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

CR 161

Good

Over: MARSH RIVER

1.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 18, Norman, MN

Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 54

CSAH 18

Good

Over: JUD DITCH #53 LAT #2

0.9 MI N OF JCT CR 135, Norman, MN

Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 120

T 383

Good

Over: MARSH CREEK

0.6 MI E OF JCT CSAH 36, Norman, MN

Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

CR 147

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK (SD #68)

0.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 19, Norman, MN

Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 15

MN 9

Good

Over: JD #51

0.2 MI N OF ADA, Norman, MN

Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,436

MSAS 120

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

0.2 MI S OF JCT 4TH ST S, Olmsted, MN

Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,600

CSAH 10

Good

Over: S BR N FK WHITEWATER R

0.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 2, Olmsted, MN

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,050

CSAH 8

Good

Over: MAYO RUN

0.7 MI S OF JCT CSAH 22, Olmsted, MN

Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,900

M 119

Good

Over: DRY RUN

0.5 M N OF JCT CSAH 12, Olmsted, MN

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 510

T 321

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

1.6 MI E JCT CSAH 11 ON, Olmsted, MN

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 99

MSAS 121

Good

Over: KINGS RUN

0.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 22, Olmsted, MN

Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,200

MSAS 136

Good

Over: STREAM

0.1 N OF JCT CSAH22, Olmsted, MN

Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,700

T 1431

Good

Over: STREAM

1.3 MI E OF JCT MN AVE, Olmsted, MN

Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 243

MSAS 158

Good

Over: STREAM

0.7 MI W OF W CIRCLE DR, Olmsted, MN

Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,100

MSAS 158

Good

Over: KINGS RUN

0.7 MI W OF W CIRCLE DR, Olmsted, MN

Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,100

CR 124

Good

Over: STREAM

0.1 MI E OF JCT TH 63, Olmsted, MN

Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,000

CR 133

Good

Over: STREAM

0.1 N OF JCT 55TH ST, Olmsted, MN

Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,500

CSAH 22

Good

Over: STREAM

0.08 MI W OF JCT CR 133, Olmsted, MN

Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,400

CSAH 33

Good

Over: STREAM

0.1 M S OF JCT CR 124, Olmsted, MN

Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,800

T 243

Good

Over: STREAM

0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 22, Olmsted, MN

Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 800

CR 110

Good

Over: LYNCH CREEK

1.2 MI W OF CR 130, Olmsted, MN

Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 35

CSAH 30

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

0.4 MI E OF JCT CR 130, Olmsted, MN

Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 160

CSAH 5

Good

Over: DRY RUN

0.8 MI SE JCT CSAH 3, Olmsted, MN

Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,500

M 7757

Good

Over: KINGS RUN MN BR

115FT SW OF JCT RETAIL DR, Olmsted, MN

Built 2021 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1

CSAH 4

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

75 FT E OF JCT CSAH 5, Olmsted, MN

Built 2021 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,500

CSAH 4

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

0.4 MI E OF JCT CSAH 5, Olmsted, MN

Built 2021 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,500

CR 105

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

0.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 4, Olmsted, MN

Built 2021 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 410

US 63

Good

Over: STREAM

0.5 MI N OF JCT TH 247, Olmsted, MN

Built 2018 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,047

US 52

Good

Over: STREAM

0.45 MI S OF JCT CSAH 16, Olmsted, MN

Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 6,173

CR 129

Good

Over: STREAM

0.7 MI W OF JCT CSAH 10, Olmsted, MN

Built 1988 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 70

T 137

Good

Over: MARION CREEK

0.1 MI W JCT TH 52 on 5, Olmsted, MN

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 36

T 140

Good

Over: MARION CREEK

0.1 MI N JCT TH 52 on 6, Olmsted, MN

Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 70

CSAH 28

Good

Over: PELICAN RIVER

1.0 MI W OF JCT US 59, Otter Tail, MN

Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 220

T 1018

Good

Over: PELICAN RIVER

0.4 MI N OF JCT TH 210, Otter Tail, MN

Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

CSAH 3

Good

Over: CD # 96

0.9 MI E OF JCT CSAH 15, Pennington, MN

Built 1956 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,950

CSAH 3

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER

0.7 MI E OF JCT CR 66, Pennington, MN

Built 1955 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,950

CR 120

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

1.0 MI S OF JCT CSAH 11, Pine, MN

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 51

T 311

Good

Over: S FK GRINDSTONE RIVER

0.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 18, Pine, MN

Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 57

CSAH 14

Good

Over: POKEGAMA CREEK

1.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 13, Pine, MN

Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 561

T 208

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 2

0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 3, Pine, MN

Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

CSAH 61

Good

Over: WILLOW RIVER

0.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 41, Pine, MN

Built 2023 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,011

CSAH 25

Good

Over: LOWER TAMARACK RIVER

0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 24, Pine, MN

Built 2023 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 176

CSAH 27

Good

Over: N FORK GRINDSTONE RIVER

1.0 MI W OF JCT CSAH 17, Pine, MN

Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 430

CSAH 30

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 22, Pine, MN

Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 439

CR 150

Good

Over: PINE RIVER

0.5 MI W OF JCT CSAH 40, Pine, MN

Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 48

MN 70

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK TRIBUTARY

2.8 MI NE OF CSAH 61, Pine, MN

Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,901

T 86

Good

Over: TRIB ROCK RIVER

0.1 MI S JCT CSAH 2, Pipestone, MN

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 48

T 252

Good

Over: TRIB PIPESTONE CREEK

0.6 MI W OF JCT CSAH 13, Pipestone, MN

Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 22

T 278

Good

Over: N BR PIPESTONE CREEK

0.4 MI S OF JCT CSAH 8, Pipestone, MN

Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 39

CSAH 15

Good

Over: PIPESTONE CREEK

0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 5, Pipestone, MN

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 309

Showing 6,101-6,150 of 11,969 bridges

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