Wadena County, MN

77 public highway bridges

Wadena County Bridge Snapshot

Wadena County, Minnesota contains 77 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 79.2% are rated “Good,” 16.9% “Fair,” 3.9% “Poor,” and 3.9% 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.

77
Total Bridges
79.2%
Good
3.9%
Poor
3.9%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
79.2% (61)
Fair
16.9% (13)
Poor
3.9% (3)
SD
3.9% (3)

All Bridges (77)

CSAH 23

Fair

Over: LEAF RIVER

0.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH7, Wadena, MN

Built 1970 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 1,436

CSAH 9

Fair

Over: CROW WING RIVER

0.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 7, Wadena, MN

Built 1969 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 312

CSAH 18

Fair

Over: CROW WING RIVER

0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH25, Wadena, MN

Built 1969 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 227

CSAH 7

Fair

Over: CROW WING RIVER

0.3 MI W OF JCT CSAH 30, Wadena, MN

Built 1967 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 276

CR 106

Fair

Over: SHELL RIVER

1.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 18, Wadena, MN

Built 1984 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 45

T 179

Fair

Over: PARTRIDGE RIVER

0.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 2, Wadena, MN

Built 1990 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 165

US 10

Fair

Over: PARTRIDGE RIVER

7.4 MI NW OF JCT TH 210, Wadena, MN

Built 1991 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 3,820

US 10

Fair

Over: PARTIDGE RIVER

1.4 MI NW OF JCT TH 210, Wadena, MN

Built 1991 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 3,820

CSAH 29

Fair

Over: LEAF RIVER

0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 5, Wadena, MN

Built 1970 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 137

CR 156

Fair

Over: BLUEBERRY RIVER

1.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 16, Wadena, MN

Built 1983 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 65

T 416

Fair

Over: WING RIVER

0.3 MI N OF JCT TH 10, Wadena, MN

Built 1988 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 55

CR 164

Fair

Over: RED EYE RIVER

3.8 MI E OF JCT CSAH 23, Wadena, MN

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 25

US 71

Fair

Over: BLUEBERRY RIVER

0.5 MI N OF MENAHGA, Wadena, MN

Built 1959 Load: 52.7 t ADT: 5,457

T 95

Good

Over: BIG SWAMP CREEK

1.5 MI S OF JCT CR 154, Wadena, MN

Built 1987 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 8

T 79

Good

Over: BIG SWAMP CREEK

0.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 18, Wadena, MN

Built 1987 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 21

CSAH 2

Good

Over: PARTRIDGE RIVER

1.0 MI N OF JCT TH 10, Wadena, MN

Built 1982 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 39

CSAH 12

Good

Over: RED EYE RIVER

4.1 MI E OF JCT TH 71, Wadena, MN

Built 1984 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 715

CSAH 4

Good

Over: WING RIVER

0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH22, Wadena, MN

Built 1970 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 443

CSAH 30

Good

Over: CROW WING RIVER

0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 32, Wadena, MN

Built 1980 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 667

T 38

Good

Over: LEAF RIVER

1.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 7, Wadena, MN

Built 1991 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 27

CSAH 23

Good

Over: WING RIVER

0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 4, Wadena, MN

Built 1983 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 1,407

CSAH 26

Good

Over: LEAF RIVER

1.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH5, Wadena, MN

Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 265

T 1667

Good

Over: HAY CREEK

0.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 8, Wadena, MN

Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 104

SERVICE RD

Good

Over: CAT RIVER

1.5 MI W OF JCT CSAH12;26, Wadena, MN

Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10

T 149

Good

Over: STREAM

2.1 MI E OF JCT TH 71, Wadena, MN

Built 2023 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

US 10

Good

Over: WING RIVER

5.3 MI SE OF JCT TH 71, Wadena, MN

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,249

T 144

Good

Over: BLUEBERRY RIVER

0.3 MI E OF JCT CR 156, Wadena, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 16

CSAH 23

Good

Over: CAT RIVER

3.1 MI N OF JCT TH 227, Wadena, MN

Built 2006 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 832

CSAH 26

Good

Over: CAT RIVER

0.2 MI S JCT MN 227, Wadena, MN

Built 2006 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 363

T 100

Good

Over: CAT RIVER

1.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 23, Wadena, MN

Built 1979 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 20

CSAH 30

Good

Over: FARNHAM CREEK

0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH7, Wadena, MN

Built 1989 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 275

CSAH 29

Good

Over: PARTRIDGE RIVER

1.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 2, Wadena, MN

Built 1990 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 232

CSAH 16

Good

Over: BLUEBERRY RIVER

1.8 MI W OF JCT TH 71, Wadena, MN

Built 1994 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 710

CSAH 23

Good

Over: Red Eye River

0.2 MI N OF JCT TH 227, Wadena, MN

Built 2000 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 832

CR 119

Good

Over: WING RIVER

0.9 MI E OF JCT CSAH 23, Wadena, MN

Built 1995 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 110

CR 164

Good

Over: HAY CREEK

0.6 MI E OF JCT CSAH 23, Wadena, MN

Built 2010 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 110

CR 118

Good

Over: HAY CREEK

0.3 MI S OF JCT CR 164, Wadena, MN

Built 2010 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 30

CR 130

Good

Over: HAY CREEK

1.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 23, Wadena, MN

Built 2011 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 48

T 190

Good

Over: HAY CREEK

0.5 MI N OF CSAH 7, Wadena, MN

Built 2013 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 49

CR 154

Good

Over: BIG SWAMP CREEK

0.3 MI W OF E CO LINE, Wadena, MN

Built 1983 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 25

CSAH 12

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.3 MI W OF JCT CR 140, Wadena, MN

Built 1986 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 456

CSAH 8

Good

Over: HAY CREEK

1.4 MI W OF JCT TH 71, Wadena, MN

Built 1993 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 890

CSAH 23

Good

Over: HAY CREEK

1.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 9, Wadena, MN

Built 1994 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 989

T 95

Good

Over: BIG SWAMP CREEK

1.0 MI E OF JCT CSAH 18, Wadena, MN

Built 1996 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 21

T 207

Good

Over: CAT RIVER

1.2 MI S OF JCT CR 167, Wadena, MN

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 12

T 1667

Good

Over: RED EYE RIVER

0.5 MI S OF JCT CR142, Wadena, MN

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 25

T 45

Good

Over: RED EYE RIVER

1.6 MI N OF JCT CSAH7, Wadena, MN

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 25

T 432

Good

Over: PARTRIDGE RIVER

1.0 MI N OF JCT CSAH 2, Wadena, MN

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 35

T 267

Good

Over: RED EYE RIVER

1.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 23, Wadena, MN

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 25

T 237

Good

Over: Blueberry River

0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 16, Wadena, MN

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 40

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