Total Bridges
11,969
Public highway bridges in Minnesota
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.
- 11,969
- Public bridges
- 55.0%
- Good condition
- 3.6%
- Poor condition
- 3.6%
- Structurally deficient
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.
51
Virginia
3.03% top marginal rate
01
Alabama
3.35% top marginal rate
27
Minnesota
3.63% top marginal rate
09
Connecticut
3.95% top marginal rate
47
Tennessee
3.97% top marginal rate
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 DeficientOver: OKABENA CREEK
0.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 18, Jackson, MN
Built 1905 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 10
M 8
Structurally DeficientOver: WELCOME CREEK
0.1 MI W OF CO LINE, Itasca, MN
Built 1919 Load: 3.3 t ADT: 10
CSAH 7
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: W SWAN RIVER
0.4 MI S OF JCT CR606, St. Louis, MN
Built 1921 Load: 3.3 t ADT: 24
CR 156
Structurally DeficientOver: MAPLE RIVER
0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 154, Blue Earth, MN
Built 1961 Load: 3.9 t ADT: 141
T 309
Structurally DeficientOver: 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
GoodOver: JUD DITCH # 13
0.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 9, Pennington, MN
Built 1980 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 22
CSAH 32
GoodOver: TROUT BROOK
2.7 MI SE OF JCT CSAH 10, Wabasha, MN
Built 1981 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 70
2176
GoodOver: MISSISSIPPI RIVER
.71 MILES WEST OF CR 39, Beltrami, MN
Built 2017 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 50
T 118
GoodOver: S FK WHITEWATER RIVER
0.8 MI W OF JCT CR 119, Winona, MN
Built 1978 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 28
T 8
GoodOver: DES MOINES RIVER
1.8 MI W OF JCT CR 40, Cottonwood, MN
Built 1966 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 20
SERVICE ROAD
GoodOver: THIEF BAY
SEC 36 T157N R42W, Marshall, MN
Built 1979 Load: 20.9 t
CR 103
GoodOver: ELM CREEK
1.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 44, Martin, MN
Built 1975 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 94
CR 101
GoodOver: WILLOW CREEK
0.1 MI W OF JCT CR122, Watonwan, MN
Built 1958 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 20
T 89
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: YELLOW MEDICINE RIVER
0.6 MI N OF JCT CSAH 2, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 1977 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 34
CSAH 3
GoodOver: BIG COTTONWOOD RIVER
1.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 23, Brown, MN
Built 1975 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 579
CSAH 5
GoodOver: BOY RIVER
0.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 11, Cass, MN
Built 1969 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 790
FR2171
GoodOver: CASTLE CREEK
0.6 MI SW OF JCT CSAH 33, Itasca, MN
Built 1971 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 15
CR 116
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: REDWOOD RIVER
0.3 MI N OF JCT TH 23, Lyon, MN
Built 1989 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 530
CSAH 3
GoodOver: ELM CREEK
1.7 MI W OF JCT TH15, Watonwan, MN
Built 1963 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 1,500
CSAH 4
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: JACK CREEK
1.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 3, Nobles, MN
Built 1977 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 49
MSAS 108
GoodOver: COON CREEK
0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 9, Anoka, MN
Built 1978 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 1,164
MSAS 158
GoodOver: AT SAINT PETER ST
0.3 MI W JCT TH 52, Ramsey, MN
Built 2015 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 21,500
CSAH 4
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: BNSF RR
0.1 MI S OF GLENWOOD AVE, Hennepin, MN
Built 1979 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 3,027
CSAH 3
GoodOver: WILD RICE RIVER
0.8 MI N OF JCT TH 200, Mahnomen, MN
Built 1973 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 210
CSAH 6
GoodOver: DES MOINES RIVER
0.3 MI W OF JCT CR 67, Murray, MN
Built 1986 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 425
T 95
GoodOver: BIG SWAMP CREEK
1.5 MI S OF JCT CR 154, Wadena, MN
Built 1987 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 8
T 369
GoodOver: STREAM
2.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 21, Brown, MN
Built 1982 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 28
T 9
GoodOver: LITTLE ROCK RIVER
1.6 MI W OF JCT CSAH 13, Nobles, MN
Built 1979 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 36
M 19
GoodOver: E FK BEAVER CREEK
0.8 MI W OF JCT TH 71, Renville, MN
Built 1989 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 117
CSAH 10
GoodOver: TROUT RUN CREEK
0.1 MI W OF JCT TH 74, Winona, MN
Built 1976 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 205
CSAH 33
GoodOver: WILD RICE RIVER
0.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 14, Norman, MN
Built 1983 Load: 22.3 t ADT: 64
MSAS 342
GoodOver: SHINGLE CREEK
0.1 MI N OF 42ND AVE N, Hennepin, MN
Built 1982 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 7,734
CSAH 18
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: COTTONWOOD RIVER
1.5 MI W OF JCT CSAH 11, Lyon, MN
Built 1979 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 35
CSAH 4
GoodOver: SNAKE RIVER
0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 17, Marshall, MN
Built 1964 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 195
MSAS 125
GoodOver: CP RAIL
0.45 MI NE JCT US 61/14, Winona, MN
Built 2007 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 10,600
MSAS 221
GoodOver: BNSF RR
0.1 MI NW OF JCT TH 394, Hennepin, MN
Built 1989 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 5,911
CR 148
GoodOver: TAMARAC RIVER
2.9 MI S OF JCT CR 140, Marshall, MN
Built 2002 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 15
MSAS 121
GoodOver: OTTER TAIL RIVER
0.15 MI S OF MSAS 102, Otter Tail, MN
Built 2009 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,300
T 250
GoodOver: CO DITCH # 46
0.8 MI W OF JCT CSAH 20, Freeborn, MN
Built 1957 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 40
CSAH 13
GoodOver: JUD DITCH # 50
1.5 MI S OF JCT TH 4, Martin, MN
Built 1977 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 680
CSAH 10
GoodOver: S FK WATONWAN RIVER
1.9 MI W OF JCT CSAH 12, Watonwan, MN
Built 1977 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 245
MSAS 223
GoodOver: BNSF RR
0.1 MI N OF JCT TH 394, Hennepin, MN
Built 1989 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 4,722
T 91
GoodOver: BIG COTTONWOOD RIVER
1.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 24, Brown, MN
Built 1991 Load: 23.1 t ADT: 90
CSAH 31
GoodOver: BUFFALO RIVER
1.6 MI S OF JCT TH 10, Clay, MN
Built 1984 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 970
CSAH 15
GoodOver: SALEM CREEK
0.8 MI S OF JCT CSAH 25, Olmsted, MN
Built 1962 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 590
CSAH 1
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: FLORIDA CREEK
0.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 4, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 1977 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 10
CSAH 18
GoodOver: JUDICIAL DITCH #14
0.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 18, Martin, MN
Built 1970 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 111
Showing 5,001-5,050 of 11,969 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
Check Your Daily Bridges
How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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