How many bridges are in Minnesota?

Minnesota has 11,969 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. View detailed condition data for each bridge on PlainBridges.

What percentage of bridges in Minnesota are structurally deficient?

3.6% of bridges in Minnesota are classified as structurally deficient by the FHWA, compared to a national average of 7.0%.

State profile · Below national median SD

Minnesota bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Minnesota — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

Reviewed byPlainbridges Editorial, Plain Bridges Editorial Team · June 8, 2026

11,969
Public bridges: 55.0%
Good condition: 3.6%
Poor condition: 3.6%
Structurally deficient

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 rated 0-4

Structurally Deficient

3.6%

435 bridges flagged for repair priority

-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 — Structurally deficient share 12.1%

National avg

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

Condition Distribution

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 on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)

States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Minnesota on the same metric.

Virginia

3.03% top marginal rate

Structure: Progressive
Burden @ $100K: $14,122

Alabama

3.35% top marginal rate

Structure: Progressive
Burden @ $100K: $13,471

Selected

Minnesota

3.63% top marginal rate

Structure: Progressive
Burden @ $100K: $11,969

Connecticut

3.95% top marginal rate

Structure: Progressive
Burden @ $100K: $4,277

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 composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.

T 187

Structurally Deficient

Over: OKABENA CREEK

0.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 18, Jackson, MN

Built 1905 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 10

M 8

Structurally Deficient

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

Structurally Deficient

Over: MAPLE RIVER

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

Built 1961 Load: 3.9 t ADT: 141

T 309

Structurally Deficient

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

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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

Publisher	Kiznis Studio
Sources	FHWA National Bridge Inventory, public U.S. government datasets

Minnesota vs national bridge condition

Condition Distribution

Counties (87)

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Minnesota

T 187

M 8

CSAH 7

M 330

CR 156

T 309

All Bridges in Minnesota

CSAH 32

MN 46

T 161

CSAH 10

PEDESTRIAN

T 382

CR 145

CSAH 28

T 172

T 181

M 2074

M 2027

T 128

RICE LAKE ROAD

SERVICE ROAD

CSAH 13

T 185

T 92

MSAS 218

CSAH 24

CR B3

T 828

T 37

T 153

CSAH 18

CSAH 9

CSAH 6

T 77

T 384

M 512

M 512

M 57

CSAH 14

CR 68

CR 70

T 7

T 8

T 120

T 120

CSAH 24

T 58

CR 129

T 22

CSAH 37

CR 53

T 119

T 246

T 27

CSAH 3

CR 795

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