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

T 235

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 13

0.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 9, Pennington, MN

Built 1980 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 22

CSAH 32

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

2.7 MI SE OF JCT CSAH 10, Wabasha, MN

Built 1981 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 70

2176

Good

Over: MISSISSIPPI RIVER

.71 MILES WEST OF CR 39, Beltrami, MN

Built 2017 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 50

T 118

Good

Over: S FK WHITEWATER RIVER

0.8 MI W OF JCT CR 119, Winona, MN

Built 1978 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 28

T 8

Good

Over: DES MOINES RIVER

1.8 MI W OF JCT CR 40, Cottonwood, MN

Built 1966 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 20

SERVICE ROAD

Good

Over: THIEF BAY

SEC 36 T157N R42W, Marshall, MN

Built 1979 Load: 20.9 t

CR 103

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

1.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 44, Martin, MN

Built 1975 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 94

CR 101

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

0.1 MI W OF JCT CR122, Watonwan, MN

Built 1958 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 20

T 89

Good

Over: S BR YELLOW MEDICINE R

0.7 MI W OF JCT CSAH 13, Lyon, MN

Built 1980 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 8

CSAH 8

Good

Over: YELLOW MEDICINE RIVER

0.6 MI N OF JCT CSAH 2, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1977 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 34

CSAH 3

Good

Over: BIG COTTONWOOD RIVER

1.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 23, Brown, MN

Built 1975 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 579

CSAH 5

Good

Over: BOY RIVER

0.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 11, Cass, MN

Built 1969 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 790

FR2171

Good

Over: CASTLE CREEK

0.6 MI SW OF JCT CSAH 33, Itasca, MN

Built 1971 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 15

CR 116

Good

Over: N BR YELLOW MEDICINE R

0.4 MI N OF JCT TH 68, Lincoln, MN

Built 1985 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 65

CSAH 15

Good

Over: REDWOOD RIVER

0.3 MI N OF JCT TH 23, Lyon, MN

Built 1989 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 530

CSAH 3

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

1.7 MI W OF JCT TH15, Watonwan, MN

Built 1963 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 1,500

CSAH 4

Good

Over: WINTER ROAD RIVER

1.0 MI N OF JCT CSAH 3, Lake of the Woods, MN

Built 1985 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 60

T 176

Good

Over: JACK CREEK

1.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 3, Nobles, MN

Built 1977 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 49

MSAS 108

Good

Over: COON CREEK

0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 9, Anoka, MN

Built 1978 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 1,164

MSAS 158

Good

Over: AT SAINT PETER ST

0.3 MI W JCT TH 52, Ramsey, MN

Built 2015 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 21,500

CSAH 4

Good

Over: TRIB TO LITTLE CEDAR RVR

0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 4, Mower, MN

Built 2012 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 75

CSAH 1

Good

Over: N BR ROOT RIVER

2.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 16, Olmsted, MN

Built 1981 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 1,950

M 1964

Good

Over: BNSF RR

0.1 MI S OF GLENWOOD AVE, Hennepin, MN

Built 1979 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 3,027

CSAH 3

Good

Over: WILD RICE RIVER

0.8 MI N OF JCT TH 200, Mahnomen, MN

Built 1973 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 210

CSAH 6

Good

Over: DES MOINES RIVER

0.3 MI W OF JCT CR 67, Murray, MN

Built 1986 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 425

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 369

Good

Over: STREAM

2.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 21, Brown, MN

Built 1982 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 28

T 9

Good

Over: LITTLE ROCK RIVER

1.6 MI W OF JCT CSAH 13, Nobles, MN

Built 1979 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 36

M 19

Good

Over: E FK BEAVER CREEK

0.8 MI W OF JCT TH 71, Renville, MN

Built 1989 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 117

CSAH 10

Good

Over: TROUT RUN CREEK

0.1 MI W OF JCT TH 74, Winona, MN

Built 1976 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 205

CSAH 33

Good

Over: WILD RICE RIVER

0.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 14, Norman, MN

Built 1983 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 64

MSAS 342

Good

Over: SHINGLE CREEK

0.1 MI N OF 42ND AVE N, Hennepin, MN

Built 1982 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 7,734

CSAH 18

Good

Over: E FK LAC QUI PARLE RIVER

1.6 MI W OF JCT CSAH 4, Lincoln, MN

Built 1978 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 22

T 36

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD RIVER

1.5 MI W OF JCT CSAH 11, Lyon, MN

Built 1979 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 35

CSAH 4

Good

Over: SNAKE RIVER

0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 17, Marshall, MN

Built 1964 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 195

MSAS 125

Good

Over: CP RAIL

0.45 MI NE JCT US 61/14, Winona, MN

Built 2007 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 10,600

MSAS 221

Good

Over: BNSF RR

0.1 MI NW OF JCT TH 394, Hennepin, MN

Built 1989 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 5,911

CR 148

Good

Over: TAMARAC RIVER

2.9 MI S OF JCT CR 140, Marshall, MN

Built 2002 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 15

MSAS 121

Good

Over: OTTER TAIL RIVER

0.15 MI S OF MSAS 102, Otter Tail, MN

Built 2009 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,300

T 250

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 46

0.8 MI W OF JCT CSAH 20, Freeborn, MN

Built 1957 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 40

CSAH 13

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 50

1.5 MI S OF JCT TH 4, Martin, MN

Built 1977 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 680

CSAH 10

Good

Over: S FK WATONWAN RIVER

1.9 MI W OF JCT CSAH 12, Watonwan, MN

Built 1977 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 245

MSAS 223

Good

Over: BNSF RR

0.1 MI N OF JCT TH 394, Hennepin, MN

Built 1989 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 4,722

T 91

Good

Over: BIG COTTONWOOD RIVER

1.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 24, Brown, MN

Built 1991 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 90

CSAH 31

Good

Over: BUFFALO RIVER

1.6 MI S OF JCT TH 10, Clay, MN

Built 1984 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 970

CSAH 15

Good

Over: SALEM CREEK

0.8 MI S OF JCT CSAH 25, Olmsted, MN

Built 1962 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 590

CSAH 1

Good

Over: HOOT L-WRIGHT L CHANNEL

1.4 MI E OF JCT CSAH 92, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1975 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 5,000

T 11

Good

Over: LAC QUI PARLE RIVER

0.4 MI W OF JCT CR D8, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1978 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 20

T 60

Good

Over: FLORIDA CREEK

0.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 4, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1977 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 10

CSAH 18

Good

Over: JUDICIAL DITCH #14

0.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 18, Martin, MN

Built 1970 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 111

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