Otter Tail County, MN

137 public highway bridges

Otter Tail County Bridge Snapshot

Otter Tail County, Minnesota contains 137 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 43.8% are rated “Good,” 36.5% “Fair,” 4.4% “Poor,” and 4.4% 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.

137
Total Bridges
43.8%
Good
4.4%
Poor
4.4%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
43.8% (60)
Fair
36.5% (50)
Poor
4.4% (6)
SD
4.4% (6)

All Bridges (137)

US 10

Fair

Over: OTTERTAIL RIVER

1.6 MI E OF JCT TH 78, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1974 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 3,680

CSAH 76

Fair

Over: BLUFF CREEK

2.0 MI E OF JCT TH 10, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1956 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 260

T 630

Fair

Over: PELICAN RIVER

0.5 MI N OF JCT TH 59, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 123

CR 116

Fair

Over: PELICAN RIVER

1.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 21, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 185

CSAH 52

Fair

Over: DEER CREEK

1.6 MI E OF JCT TH 106, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1979 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 690

T 1034

Fair

Over: CO DITCH # 2

0.3 MI E OF W CO LINE, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1979 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 8

T 722

Fair

Over: CO DITCH # 2

1.0 MI W OF JCT CSAH 11, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1981 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 20

T 56

Fair

Over: SOUTH BLUFF CREEK

1.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 77, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1980 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 22

T 1019

Fair

Over: PELICAN RIVER

0.4 MI S OF JCT CSAH 88, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1994 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 52

T 366

Fair

Over: BLUE CREEK

0.7 MI E OF JCT CSAH 19, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1979 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 18

T 749

Fair

Over: PELICAN RIVER

1.2 MI W OF JCT TH 59, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1984 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 43

T 880

Fair

Over: PELICAN RIVER

0.2 MI E OF JCT TH 59, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1994 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 100

T 124

Fair

Over: LEAF RIVER

0.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 52, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1997 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 13

CSAH 51

Fair

Over: OTTER TAIL RIVER

2.3 MI N OF JCT TH 10, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1959 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 2,300

T 682

Fair

Over: PELICAN RIVER

0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 4, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1999 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 42

CSAH 8

Fair

Over: TOAD RIVER

0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 13, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1978 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 1,350

MN 29

Fair

Over: BLUFF CREEK

4.9 MI W OF WADENA, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1990 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 3,015

CSAH 52

Fair

Over: LEAF RIVER

0.3 MI E OF JCT CR 135, Otter Tail, MN

Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 990

US 10

Fair

Over: LEAF RIVER

IN BLUFFTON, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1976 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 3,332

US 10

Fair

Over: LEAF RIVER

IN BLUFFTON, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1976 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 3,550

CSAH 1

Fair

Over: OTTER TAIL RIVER

1.1 MI W OF JCT TH 78, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1987 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 1,750

MSAS 121

Good

Over: OTTER TAIL RIVER

0.15 MI S OF MSAS 102, Otter Tail, MN

Built 2009 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,300

CSAH 1

Good

Over: HOOT L-WRIGHT L CHANNEL

1.4 MI E OF JCT CSAH 92, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1975 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 5,000

CSAH 1

Good

Over: OTTER TAIL RIVER

1.3 MI W OF JCT CSAH 83, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1988 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 1,500

T 1250

Good

Over: SPRUCE CREEK

0.8 MI E OF JCT CSAH 69, Otter Tail, MN

Built 2017 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 100

T 676

Good

Over: OTTER TAIL RIVER

1.3 MI W OF JCT CSAH 35, Otter Tail, MN

Built 2010 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 20

MN 210

Good

Over: PELICAN RIVER

3.4 MI W OF FERGUS FALLS, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1968 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 3,750

US 10

Good

Over: OTTER TAIL RIVER

1.1 MI NW OF JCT TH 228, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1972 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 8,640

CSAH 28

Good

Over: PELICAN RIVER

1.0 MI W OF JCT US 59, Otter Tail, MN

Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 220

T 1018

Good

Over: PELICAN RIVER

0.4 MI N OF JCT TH 210, Otter Tail, MN

Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

CSAH 3

Good

Over: OTTER TAIL RIVER

1.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 10, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1996 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 710

T 211

Good

Over: PELICAN RIVER

0.1 MI E OF JCT TH 59, Otter Tail, MN

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 90

CSAH 15

Good

Over: OTTER TAIL RIVER

0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 2, Otter Tail, MN

Built 2020 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 410

CSAH 83

Good

Over: OTTER TAIL RIVER

1.0 MI S JCT CSAH 72, Otter Tail, MN

Built 2007 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 275

T 173

Good

Over: OTTER TAIL RIVER

2.2 MI E OF JCT TH 108, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1997 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 29

T 230

Good

Over: TOAD RIVER

1.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 60, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 31

CSAH 60

Good

Over: TOAD RIVER

0.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 13, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1985 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 380

T 895

Good

Over: PELICAN RIVER

0.2 MI E OF JCT TH 59, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1992 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 70

CSAH 19

Good

Over: RED EYE RIVER

0.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 62, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1983 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 365

T 1172

Good

Over: RED EYE RIVER

0.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 67, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1980 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 36

T 79

Good

Over: RED EYE RIVER

0.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 62, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1980 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 22

T 108

Good

Over: RED EYE RIVER

1.4 MI S OF N CO LINE, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1979 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 30

T 403

Good

Over: LEAF RIVER

0.8 MI W OF JCT CSAH 67, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1983 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 35

T 402

Good

Over: OAK CREEK

0.9 MI W OF JCT CSAH 75, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1979 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 39

T 574

Good

Over: OAK CREEK

0.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 75, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1981 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 16

T 879

Good

Over: PELICAN RIVER

0.3 MI E OF JCT TH 59, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1986 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 25

T 14

Good

Over: OAK CREEK

0.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 75, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1981 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 11

T 52

Good

Over: BLUFF CREEK

1.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 77, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1984 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 12

CSAH 16

Good

Over: STREAM

2.2 MI E OF JCT TH 78, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1987 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 435

T 829

Good

Over: PELICAN RIVER

0.3 MI W OF JCT TH 59, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1989 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 30

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