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 37

Good

Over: UP RR

0.17 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 3, Ramsey, MN

Built 1993 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 13,907

T 5

Good

Over: GILBERT CREEK

0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 5, Wabasha, MN

Built 1979 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 35

MSAS 101

Good

Over: COON CREEK

0.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 16, Anoka, MN

Built 1978 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 5,600

CSAH 1

Good

Over: WATAB RIVER

0.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 78, Stearns, MN

Built 1985 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 11,000

CSAH 71

Good

Over: CHAN BTWN LAKES

2.2 MI S OF JCT TH 23, Stearns, MN

Built 1984 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 540

CSAH 3

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

2.8 MI W OF JCT CSAH43, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1977 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 35

CSAH 37

Good

Over: LAC QUI PARLE RIVER

1.0 MI SE OF JCT CSAH 23, Lac qui Parle, MN

Built 1977 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 250

M 488

Good

Over: BNSF RR

0.3 MI SW OF JCT TH 394, Hennepin, MN

Built 2003 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 10,300

CSAH 31

Good

Over: E BR CHIPPEWA RIVER

0.8 MI N OF JCT TH 9, Swift, MN

Built 1978 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 620

T 357

Good

Over: LONG PRAIRIE RIVER

0.4 MI E OF JCT CR 79, Todd, MN

Built 1987 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50

T 40

Good

Over: WATONWAN RIVER

0.5 MI W OF JCT CSAH 1, Cottonwood, MN

Built 1921 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 35

MSAS 263

Good

Over: SHINGLE CREEK

0.1 MI W OF HUMBOLDT AVE, Hennepin, MN

Built 1962 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 4,158

CSAH 44

Good

Over: THIEF RIVER

0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 2, Marshall, MN

Built 1984 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 145

M 6

Good

Over: TAMARAC RIVER

0.1 MI S OF JCT 5TH ST, Marshall, MN

Built 1985 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 30

CSAH 17

Good

Over: SNAKE RIVER

1.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 4, Marshall, MN

Built 1989 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 15

MN 15

Good

Over: CENTER CREEK

0.3 MI S OF JCT TH 90, Martin, MN

Built 1973 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 11,176

CSAH 3

Good

Over: ROSEAU RIVER

0.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 10, Roseau, MN

Built 1962 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 85

T 88

Good

Over: HAZEL CREEK (CD #9)

1.6 MI S OF JCT TH 67, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1987 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 20

2131

Good

Over: PORTAGE CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Cass, MN

Built 2015 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 60

CSAH 8

Good

Over: N BR ROOT RIVER

0.7 MI N OF JCT CSAH 6, Olmsted, MN

Built 1966 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,000

T 11

Good

Over: MAPLE RIVER

0.6 MI E OF JCT CSAH 7, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1981 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 16

T 448

Good

Over: LITTLE IOWA RIVER

0.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 30, Mower, MN

Built 2011 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 79

T 62

Good

Over: CHIPPEWA RIVER

0.6 MI W OF JCT CSAH 1, Pope, MN

Built 1978 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 70

CSAH 25

Good

Over: E BR CHIPPEWA RIVER

1.4 MI N OF JCT TH 9, Swift, MN

Built 1981 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 395

CSAH 9

Good

Over: WATONWAN RIVER

0.3 MI NW OF JCT TH 15, Watonwan, MN

Built 1974 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,950

T 4135

Good

Over: STONY BROOK

0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 1, Cass, MN

Built 1984 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 8

CR 231

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

0.8 MI N OF JCT TH 1, Itasca, MN

Built 1986 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 25

M 1505

Good

Over: MIDTOWN GREENWAY

0.1 MI N OF LAKE ST, Hennepin, MN

Built 1916 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 862

CSAH 35

Good

Over: S FK CROW RIVER

1.2 MI N OF JCT TH 7, Meeker, MN

Built 1979 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 200

T 92

Good

Over: STREAM

0.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 4, Mower, MN

Built 1982 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 40

CSAH 17

Good

Over: HAZEL CREEK (CD #9)

1.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 43, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1989 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 45

CSAH 17

Good

Over: HAZEL CREEK (CD #9)

1.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 39, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1989 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 45

CSAH 14

Good

Over: COON CREEK; WEAK SOIL

0.5 MI E OF JCT TH 10, Anoka, MN

Built 2002 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 18,067

T 316

Good

Over: LOST CREEK

0.4 MI S OF JCT TH 212, Lac qui Parle, MN

Built 1987 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 25

CSAH 1

Good

Over: TAMARAC RIVER

1.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 6, Marshall, MN

Built 1973 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 310

CSAH 33

Good

Over: COON CREEK

1.9 MI W OF JCT TH 32, Norman, MN

Built 1980 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 62

CR 120

Good

Over: N BR ROOT RIVER

1.5 MI N OF JCT TH 30, Olmsted, MN

Built 1982 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 80

CSAH 61

Good

Over: GRINDSTONE RIVER

0.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 18, Pine, MN

Built 1979 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 2,229

PVT 219

Good

Over: CHANNEL

0.1 M E OF NORD CIR RD, Ramsey, MN

Built 2007 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 1,499

CSAH 4

Good

Over: EMBARRASS RIVER

1.7 MI S OF JCT TH 135, St. Louis, MN

Built 1981 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 1,450

CSAH 138

Good

Over: EMBARRASS RIVER

1.5 MI N OF JCT TH 135, St. Louis, MN

Built 1987 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 880

CSAH 10

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 2

0.3 MI NE OF W CO LINE, Todd, MN

Built 1983 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 1,050

CSAH 4

Good

Over: HANDSHAW COULEE

0.01 MI S OF JCT TH 61, Wabasha, MN

Built 1985 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 860

CSAH 33

Good

Over: LAC QUI PARLE R FLOODWAY

2.4 MI E OF JCT TH 75, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1978 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 39

T 84

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

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

Built 1978 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 20

CR 52

Good

Over: COON CREEK

1.0 MI N OF JCT CR 116, Anoka, MN

Built 1983 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 4,929

CSAH 33

Good

Over: CROW WING RIVER

0.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 32, Cass, MN

Built 1977 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 1,150

CSAH 17

Good

Over: MIDDLE RIVER

2.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 4, Marshall, MN

Built 1965 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 15

T 180

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

0.7 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 36, Martin, MN

Built 1982 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 30

CSAH 3

Good

Over: SALEM CREEK

0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 25, Olmsted, MN

Built 1967 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 1,050

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