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
CSAH 4
GoodOver: CD #11
0.2 MI N OF JCT TH 23, Chippewa, MN
Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 234
CSAH 15
GoodOver: PALMER CREEK
0.4 MI W OF JCT CSAH 5, Chippewa, MN
Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 265
T 94
GoodOver: DRY WEATHER CREEK
0.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 13, Chippewa, MN
Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49
T 151
GoodOver: DRY WEATHER CREEK
0.1 MI E OF JCT TH 29, Chippewa, MN
Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49
T 26
GoodOver: DITCH
0.6 MI E OF JCT CSAH 7, Chippewa, MN
Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49
T 157
GoodOver: JD #7 (HAWK CREEK)
0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 2, Chippewa, MN
Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49
CSAH 13
GoodOver: STREAM
0.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 2, Chippewa, MN
Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 239
T 98
GoodOver: CO DITCH # 22
0.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 12, Chippewa, MN
Built 2021 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49
CSAH 12
GoodOver: TRIB DRY WEATHER CREEK
1.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 7, Chippewa, MN
Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 30
T 151
GoodOver: DRY WEATHER CREEK
0.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 7, Chippewa, MN
Built 2021 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49
T 92
GoodOver: DRY WEATHER CREEK
1.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 13, Chippewa, MN
Built 2021 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49
MN 40
GoodOver: CO DITCH 16
18.0 MI W OF WILLMAR, Chippewa, MN
Built 2021 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 753
CR 81
GoodOver: DRY CREEK
0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 16, Chisago, MN
Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 53
CR 67
GoodOver: N BR SUNRISE RIVER
0.3 MI S OF JCT TH 95, Chisago, MN
Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 238
T 33
GoodOver: RUSH CREEK
0.7 MI SW OF JCT CSAH 5, Chisago, MN
Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
CSAH 39
GoodOver: RUSH CREEK
0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 1, Chisago, MN
Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,155
M 221
GoodOver: UPPER SUNRISE RIVER
2.3 MI SW OF JCT CR 79, Chisago, MN
Built 2023 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,040
CR 56
GoodOver: RUSH CREEK
1.2 MI S OF JCT CR 93, Chisago, MN
Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 185
CR 85
GoodOver: GOOSE CREEK
0.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 30, Chisago, MN
Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 467
T 155
GoodOver: JUD DITCH #56
2.0 MI S OF JCT CSAH 39, Clay, MN
Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 35
CSAH 2
GoodOver: WHISKY CREEK TRIB
0.6 MI E OF JCT CR 69, Clay, MN
Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 675
T 135
GoodOver: DITCH # 6
1.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 36, Clay, MN
Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 17
T 193
GoodOver: S BRANCH WILD RICE RIVER
0.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 34, Clay, MN
Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 32
CR 56
GoodOver: DITCH # 34
0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 2, Clay, MN
Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 15
T 57
GoodOver: DITCH # 10
0.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 28, Clay, MN
Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 44
CSAH 19
GoodOver: STREAM
0.8 MI S OF JCT TH 10, Clay, MN
Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,056
T 70
GoodOver: HAY CREEK
1.7 MI E OF JCT TH 9, Clay, MN
Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 22
CR 100
GoodOver: JD # 6
0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 36, Clay, MN
Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 60
CR 93
GoodOver: JUDICIAL DITCH # 3
0.1 MI W OF JCT CR 68, Clay, MN
Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 55
CR 68
GoodOver: DITCH # 3
0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 93, Clay, MN
Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 60
CSAH 21
GoodOver: WHISKY CREEK
0.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 2, Clay, MN
Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 156
T 26
GoodOver: DITCH # 10
1.0 MI E OF JCT CSAH 11, Clay, MN
Built 2021 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 13
T 310
GoodOver: DITCH #17
0.5 MI N OF JCT T 243, Clay, MN
Built 2023 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 12
CSAH 9
GoodOver: SILVER CREEK
1.8 MI W OF JCT CSAH 5, Clearwater, MN
Built 2023 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 260
T 194
GoodOver: WILD RICE RIVER
1.2 MI N OF JCT TH 200, Clearwater, MN
Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49
T 710
GoodOver: WILD RICE RIVER
0.5MI W OF JCT TH92, Clearwater, MN
Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49
CR 121
GoodOver: LOST RIVER
0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 6, Clearwater, MN
Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 55
CSAH 1
GoodOver: TWO ISLAND RIVER
0.4 MI E OF JCT CR 30, Cook, MN
Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 272
CSAH 17
GoodOver: HOLLOW ROCK CREEK
0.3 MI W OF JCT CR 89, Cook, MN
Built 2018 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10
UT 71
GoodOver: CARLSON CREEK
1.2 MI N OF JCT TH 61, Cook, MN
Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 65
CSAH 11
GoodOver: STREAM
1.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 6, Cottonwood, MN
Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 61
CSAH 29
GoodOver: STREAM
1.4 MI S OF JCT TH 30, Cottonwood, MN
Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 19
CSAH 3
GoodOver: WATONWAN RIVER
0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 2, Cottonwood, MN
Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 280
T 207
GoodOver: STREAM
0.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 4, Cottonwood, MN
Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 30
T 147
GoodOver: MOUND CREEK
0.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 10, Cottonwood, MN
Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 29
CR 54
GoodOver: DUTCH CHARLEY CREEK
1.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 11, Cottonwood, MN
Built 2021 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 45
T 113
GoodOver: DUTCH CHARLEY CREEK
1.5 MI W OF JCT CR 54, Cottonwood, MN
Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 29
T 122
GoodOver: JUD DITCH # 1
1.2 MI S OF JCT TH 60, Cottonwood, MN
Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 29
T 176
GoodOver: HIGHWATER CREEK
0.02 MI S OF JCT CR 53, Cottonwood, MN
Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 29
T 109
GoodOver: HIGHWATER CREEK
0.85 MI E OF JCT CSAH 5, Cottonwood, MN
Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 29
Showing 5,701-5,750 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.
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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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