Cook County, MN

40 public highway bridges

Cook County Bridge Snapshot

Cook County, Minnesota contains 40 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 57.5% are rated “Good,” 37.5% “Fair,” 5% “Poor,” and 5% 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.

40
Total Bridges
57.5%
Good
5%
Poor
5%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
57.5% (23)
Fair
37.5% (15)
Poor
5% (2)
SD
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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Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial