964 Load: 14.7 t ADT: 70

CR 139

Poor

Over: PERCH CREEK

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

Built 1956 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 36

CSAH 4

Poor

Over: BIG COBB RIVER

0.1 MI N OF JCT CR 164, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1963 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 253

CSAH 10

Poor

Over: PERCH CREEK

0.7 MI S OF JCT CO R 135, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1955 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 125

CR 146

Poor

Over: PERCH CREEK

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

Built 1940 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 156

CSAH 25

Poor

Over: PERCH CREEK

0.5 MI E OF JCT CR 136, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1940 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 305

US 14

Poor

Over: MINN RIVER; UP RR

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

Built 1976 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 39,000

CR 156

Structurally Deficient

Over: MAPLE RIVER

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

Built 1961 Load: 3.9 t ADT: 141

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