Steele County, MN

127 public highway bridges

Steele County Bridge Snapshot

Steele County, Minnesota contains 127 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 52% are rated “Good,” 28.3% “Fair,” 1.6% “Poor,” and 1.6% 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.

127
Total Bridges
52%
Good
1.6%
Poor
1.6%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
52% (66)
Fair
28.3% (36)
Poor
1.6% (2)
SD
1.6% (2)

All Bridges (127)

T 123

Good

Over: DITCH

0.7 MI E OF JCT CSAH45, Steele, MN

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 35

CR 161

Good

Over: DITCH

1.1 MI N;E OF JCT CSAH 8, Steele, MN

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 130

CR 173

Good

Over: TURTLE CREEK

0.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 3, Steele, MN

Built 1998 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 195

CSAH 35

Good

Over: Maple Creek

0.1 mi E of jct CSAH 8, Steele, MN

Built 2002 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 2,750

CSAH 2

Good

Over: CRANE CREEK (JD #1)

3.0 MI W OF N JCT TH 35, Steele, MN

Built 1979 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 5,200

CSAH 45

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 2

1.7 MI N OF JCT TH 30, Steele, MN

Built 2005 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 710

CSAH 45

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 2

2.0 MI N OF JCT TH 30, Steele, MN

Built 2005 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 710

US 14

Good

Over: STRAIGHT RIVER

0.7 MI E OF JCT TH 35, Steele, MN

Built 2017 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 17,495

CSAH 12

Good

Over: MEDFORD CREEK

0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 1, Steele, MN

Built 1994 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 1,400

US 14

Good

Over: STRAIGHT RIVER

0.7 MI E OF JCT TH 35, Steele, MN

Built 2018 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 8,748

I 35

Good

Over: UP RR

1.2 MI S OF JCT TH 14, Steele, MN

Built 2017 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 22,400

I 35

Good

Over: UP RR

1.2 MI S OF JCT TH 14, Steele, MN

Built 2018 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 11,009

US 14

Good

Over: UP RR

0.5 MI E OF JCT TH 35, Steele, MN

Built 2018 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 8,748

US 14

Good

Over: UP RR

0.5 MI E OF JCT TH 35, Steele, MN

Built 2017 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 17,495

CSAH 35

Good

Over: MAPLE CREEK

1.4 E OF JCT CSAH 8, Steele, MN

Built 2006 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 980

T 69

Good

Over: STRAIGHT RIVER

0.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 4, Steele, MN

Built 2019 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 59

I 35

Good

Over: TURTLE CREEK

1.8 MI S OF JCT TH 14, Steele, MN

Built 2017 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 11,009

I 35

Good

Over: TURTLE CREEK

1.8 MI S OF JCT TH 14, Steele, MN

Built 2018 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 11,009

I 35

Good

Over: STRAIGHT RIVER

0.33 MI S OF JCT TH 14;35, Steele, MN

Built 2009 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 11,009

I 35

Good

Over: STRAIGHT RIVER

0.33 MI S OF JCT TH 14;35, Steele, MN

Built 2010 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 11,009

I 35

Good

Over: STRAIGHT RIVER

5.3 MI S OF JCT TH 14, Steele, MN

Built 2017 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 11,009

I 35

Good

Over: STRAIGHT RIVER

5.2 MI S OF JCT TH 14, Steele, MN

Built 2018 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 11,009

CSAH 43

Good

Over: DITCH

0.8 MI S OF JCT TH 14, Steele, MN

Built 2000 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 275

CSAH 43

Good

Over: MAPLE CREEK

0.6 MI N OF JCT CSAH 19, Steele, MN

Built 1993 Load: 70.3 t ADT: 780

T 82

Good

Over: STRAIGHT RIVER

0.5 MI W OF JCT CSAH45, Steele, MN

Built 2013 Load: 70.6 t ADT: 50

CSAH 45

Poor

Over: TURTLE CREEK

0.9 S OF JCT CR60, Steele, MN

Built 1951 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 4,050

T 118

Poor

Over: DITCH

0.1 MI NW OF JCT CSAH 43, Steele, MN

Built 1950 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 30

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