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 91

Good

Over: N FK JACK CREEK

1.1 MI E OF JCT CR 61, Jackson, MN

Built 2023 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

CSAH 1

Good

Over: OKABENA CREEK

0.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 12, Jackson, MN

Built 1974 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 870

CR 74

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

0.7 MI E OF JCT CSAH 5, Kanabec, MN

Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 65

CSAH 19

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

0.3 MI W OF JCT CSAH 5, Kanabec, MN

Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 600

MN 27

Good

Over: HAY CREEK

3.0 MI W OF TH 65, Kanabec, MN

Built 2018 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 971

M 20

Good

Over: CROW RIVER

0.1 MI W OF JCT TH 9, Kandiyohi, MN

Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 375

CR 134

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 1

0.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 8, Kandiyohi, MN

Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 35

CSAH 8

Good

Over: DITCH

4.7 MI NW OF JCT MN 7, Kandiyohi, MN

Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 950

CSAH 16

Good

Over: STATE DITCH # 1

0.4 MI W OF CSAH 8, Kandiyohi, MN

Built 2021 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 70

CR 56

Good

Over: STREAM

0.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 8, Kittson, MN

Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 55

CSAH 1

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

1.0 MI N OF JCT CSAH 7, Kittson, MN

Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 365

US 75

Good

Over: KENNEDY #6 DITCH

7.2 MI N OF CO LINE, Kittson, MN

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,171

US 59

Good

Over: DITCH # 84

3.3 MI N OF LANCASTER, Kittson, MN

Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 284

US 75

Good

Over: STREAM

2.8 MI N OF JCT MN 175, Kittson, MN

Built 2023 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 860

US 75

Good

Over: STREAM

1.1 MI N OF JCT MN 171, Kittson, MN

Built 2023 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 45

T 215

Good

Over: N BR TWO RIVERS

0.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 4, Kittson, MN

Built 1984 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 18

CR 71

Good

Over: CROSS RIVER

0.9 MI E OF JCT TH65, Koochiching, MN

Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5

CR 70

Good

Over: CROSS RIVER

1.0 MI S OF JCT TH 65, Koochiching, MN

Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 11

CSAH 8

Good

Over: ESTER BROOK

1.3 MI S OF JCT CR 80, Koochiching, MN

Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 27

CSAH 1

Good

Over: BEAR RIVER

0.5 MI W OF JCT CR 81, Koochiching, MN

Built 2021 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 160

MN 65

Good

Over: HAY CREEK

7.9 MI S OF JCT TH 71, Koochiching, MN

Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 73

MN 65

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

11.1 MI N OF COUNTY LINE, Koochiching, MN

Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 36

CSAH 13

Good

Over: YELLOW BANK OVERFLOW

2.0 MI S OF JCT CSAH 24, Lac qui Parle, MN

Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 45

T 316

Good

Over: W FK LAC QUI PARLE RIVER

1.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 12, Lac qui Parle, MN

Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

T 153

Good

Over: DITCH

1.25 MI NE OF BOYD, Lac qui Parle, MN

Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

T 166

Good

Over: TEN MILE CREEK

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

Built 2023 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

CR 124

Good

Over: STEWART RIVER

0.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 12, Lake, MN

Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 308

CSAH 3

Good

Over: ENCAMPMENT RIVER

1.7 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 24, Lake, MN

Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 419

T 58

Good

Over: HOCKAMIN CREEK

0.9 MI W OF JCT TH 1, Lake, MN

Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 18

T 65

Good

Over: HOCKAMIN CREEK

0.2 MI N OF JCT CR 701, Lake, MN

Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1

T 5054

Good

Over: LINDSTROM CREEK

0.1 MI W JCT MN 1, Lake, MN

Built 2023 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1

CR 124

Good

Over: STEWART RIVER

0.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 12, Lake, MN

Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 308

CSAH 8

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

0.4 MI W OF JCT CR 63, Lake of the Woods, MN

Built 2021 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 502

CSAH 7

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 20

0.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 12, Le Sueur, MN

Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 485

T 138

Good

Over: MEDARY CREEK

0.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 10, Lincoln, MN

Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

T 150

Good

Over: YELLOW MEDICINE RIVER

1.0 MI E OF JCT TH 75, Lincoln, MN

Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

T 40

Good

Over: YELLOW MEDICINE RIVER

1.3 MI W OF JCT CR 104, Lincoln, MN

Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

CSAH 1

Good

Over: MEDARY CREEK

0.7 MI S OF JCT TH 14, Lincoln, MN

Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 265

CSAH 1

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

0.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 9, Lincoln, MN

Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 265

T 129

Good

Over: E FK LAC QUI PARLE RIVER

0.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 19, Lincoln, MN

Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

T 159

Good

Over: STREAM

0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 20, Lincoln, MN

Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

T 89

Good

Over: YELLOW MEDICINE RIVER

0.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 19, Lincoln, MN

Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

T 150

Good

Over: N BR YELLOW MEDICINE R

1.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 4, Lincoln, MN

Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

T 169

Good

Over: COON CREEK

0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 13, Lincoln, MN

Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

T 7

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

0.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 1, Lincoln, MN

Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

T 56

Good

Over: N BR YELLOW MEDICINE R

1.8 MI E OF JCT CSAH 4, Lincoln, MN

Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

T 116

Good

Over: NORWEGIAN CREEK

0.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 13, Lincoln, MN

Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

T 90

Good

Over: STREAM

0.4 MI S OF JCT CSAH 9, Lincoln, MN

Built 2018 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

CSAH 7

Good

Over: STREAM

0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 9, Lincoln, MN

Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 553

T 131

Good

Over: MEDARY CREEK

0.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 12, Lincoln, MN

Built 2018 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

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