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 61

Good

Over: LAKEWALK TRAIL

E OF JCT TH 61; 61ST AVE, St. Louis, MN

Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,100

CSAH 33

Good

Over: SUCKER RIVER

0.4 MI S OF JCT CSAH 40, St. Louis, MN

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 245

CSAH 43

Good

Over: SUCKER RIVER

0.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 50, St. Louis, MN

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300

MN 23

Good

Over: QUARRY RD(PRIVATE)

2.5 MI NE OF JCT TH 94, Stearns, MN

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,700

CSAH 3

Good

Over: TURTLE CREEK

1.3 MI W OF JCT TH 218, Steele, MN

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 80

CSAH 4

Good

Over: WEST INDIAN CREEK

0.9 MI SE OF JCT CSAH 18, Wabasha, MN

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 770

US 10

Good

Over: WING RIVER

5.3 MI SE OF JCT TH 71, Wadena, MN

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,249

M 239

Good

Over: CLEARWATER CREEK

W OF JCT TH 61; CSAH 8, Washington, MN

Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1

MN 76

Good

Over: MONEY CREEK

5.8 MI S OF JCT I 90, Winona, MN

Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,169

T 199

Good

Over: STREAM

0.6 MI S OF I90 FR RD, Winona, MN

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 29

CSAH 18

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 24

0.5 MI W OF JCT CSAH 43, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 297

CSAH 8

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 9

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

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 250

US 75

Good

Over: CANBY CREEK

0.2 MI S OF JCT TH 68, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,524

CSAH 9

Good

Over: REDWOOD RIVER

1.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 8, Lyon, MN

Built 1973 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 321

CR 159

Good

Over: CENTER CREEK

0.2 MI S OF JCT CR 134, Martin, MN

Built 1965 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 27

CSAH 1

Good

Over: SAND HILL RIVER

1.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 36, Norman, MN

Built 1980 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 40

I 535

Good

Over: BNSF RR

0.6 MI S OF JCT TH 35, St. Louis, MN

Built 1969 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 33,021

MN 200

Good

Over: HILL LAKE CHANNEL

0.8 MI E OF JCT TH 169, Aitkin, MN

Built 1976 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,084

CSAH 58

Good

Over: LAWRENCE CREEK

0.3 MI N OF JCT TH 6, Cass, MN

Built 1962 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 790

T 211

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 31

0.3 MI N OF JCT CR 102, Faribault, MN

Built 1984 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25

CSAH 24

Good

Over: LITTLE CANNON RIVER

2.5 MI SW OF JCT TH 52, Goodhue, MN

Built 1983 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 600

SFR 90

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

2.2 MI W OF JCT TH 6, Koochiching, MN

Built 1989 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2

CSAH 7

Good

Over: W FK LAC QUI PARLE RIVER

1.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 2, Lac qui Parle, MN

Built 1979 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 235

CSAH 14

Good

Over: S FK CROW RIVER

2.6 MI W OF JCT TH 7, McLeod, MN

Built 1982 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 971

T 37

Good

Over: ORCHARD CREEK

0.6 MI W OF JCT TH 105, Mower, MN

Built 1981 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

T 13

Good

Over: N BR ROOT RIVER

0.4 MI E JCT CSAH 8 on, Olmsted, MN

Built 1979 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

CR 120

Good

Over: N BR ROOT RIVER

0.6 MI E OF JCT TH 63, Olmsted, MN

Built 1999 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 3,100

CSAH 3

Good

Over: OTTER TAIL RIVER

1.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 10, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1996 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 710

T 211

Good

Over: PELICAN RIVER

0.1 MI E OF JCT TH 59, Otter Tail, MN

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 90

CSAH 15

Good

Over: OTTER TAIL RIVER

0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 2, Otter Tail, MN

Built 2020 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 410

T 185

Good

Over: SAND HILL RIVER

0.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 1, Polk, MN

Built 2007 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 49

MN 60

Good

Over: STREAM

1.8 MI E OF JCT CSAH 11, Wabasha, MN

Built 1983 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 314

CSAH 9

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

5.9 MI SW OF JCT TH 14, Winona, MN

Built 1988 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 140

CSAH 3

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

0.3 MI E OF JCT TH 59, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1975 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

CSAH 2

Good

Over: Mound Creek

0.5 mi W of jct CSAH 23, Brown, MN

Built 2002 Load: 33.1 t ADT: 349

CON 7528

Good

Over: City parking lot

At 4th St. Garage, Hennepin, MN

Built 1990 Load: 33.1 t ADT: 1,000

CSAH 33

Good

Over: REDWOOD RIVER

1.2 MI E OF JCT TH 59, Lyon, MN

Built 1983 Load: 33.1 t ADT: 4,014

T 100

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 20, Rock, MN

Built 1988 Load: 33.1 t ADT: 80

CR A5

Good

Over: WOOD LAKE CREEK (JD #10)

0.1 MI S JCT CSAH 18, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 2007 Load: 33.1 t ADT: 30

CSAH 2

Good

Over: S FK ROSEAU RIVER

1.3 MI E OF JCT TH 89, Roseau, MN

Built 2006 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 590

T 112

Good

Over: SHAKOPEE CREEK

0.2 MI E OF JCT TH 29, Swift, MN

Built 1987 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 46

CSAH 3

Good

Over: CHAN BETWEEN TWO LAKES

0.3 MI W OF JCT TH 65, Aitkin, MN

Built 2001 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 510

M 57

Good

Over: BNSF RR

0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 66, Hennepin, MN

Built 1990 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 1,949

CR 137

Good

Over: MARSH RIVER

0.3 MI E OF JCT CR 114, Norman, MN

Built 1978 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 10

T 601

Good

Over: BURMAN CREEK

2.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH 41, Pine, MN

Built 1992 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 36

CSAH 4

Good

Over: E FK BEAVER CREEK

0.3 MI W OF JCT TH 71, Renville, MN

Built 1993 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 350

T 23

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

0.6 MI E OF JCT CSAH 6, Rock, MN

Built 1982 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 70

T 142

Good

Over: Beaver Creek

0.3 mi N of jct CSAH 4, Rock, MN

Built 2001 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 35

MN 21

Good

Over: Raven Stream

4.1 MI N OF JCT TH 19, Scott, MN

Built 1999 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 5,246

T 643

Good

Over: N FK CROW RIVER

1.6 MI W OF JCT CSAH 4, Wright, MN

Built 1985 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 36

Showing 6,551-6,600 of 11,969 bridges

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