State profile · Below median Poor share

Minnesota bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Minnesota, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

11,969
Public bridges
55.0%
Good condition
3.6%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

Total Bridges

11,969

Public highway bridges in Minnesota

Good Condition

55.0%

6,580 bridges rated 7-9

5.0pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

3.6%

435 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-3.4pp vs national avg 7.0%

Minnesota vs national bridge condition

Minnesota - Good condition share 55.0%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Minnesota - Poor-condition share 12.1%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Minnesota63.7%32%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Minnesota (FHWA NBI)

Counties (87)

Aitkin 85 Anoka 145 Becker 51 Beltrami 102 Benton 113 Big Stone 16 Blue Earth 178 Brown 98 Carlton 144 Carver 101 Cass 80 Chippewa 70 Chisago 42 Clay 166 Clearwater 35 Cook 40 Cottonwood 125 Crow Wing 47 Dakota 152 Dodge 120 Douglas 24 Faribault 143 Fillmore 261 Freeborn 72 Goodhue 264 Grant 28 Hennepin 980 Houston 113 Hubbard 17 Isanti 24 Itasca 76 Jackson 104 Kanabec 34 Kandiyohi 53 Kittson 109 Koochiching 53 Lac qui Parle 161 Lake 80 Lake of the Woods 59 Le Sueur 54 Lincoln 93 Lyon 222 Mahnomen 40 Marshall 208 Martin 155 McLeod 78 Meeker 58 Mille Lacs 107 Morrison 155 Mower 307 Murray 129 Nicollet 53 Nobles 299 Norman 140 Olmsted 346 Otter Tail 137 Pennington 45 Pine 158 Pipestone 182 Polk 260 Pope 46 Ramsey 318 Red Lake 55 Redwood 190 Renville 139 Rice 134 Rock 252 Roseau 137 Scott 130 Sherburne 48 Sibley 98 St. Louis 641 Stearns 225 Steele 127 Stevens 43 Swift 96 Todd 135 Traverse 115 Wabasha 138 Wadena 77 Waseca 74 Washington 112 Watonwan 155 Wilkin 191 Winona 221 Wright 74 Yellow Medicine 207

Minnesota vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Minnesota on the same metric.

VA

Virginia

3.03% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,122

AL

Alabama

3.35% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$13,471
Selected

MN

Minnesota

3.63% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$11,969

CT

Connecticut

3.95% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$4,277

TN

Tennessee

3.97% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$20,426

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Minnesota

Six lowest-condition bridges in Minnesota, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

T 187

Poor

Over: OKABENA CREEK

0.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 18, Jackson, MN

Built 1905 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 10

M 8

Poor

Over: WELCOME CREEK

0.1 MI W OF CO LINE, Itasca, MN

Built 1919 Load: 3.3 t ADT: 10

CSAH 7

Poor

Over: SLEEPY EYE CREEK (JD #36

0.6 MI N OF JCT CR 66, Redwood, MN

Built 1965 Load: 3.3 t ADT: 117

M 330

Poor

Over: W SWAN RIVER

0.4 MI S OF JCT CR606, St. Louis, MN

Built 1921 Load: 3.3 t ADT: 24

CR 156

Poor

Over: MAPLE RIVER

0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 154, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1961 Load: 3.9 t ADT: 141

T 309

Poor

Over: TROUT RUN CREEK

0.9 MI E OF JCT CSAH43, Winona, MN

Built 1918 Load: 4.1 t ADT: 20

All Bridges in Minnesota

CSAH 32

Fair

Over: RICE CREEK

0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 17, Anoka, MN

Built 1992 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 8,582

MN 46

Fair

Over: CHANNEL

18.4 MI NW OF DEER RIVER, Itasca, MN

Built 1955 Load: 76.6 t ADT: 1,050

T 161

Fair

Over: PORTER CREEK; CD # 5

1.7 MI E; N OF JCT TH 13, Scott, MN

Built 1993 Load: 79.4 t ADT: 235

CSAH 10

Fair

Over: DRY RUN

0.6 MI E OF CSAH 2, Olmsted, MN

Built 1966 Load: 93.3 t ADT: 1,300

PEDESTRIAN

Good

Over: RAILROAD; PEDESTRIAN

0.1 MI N OF DAKOTA PARK, Hennepin, MN

Built 2021

T 382

Good

Over: DITCH

4.0 MI W OF CSAH 3, Roseau, MN

Built 2002 Load: 9.8 t ADT: 5

CR 145

Good

Over: CLEARWATER RIVER

AT THE E CO LINE, Stearns, MN

Built 1974 Load: 13.1 t ADT: 2,700

CSAH 28

Good

Over: HAY CREEK

2.5 MI N OF JCT TH 11, Roseau, MN

Built 1975 Load: 13.3 t ADT: 169

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 181

Good

Over: STREAM

1.8 MI W OF JCT TH 91, Nobles, MN

Built 1979 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 31

M 2074

Good

Over: RAVINE

0.1 MI S OF SUMMIT AVE, Ramsey, MN

Built 1987 Load: 17.3 t ADT: 4,075

M 2027

Good

Over: BNSF RR

0.1 MI S OF GLENWOOD AVE, Hennepin, MN

Built 1979 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 3,594

T 128

Good

Over: ELK RIVER

0.3 MI W OF JCT CR 82, Benton, MN

Built 1979 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 18

RICE LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: RICE RIVER

SEC 10 T47N R24W, Aitkin, MN

Built 1952 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1

SERVICE ROAD

Good

Over: RICE LAKE DITCH

SEC 25 T47N R24W, Aitkin, MN

Built 1979 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 10

CSAH 13

Good

Over: S FK WATONWAN RIVER

0.1 MI W OF JCT CR 109, Watonwan, MN

Built 1984 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 950

T 185

Good

Over: E FK BLUE EARTH RIVER

4.0 MI S OF JCT CSAH 16, Faribault, MN

Built 1973 Load: 18.3 t ADT: 35

T 92

Good

Over: BLUE EARTH RIVER

0.4 MI W OF JCT TH 169, Faribault, MN

Built 1987 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 40

MSAS 218

Good

Over: BNSF RR

0.3 MI NW OF HENN AVE, Hennepin, MN

Built 1992 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 2,159

CSAH 24

Good

Over: RED LAKE RIVER

1.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 6, Pennington, MN

Built 1969 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 600

CR B3

Good

Over: HAZEL CREEK (CD #9)

2.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 3, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1978 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 62

T 828

Good

Over: SAUK RIVER

1.0 MI NW OF JCT TH 237, Stearns, MN

Built 1984 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 16

T 37

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 3, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1978 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 20

T 153

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 1

0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 8, Kandiyohi, MN

Built 1967 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 25

CSAH 18

Good

Over: GARDEN LAKE

0.3 MI E OF JCT TH 169, Lake, MN

Built 1952 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,000

CSAH 9

Good

Over: W BR RUM RIVER

0.3 MI S OF JCT CR 54, Benton, MN

Built 1969 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 355

CSAH 6

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 22

0.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 12, Chippewa, MN

Built 1979 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 803

T 77

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 13

1.0 MI S OF JCT TH 40, Chippewa, MN

Built 1979 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 26

T 384

Good

Over: SANDY RIVER

1.5 MI E;N OF JCT CSAH 1, Clearwater, MN

Built 1961 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 12

M 512

Good

Over: CHANNEL

0.1 MI N OF LAKE ST, Hennepin, MN

Built 1911 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 4,802

M 512

Good

Over: CHANNEL TO CEDAR LK

0.6 MI NW OF LAKE ST, Hennepin, MN

Built 1911 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 6,000

M 57

Good

Over: BASSETT CREEK

0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 66, Hennepin, MN

Built 1940 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 1,949

CSAH 14

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

0.6 MI E OF JCT CSAH 19, Nobles, MN

Built 1960 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 175

CR 68

Good

Over: KANARANZI CREEK

0.7 MI E OF JCT TH 91, Nobles, MN

Built 1923 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 60

CR 70

Good

Over: STREAM

1.3 MI W OF JCT CSAH 9, Nobles, MN

Built 1939 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 50

T 7

Good

Over: STREAM

0.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH 32, Nobles, MN

Built 1923 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 49

T 8

Good

Over: STREAM

0.7 MI S OF JCT CSAH 6, Nobles, MN

Built 1923 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 49

T 120

Good

Over: STREAM

0.7 MI W OF JCT CSAH 19, Nobles, MN

Built 1923 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 37

T 120

Good

Over: STREAM

0.5 MI W OF JCT CSAH 19, Nobles, MN

Built 1923 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 37

CSAH 24

Good

Over: STREAM

0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 62, Waseca, MN

Built 1976 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 173

T 58

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

0.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 27, Winona, MN

Built 1982 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 30

CR 129

Good

Over: MARSH RIVER

1.1 MI W OF JCT CR 114, Norman, MN

Built 2000 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 24

T 22

Good

Over: CREEK

0.2 MI N JCT TH 30 on 9, Olmsted, MN

Built 1979 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 60

CSAH 37

Good

Over: BUFFALO RIVER

2.5 MI N OF JCT TH 10, Clay, MN

Built 1977 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 150

CR 53

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

2.0 MI SW OF JCT TH 61, Goodhue, MN

Built 1981 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 550

T 119

Good

Over: KANARANZI CREEK

1.9 MI E OF JCT CSAH 19, Nobles, MN

Built 1990 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 49

T 246

Good

Over: S BR WILD RICE RIVER

1.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 39, Norman, MN

Built 1989 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 27

T 27

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD RIVER

1.9 MI E OF JCT TH 59, Lyon, MN

Built 1978 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 21

CSAH 3

Good

Over: S BR YELLOW MEDICINE R

0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 8, Lyon, MN

Built 1991 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 235

CR 795

Good

Over: BIRCH RIVER

4 MI W OF BABBITT, St. Louis, MN

Built 2011 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 125

Showing 4,951-5,000 of 11,969 bridges

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