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 7

Good

Over: BEARTRAP CREEK

1.3 MI W OF JCT MN 33, St. Louis, MN

Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 810

CSAH 6

Good

Over: DUTCH SLOUGH

340 FT E OF JCT TH 33, St. Louis, MN

Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 390

CSAH 133

Good

Over: DITCH

3.6 MI W OF JCT TH 53, St. Louis, MN

Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 550

CR 592

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

1.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 25, St. Louis, MN

Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 45

CSAH 5

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

0.5 MI S OF JCT TH 1, St. Louis, MN

Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 360

CSAH 15

Good

Over: SHAW BUG CREEK

0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 49, St. Louis, MN

Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 140

CSAH 49

Good

Over: BOULDER CREEK

0.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 4, St. Louis, MN

Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 40

CSAH 22

Good

Over: STONY BROOK

2.7 MI W OF JCT CSAH 5, St. Louis, MN

Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 480

CSAH 38

Good

Over: FRENCH RIVER

0.4 MI E OF JCT CR 254, St. Louis, MN

Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 40

CSAH 70

Good

Over: DUNKA RIVER

5.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 112, St. Louis, MN

Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,100

CR 315

Good

Over: EAST TWO RIVER

0.3 MI N OF JCT CR 317, St. Louis, MN

Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 125

CSAH 101

Good

Over: EAST TWO RIVER

0.4 MI W OF JCT CSAH 101, St. Louis, MN

Built 2023 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 265

CSAH 84

Good

Over: SHANNON RIVER

0.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 134, St. Louis, MN

Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 720

SFR 294

Good

Over: CHICKEN CREEK

1.8 MI NE OF JCT US 53, St. Louis, MN

Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1

CSAH 6

Good

Over: PINE RIVER

1.5 MI W OF JCT US 2, St. Louis, MN

Built 2023 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 390

M 1884

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

270 FT S OF JCT I 35, St. Louis, MN

Built 2011 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1

US 2

Good

Over: KINGSBURY CREEK

0.5 MI NW OF JCT TH 35, St. Louis, MN

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,788

MSAS 199

Good

Over: E SWAN RIVER

3.3 MI E OF JCT TH169, St. Louis, MN

Built 1959 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 375

CR 182

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

1.02 M E OF JCT 137TH AV, Stearns, MN

Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 435

CR 172

Good

Over: GETCHELL CREEK

2.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 30, Stearns, MN

Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 65

CR 164

Good

Over: EDEN BROOK

0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 9, Stearns, MN

Built 2021 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 640

CSAH 72

Good

Over: ASHLEY CREEK

2.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 46, Stearns, MN

Built 2023 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,077

T 774

Good

Over: OVERFL N FORK CROW RIVER

450FT W OF JCT 413TH AVE, Stearns, MN

Built 2023 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

MN 28

Good

Over: HOBOKEN CREEK

3.8 MI SW OF SAUK CENTRE, Stearns, MN

Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,859

CSAH 6

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 14

0.3 MI W OF JCT TH 15, Stearns, MN

Built 1976 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,209

M 94

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 14

0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 6, Stearns, MN

Built 1976 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 386

CR 157

Good

Over: GETCHELL CREEK (CD 26)

1.3 MI SE OF JCT CSAH 11, Stearns, MN

Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,400

CR 156

Good

Over: S BR TWO RIVERS

0.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 41, Stearns, MN

Built 1975 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 195

T 932

Good

Over: GETCHELL CREEK

0.1 MI N OF JCT CR 176, Stearns, MN

Built 1982 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 40

T 131

Good

Over: DITCH

0.4 MI S OF JCT TH 30, Steele, MN

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 37

T 122

Good

Over: DITCH 22

0.7 MI E OF JCT CSAH45, Steele, MN

Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

CR 98

Good

Over: RUSH CREEK

1.0 MI W OF JCT CSAH 13, Steele, MN

Built 2021 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 530

T 51

Good

Over: CO DITCH #5

0.5 MI SE OF JCT CSAH 7, Steele, MN

Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

T 138

Good

Over: STRAIGHT RIVER

1.1 MI N OF JCT MN 30, Steele, MN

Built 2023 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

CR 70

Good

Over: POMME DE TERRE RIVER

1.1 MI E OF JCT TH 59, Stevens, MN

Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 270

MN 28

Good

Over: CO DITCH #4

2.4 MI W OF ALBERTA, Stevens, MN

Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,788

T 157

Good

Over: MUD CREEK JD 19

0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 85, Swift, MN

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

T 46

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

0.7 MI E OF JCT CSAH 25, Swift, MN

Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

T 78

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

0.8 MI S OF JCT MN 9, Swift, MN

Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

T 88

Good

Over: JD 8

0.6 MI W OF JCT CSAH 17, Swift, MN

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

T 61

Good

Over: JD 8

0.6 MI E OF JCT CSAH 13, Swift, MN

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

T 171

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

0.5 MI N OF JCT TH 12, Swift, MN

Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

T 11

Good

Over: POMME DE TERRE RIVER

1.8 MI W OF JCT TH59, Swift, MN

Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

CR 85

Good

Over: LK HASSEL OUTLET STREAM

0.8 MI NE OF JCT TH 12, Swift, MN

Built 2018 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 35

T 179

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

1.6 MI N OF JCT TH12, Swift, MN

Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

T 115

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK JD #8

0.1 MI E OF JCT CR 65, Swift, MN

Built 2018 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

CR 61

Good

Over: TRIB COTTONWOOD CREEK

0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 8, Swift, MN

Built 2021 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20

T 245

Good

Over: DITCH

0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 22, Swift, MN

Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49

MN 29

Good

Over: JD #5

2.7 MI S OF BENSON, Swift, MN

Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,200

M 6

Good

Over: EAGLE CREEK

0.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH11, Todd, MN

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 173

Showing 6,351-6,400 of 11,969 bridges

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