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

MN 5

Good

Over: GARAGE (TOWN SQUARE)

AT MINN ST, Ramsey, MN

Built 1981 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 11,500

CSAH 1

Good

Over: ASH CREEK

1.3 MI E OF JCT TH 75, Rock, MN

Built 1991 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 466

CSAH 30

Good

Over: CP RAIL

0.5 MI W OF JCT TH60, Wabasha, MN

Built 1998 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 3,350

CR B4

Good

Over: HAZEL CREEK (CD #9)

1.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 17, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1978 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 38

T 268

Good

Over: CANBY CREEK

1.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 13, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1978 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 40

CSAH 12

Good

Over: THIEF RIVER

3.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 2, Marshall, MN

Built 1989 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 220

MSAS 109

Good

Over: SHINGLE CREEK

0.1 MI E OF XERXES AVE, Hennepin, MN

Built 1980 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 3,150

MSAS 109

Good

Over: SHINGLE CREEK

0.1 MI E OF XERXES AVE, Hennepin, MN

Built 1980 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 3,150

M 256

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

0.1 MI W OF LAKE ELMO AVE, Washington, MN

Built 2005 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 1

MSAS 126

Good

Over: MISSISSIPPI RIVER

0.6 MI W OF JCT TH 371, Crow Wing, MN

Built 1974 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 12,100

T 150

Good

Over: S BR YELLOW MEDICINE R

1.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 8, Lyon, MN

Built 1980 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 33

CR 116

Good

Over: WILD RICE RIVER

1.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 39, Norman, MN

Built 1968 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 25

CSAH 1

Good

Over: OTTER TAIL RIVER

1.3 MI W OF JCT CSAH 83, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1988 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 1,500

T 64

Good

Over: WC LIMITED

0.2 MI N OF JCT CR 61, Washington, MN

Built 1978 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 200

M 53

Good

Over: VALLEY CREEK

0.9 MI E OF JCT CR 71, Washington, MN

Built 1979 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 90

CSAH 116

Good

Over: RUM RIVER OXBOW

0.1 MI E OF JCT TH 47, Anoka, MN

Built 1990 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 17,600

CSAH 11

Good

Over: MARSH RIVER

1.2 MI E OF JCT TH 75, Norman, MN

Built 1972 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 53

CSAH 62

Good

Over: TC;W RR

0.6 MI W OF JCT TH 494, Hennepin, MN

Built 1993 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 22,500

T 50

Good

Over: OTTER TAIL RIVER

2.5 MI NW OF JCT TH 34, Becker, MN

Built 1981 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 34

MSAS 273

Good

Over: SHINGLE CREEK

0.4 MI N OF 49TH AVE N, Hennepin, MN

Built 1962 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 718

CSAH 37

Good

Over: W FK LAC QUI PARLE RIVER

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

Built 1977 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 2,146

CR 111

Good

Over: KNIFE RIVER

1.5 MI W OF JCT CSAH 12, Lake, MN

Built 1982 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 90

UT 192

Good

Over: WINTER ROAD RIVER

0.9 MI E OF JCT CSAH 6, Lake of the Woods, MN

Built 1986 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 30

CSAH 13

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 42

0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 82, Traverse, MN

Built 2004 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 20

CSAH 8

Good

Over: STREAM

0.4 MI N OF JCT CR 108, Olmsted, MN

Built 1965 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 1,000

T 411

Good

Over: ARTICHOKE RIVER

1.0 MI N OF JCT CSAH 7, St. Louis, MN

Built 2003 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 12

T 213

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

0.8 MI S OF JCT CSAH 12, Carlton, MN

Built 1999 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 10

T 42

Good

Over: W FK MOOSE HORN RIVER

1.0 MI W OF JCT CR 157, Carlton, MN

Built 2012 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 1

MN 210

Good

Over: POWER CO WATER PIPE

4.3 MI E OF JCT TH 45, Carlton, MN

Built 1975 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 710

T 178

Good

Over: DEAD MOOSE RIVER

0.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 6, Carlton, MN

Built 1991 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 13

T 325

Good

Over: PINE RIVER

0.1 MI W OF JCT CR 118, Cass, MN

Built 1993 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 50

T 77

Good

Over: FELTON CRK (DITCH #45)

1.2 MI S OF JCT CR 108, Clay, MN

Built 1987 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 15

T 42

Good

Over: RUFFY BROOK

0.8 MI E OF JCT CSAH 5, Clearwater, MN

Built 1984 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 105

T 1482

Good

Over: VERMILLION RIVER

0.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 9, Dakota, MN

Built 1982 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 185

MSAS 104

Good

Over: PED WALK

0.4 MI S OF JCT TH 13, Dakota, MN

Built 1969 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 5,200

MN 16

Good

Over: STREAM

0.6 MI W OF JCT CSAH 23, Fillmore, MN

Built 1926 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 796

M 16

Good

Over: BITTER CREEK

AT THE JCT 2ND ST, Goodhue, MN

Built 1972 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 7,100

CR 525

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

1.1 MI N OF JCT TH 1, Itasca, MN

Built 2017 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 25

CSAH 29

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

2.0 MI E OF JCT TH 13, Le Sueur, MN

Built 1988 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 2,350

T 132

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

2.2 MI W OF JCT TH 59, Mahnomen, MN

Built 1986 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 15

CSAH 21

Good

Over: EIGHT MILE CREEK

1.6 MI SE OF JCT FORT RD., Nicollet, MN

Built 1932 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 700

T 114

Good

Over: KANARANZI CREEK

3.4 MI S OF JCT CSAH 14, Nobles, MN

Built 1999 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 31

CR 56

Good

Over: LITTLE ROCK RIVER

1.9 MI E OF JCT CSAH 13, Nobles, MN

Built 1976 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 50

T 152

Good

Over: STREAM

0.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 18, Nobles, MN

Built 1988 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 34

CSAH 22

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 11

0.9 MI N OF JCT CR 135, Norman, MN

Built 1966 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 30

US 75

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 1

2.5 MI S OF HALSTAD, Norman, MN

Built 1986 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 1,637

T 246

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 37

1.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 39, Norman, MN

Built 1974 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 24

CR 116

Good

Over: N BR ROOT RIVER

0.7 MI SE OF JCT CSAH 16, Olmsted, MN

Built 1977 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 150

T 1250

Good

Over: SPRUCE CREEK

0.8 MI E OF JCT CSAH 69, Otter Tail, MN

Built 2017 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 100

CR 55

Good

Over: CD # 96

1.0 MI W OF JCT TH 32, Pennington, MN

Built 2008 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 90

Showing 5,101-5,150 of 11,969 bridges

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