Stearns County, MN

225 public highway bridges

Stearns County Bridge Snapshot

Stearns County, Minnesota contains 225 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 51.1% are rated “Good,” 24.4% “Fair,” 2.2% “Poor,” and 2.2% 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.

225
Total Bridges
51.1%
Good
2.2%
Poor
2.2%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
51.1% (115)
Fair
24.4% (55)
Poor
2.2% (5)
SD
2.2% (5)

All Bridges (225)

MN 55

Fair

Over: CP RAIL

0.8 MI SE OF BELGRADE, Stearns, MN

Built 1936 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 4,100

T 357

Fair

Over: WATAB RIVER

0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 4, Stearns, MN

Built 1991 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 1,400

I 94

Fair

Over: SAUK RIVER

0.8 MI SE OF JCT TH 71, Stearns, MN

Built 1965 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 11,608

I 94

Fair

Over: SAUK RIVER

2.5 MI NW OF MELROSE, Stearns, MN

Built 1956 Load: 48.5 t ADT: 14,250

MN 15

Fair

Over: BNSF RR

0.6 MI N OF JCT TH 23, Stearns, MN

Built 1987 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 19,000

CR 145

Good

Over: CLEARWATER RIVER

AT THE E CO LINE, Stearns, MN

Built 1974 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 2,700

T 172

Good

Over: SAUK RIVER

0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 10, Stearns, MN

Built 1977 Load: 15.5 t ADT: 50

T 828

Good

Over: SAUK RIVER

1.0 MI NW OF JCT TH 237, Stearns, MN

Built 1984 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 16

CSAH 1

Good

Over: WATAB RIVER

0.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 78, Stearns, MN

Built 1985 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 11,000

CSAH 71

Good

Over: CHAN BTWN LAKES

2.2 MI S OF JCT TH 23, Stearns, MN

Built 1984 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 540

I 94

Good

Over: HOBOKEN CREEK

1.8 MI NW OF JCT TH 71, Stearns, MN

Built 1971 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 22,400

M 43

Good

Over: BREWERY CREEK

0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 58, Stearns, MN

Built 1959 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 1

T 244

Good

Over: LONG LAKE OUTLET

0.4 MI W OF JCT TH 22, Stearns, MN

Built 1977 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 315

I 94

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 14

0.3 MI W OF JCT TH 15, Stearns, MN

Built 1976 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 42,000

M 58

Good

Over: N FK CROW RIVER

0.3 MI N OF JCT TH 23, Stearns, MN

Built 1985 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 232

CSAH 10

Good

Over: SAUK RIVER

0.4 MI S OF JCT CSAH 23, Stearns, MN

Built 1978 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 1,400

CR 182

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

1.02 M E OF JCT 137TH AV, Stearns, MN

Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 435

CR 172

Good

Over: GETCHELL CREEK

2.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 30, Stearns, MN

Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 65

CR 164

Good

Over: EDEN BROOK

0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 9, Stearns, MN

Built 2021 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 640

CSAH 72

Good

Over: ASHLEY CREEK

2.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 46, Stearns, MN

Built 2023 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,077

T 774

Good

Over: OVERFL N FORK CROW RIVER

450FT W OF JCT 413TH AVE, Stearns, MN

Built 2023 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

MN 28

Good

Over: HOBOKEN CREEK

3.8 MI SW OF SAUK CENTRE, Stearns, MN

Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,859

CSAH 6

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 14

0.3 MI W OF JCT TH 15, Stearns, MN

Built 1976 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,209

M 94

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 14

0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 6, Stearns, MN

Built 1976 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 386

CR 157

Good

Over: GETCHELL CREEK (CD 26)

1.3 MI SE OF JCT CSAH 11, Stearns, MN

Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,400

CR 156

Good

Over: S BR TWO RIVERS

0.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 41, Stearns, MN

Built 1975 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 195

T 932

Good

Over: GETCHELL CREEK

0.1 MI N OF JCT CR 176, Stearns, MN

Built 1982 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 40

CSAH 1

Good

Over: SAUK RIVER

0.5 MI SE OF JCT TH 15, Stearns, MN

Built 1979 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 14,300

MN 23

Good

Over: QUARRY RD(PRIVATE)

2.5 MI NE OF JCT TH 94, Stearns, MN

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,700

MN 55

Good

Over: CP RAIL

1.8 MI NW OF PAYNESVILLE, Stearns, MN

Built 1936 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 3,522

CSAH 31

Good

Over: SAUK RIVER

0.4 MI W OF JCT CSAH 12, Stearns, MN

Built 2015 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 385

I 94

Good

Over: SAUK RIVER

1.6 MI NW OF JCT TH 23, Stearns, MN

Built 1976 Load: 34.1 t ADT: 10,485

MN 23

Good

Over: CP RR

0.2 MI N OF JCT TH 55, Stearns, MN

Built 2012 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 3,400

MN 23

Good

Over: CP RR

0.2 MI N OF JCT TH 55, Stearns, MN

Built 2012 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 3,400

MN 15

Good

Over: SAUK RIVER

2.0 MI N OF JCT TH 23, Stearns, MN

Built 1990 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 18,732

MN 4

Good

Over: SAUK RIVER

1.1 MI S OF JCT TH 94, Stearns, MN

Built 2015 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 1,170

CSAH 13

Good

Over: SAUK RIVER

0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 65, Stearns, MN

Built 2022 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 4,850

CSAH 23

Good

Over: STREAM

0.4 MI W OF JCT CR161, Stearns, MN

Built 1997 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 840

T 51

Good

Over: SPUNK CREEK

0.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 3, Stearns, MN

Built 1998 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 290

CSAH 10

Good

Over: STREAM

0.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH32, Stearns, MN

Built 1940 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 880

CSAH 16

Good

Over: DITCH

1.1 MI SW OF JCT CSAH10, Stearns, MN

Built 1939 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 370

CSAH 1

Good

Over: CHRISTY BROOK

0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 17, Stearns, MN

Built 1977 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1,150

CSAH 4

Good

Over: STONY CREEK

0.5 MI SE OF JCT CSAH 2, Stearns, MN

Built 1977 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 4,600

CSAH 8

Good

Over: STREAM

2.8 MI S OF JCT TH 23, Stearns, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1,400

CSAH 17

Good

Over: S BR TWO RIVERS

0.3 MI W OF JCT CSAH 9, Stearns, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 2,950

CR 201

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 36

0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 27, Stearns, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 50

CSAH 17

Good

Over: CHRISTY BROOK

0.6 MI W OF JCT CSAH 1, Stearns, MN

Built 1979 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1,900

CSAH 30

Good

Over: GETCHELL CREEK

0.1 MI N OF JCT CR 174, Stearns, MN

Built 1979 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 355

T 440

Good

Over: EDEN BROOK

1.7 MI N OF JCT TH 22, Stearns, MN

Built 1984 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 30

T 1008

Good

Over: EDEN BROOK

0.1 MI E OF JCT TH 22, Stearns, MN

Built 1984 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 17

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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