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)

T 72

Good

Over: RED EYE RIVER

0.8 MI W OF JCT TH 71, Wadena, MN

Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 40

CSAH 18

Good

Over: BIG SWAMP CREEK

0.3 MI S OF JCT CR 145, Wadena, MN

Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 317

M 5

Good

Over: PARTRIDGE RIVER

0.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 2, Wadena, MN

Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 100

T 45

Good

Over: HAY CREEK

1.2 MI E OF JCT CR 118, Wadena, MN

Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 20

CSAH 12

Good

Over: CAT RIVER

7.8 MI E OF JCT TH 71, Wadena, MN

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 715

CR 104

Good

Over: WING RIVER

0.2 MI E OF JCT CR 109, Wadena, MN

Built 1997 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 287

CSAH 12

Good

Over: RED EYE RIVER

1.3 MI E OF JCT TH 71, Wadena, MN

Built 1984 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 1,144

CSAH 21

Good

Over: SHELL RIVER

1.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH23, Wadena, MN

Built 1998 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 609

CSAH 2

Good

Over: PARTRIDGE RIVER

0.3 MI E OF JCT CR 120, Wadena, MN

Built 2009 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 350

US 71

Good

Over: RED EYE RIVER

0.1 MI S OF JCT TH 227, Wadena, MN

Built 1997 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 3,184

CSAH 26

Good

Over: RED EYE RIVER

0.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 7, Wadena, MN

Built 1996 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 265

T 221

Good

Over: Red Eye River

0.3 MI N OF JCT TH 227, Wadena, MN

Built 2002 Load: 43.8 t ADT: 36

CSAH 26

Good

Over: PARTRIDGE RIVER

0.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 2, Wadena, MN

Built 2012 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 265

CR 118

Good

Over: LEAF RIVER

0.5 MI N OF JCT CR 121, Wadena, MN

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 80

CSAH 7

Good

Over: RED EYE RIVER

1.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 26, Wadena, MN

Built 2011 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 306

US 71

Good

Over: LEAF RIVER

3.3 MI N OF JCT TH 10, Wadena, MN

Built 1997 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 3,467

CR 109

Good

Over: Leaf River

202 mi SE of jct CSAH 6, Wadena, MN

Built 2001 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 116

T 185

Good

Over: RED EYE RIVER

0.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 7, Wadena, MN

Built 2001 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 23

CSAH 15

Good

Over: CROW WING RIVER

4.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 23, Wadena, MN

Built 1996 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 260

CR 133

Good

Over: RED EYE RIVER

0.3 MI S OF JCT TH 227, Wadena, MN

Built 1996 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 471

CSAH 8

Good

Over: RED EYE RIVER

0.2 MI W OF JCT TH 71, Wadena, MN

Built 1993 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 1,533

CSAH 20

Good

Over: LEAF RIVER

3.1 MI N OF JCT TH 10, Wadena, MN

Built 1996 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 885

CSAH 10

Good

Over: RED EYE RIVER

2.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 23, Wadena, MN

Built 1996 Load: 53.0 t ADT: 91

T 380

Good

Over: SHELL RIVER

0.8 MI NW OF JCT CSAH 21, Wadena, MN

Built 1996 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 58

CSAH 9

Poor

Over: RED EYE RIVER

2.9 MI E OF JCT CSAH22, Wadena, MN

Built 1965 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 325

CSAH 12

Poor

Over: CROW WING RIVER

0.1 MI E OF JCT TH227, Wadena, MN

Built 1958 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 643

CSAH 1

Structurally Deficient

Over: WING RIVER

0.4 MI E OF JCT CR107, Wadena, MN

Built 1962 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 207

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