Cook County, MN

40 public highway bridges

Cook County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Cook County, Minnesota contains 40 public highway bridges. Roughly 57.5% are rated “Good,” 37.5% “Fair,” and 5% “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.

40
Total Bridges
57.5%
Good
37.5%
Fair
5%
Poor Condition

Condition Distribution

Good
57.5% (23)
Fair
37.5% (15)
Poor
5% (2)

All Bridges (40)

TWIN LAKES ROAD

Fair

Over: SOUTH BRULE RIVER

6.3 MILES SW INT CSAH 12, Cook, MN

Built 1957 Load: 13.3 t ADT: 16

IRR ROUTE 17

Fair

Over: GRAND PORTAGE CREEK

0.2 KM EAST OF MT ROSE, Cook, MN

Built 1935 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 296

COUNTY ROAD 17

Fair

Over: GRAND PORTAGE CREEK

AT JCT CR 73, Cook, MN

Built 1938 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 300

CROSS RIVER RD

Fair

Over: TEMPERANCE RIVER

0.1 MI WEST OF COUNTY 2, Cook, MN

Built 2015 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 50

PIKE LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: CASCADE RIVER

3.0 MI NE OF JCT CR 45, Cook, MN

Built 1961 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 25

CR 69

Fair

Over: FLUTE REED RIVER

0.5 MI W OF JCT CSAH 16, Cook, MN

Built 1981 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 79

Honeymoon Trail

Fair

Over: POPLAR RIVER CONSPAN

NO DATA ENTERED, Cook, MN

Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

MN 61

Fair

Over: CASCADE RIVER

9.9 MI NE OF LUTSEN, Cook, MN

Built 1932 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,650

CROSS RIVER 600 RD

Fair

Over: HEARTBREAK CREEK

6.3 MI E OF JCT CR 7, Cook, MN

Built 2011 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 50

THE GRADE(4MI-LK)

Fair

Over: CASCADE RIVER

3.0 MI E OF JCT CSAH 4, Cook, MN

Built 1955 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 10

MN 61

Fair

Over: CUTFACE CREEK

4.9 MI SW OF GUNFLINT TR, Cook, MN

Built 2015 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 3,650

CSAH 12

Fair

Over: NATURE BOY BROOK

0.1 mi N of jct CSAH 7, Cook, MN

Built 2000 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 1,176

CR 69

Fair

Over: FLUTE REED RIVER

0.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 16, Cook, MN

Built 2006 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 79

CROSS RIVER 600 RD

Fair

Over: CROSS RIVER

3.86 MI E OF JCT CR 7, Cook, MN

Built 1955 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 50

MN 61

Fair

Over: BRULE RIVER

4.6 MI SW OF HOVLAND, Cook, MN

Built 1981 Load: 55.5 t ADT: 2,400

BLIND TEMPERANCE

Good

Over: BLIND TEMPERANCE CREEK

.9 MI W OF CC2, Cook, MN

Built 2001 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 50

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: POPLAR RIVER

NO DATA ENTERED, Cook, MN

Built 2014 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 99

Mink Lake

Good

Over: KADUNCE RIVER

NO DATA ENTERED, Cook, MN

Built 2000 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 100

CSAH 1

Good

Over: TWO ISLAND RIVER

0.4 MI E OF JCT CR 30, Cook, MN

Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 272

CSAH 17

Good

Over: HOLLOW ROCK CREEK

0.3 MI W OF JCT CR 89, Cook, MN

Built 2018 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10

UT 71

Good

Over: CARLSON CREEK

1.2 MI N OF JCT TH 61, Cook, MN

Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 65

CSAH 16

Good

Over: PORTAGE BROOK

13.1 MI N OF JCT TH 61, Cook, MN

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 49

MN 61

Good

Over: CLIFF CREEK

7.9 MI NE OF GUNFLINT TR, Cook, MN

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,850

MN 61

Good

Over: KIMBALL CREEK

8.1 MI NE OF GUNFLINT TR, Cook, MN

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,850

MN 61

Good

Over: RESERVATION RIVER

5.7 MI NE OF HOVLAND, Cook, MN

Built 1937 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,198

MN 61

Good

Over: KADUNCE RIVER

9.5 MI NE OF GUNFLINT TR, Cook, MN

Built 2005 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 2,400

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: NESTER CREEK BOX

NO DATA ENTERED, Cook, MN

Built 2011 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 50

CSAH 8

Good

Over: DEVILS TRACK RIVER

0.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 18, Cook, MN

Built 2003 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 1,027

CR 60

Good

Over: KIMBALL CREEK

1.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 14, Cook, MN

Built 2008 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 41

CSAH 14

Good

Over: KADUNCE RIVER

2.5 MI NE OF JCT CR 60, Cook, MN

Built 1989 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 35

HONEYMOON TRAIL

Good

Over: TAIT RIVER

9.024 MI EAST OF CC2, Cook, MN

Built 2001 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 40

CSAH 12

Good

Over: Cross River

45.7 mi NW of jct TH 61, Cook, MN

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 590

FOURMILE LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: TEMPERANCE RIVER

3.35 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 2, Cook, MN

Built 1959 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 34

MN 61

Good

Over: CROSS RIVER

AT SCHROEDER, Cook, MN

Built 1999 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 3,000

CSAH 12

Good

Over: N BRULE RIVER

21.3 MI N OF JCT TH 61, Cook, MN

Built 1996 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 850

SFR 216

Good

Over: SWAMP RIVER

4.0 MI E OF JCT CSAH 16, Cook, MN

Built 2003 Load: 47.8 t ADT: 100

FOURMILE LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: TEMPERANCE RIVER

4.8 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 2, Cook, MN

Built 1960 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 30

FOURMILE LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: TEMPERANCE RIVER

1.4 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 2, Cook, MN

Built 1960 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 34

PANCORE LAKE ROAD

Poor

Over: POPLAR RIVER

4 MI W OF JCT CSAH 2, Cook, MN

Built 1982 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 50

GREENWOOD LAKE

Poor

Over: BRULE RIVER

0.1 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 12, Cook, MN

Built 1961 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 8
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