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
SFR 1
GoodOver: TROUT CREEK
0.4 MI W OF JCT CSAH 29, Wabasha, MN
Built 2022 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1
CSAH 23
GoodOver: GARVIN BROOK
1.9 MI SW OF JCT TH 61, Winona, MN
Built 2011 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,950
CSAH 7
GoodOver: HIGH ISLAND CREEK
0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 17, McLeod, MN
Built 2009 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 186
US 14
GoodOver: JUD DITCH # 30
1.7 MI W OF JCT TH 4, Brown, MN
Built 1992 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,572
CSAH 22
GoodOver: LITTLE COTTONWOOD RIVER
1.6 MI E OF JCT CSAH 10, Brown, MN
Built 1977 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 300
MSAS 291
GoodOver: BNSF RR
0.1 mi N of Glenwood Ave, Hennepin, MN
Built 2001 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,190
T 68
GoodOver: W FK LAC QUI PARLE RIVER
0.5 MI N OF JCT TH 212, Lac qui Parle, MN
Built 1977 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 48
M 7
GoodOver: CANNON RIVER
0.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 14, Le Sueur, MN
Built 2000 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 70
T 123
GoodOver: N BR ZUMBRO RIVER
0.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 7, Wabasha, MN
Built 1978 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 50
CSAH 27
GoodOver: MIDWAY RIVER
0.3 MI S JCT CSAH 2, Carlton, MN
Built 2006 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 501
MN 61
GoodOver: KADUNCE RIVER
9.5 MI NE OF GUNFLINT TR, Cook, MN
Built 2005 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 2,400
CSAH 1
GoodOver: JUD DITCH # 12
0.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 16, Faribault, MN
Built 1989 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 481
CSAH 121
GoodOver: ELM CREEK
0.1 MI N OF HAYDEN LK RD, Hennepin, MN
Built 2007 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 6,607
US 212
GoodOver: W FK LAC QUI PARLE RIVER
0.2 MI E OF JCT TH 75, Lac qui Parle, MN
Built 1981 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 1,935
T 463
GoodOver: THIEF RIVER
1.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH 2, Marshall, MN
Built 1985 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 30
MN 15
GoodOver: S FK CROW RIVER
IN HUTCHINSON, McLeod, MN
Built 2006 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 11,100
US 10
GoodOver: LITTLE ELK RIVER
3.3 MI NW OF JCT TH 115, Morrison, MN
Built 1978 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 3,524
US 10
GoodOver: LITTLE ELK RIVER
3.3 MI NW OF JCT TH 115, Morrison, MN
Built 1978 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 3,524
CSAH 28
GoodOver: STREAM
0.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 4, Murray, MN
Built 1965 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 35
MSAS 301
GoodOver: VENTO TRAIL
N;W OF PHALEN; ARCADE, Ramsey, MN
Built 2004 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 4,450
MSAS 125
GoodOver: CANNON RIVER
0.4 MI N OF JCT 7TH ST N, Rice, MN
Built 1984 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 3,400
CSAH 24
GoodOver: ROSEAU R DIVERSION CHAN
1.0 MI S OF JCT TH 11, Roseau, MN
Built 2009 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 1,510
CR 75
GoodOver: CHIPPEWA RIVER
1.6 MI W OF JCT TH 29, Swift, MN
Built 1987 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 235
US 61
GoodOver: MILLER CREEK
1.3 MI SE OF S JCT TH 63, Wabasha, MN
Built 1985 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 5,183
T 76
GoodOver: PERCH CREEK
0.3 MI W OF JCT CR 136, Blue Earth, MN
Built 2014 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 55
T 259
GoodOver: LITTLE COTTONWOOD RIVER
0.7 MI N OF JCT CSAH 24, Brown, MN
Built 1994 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 87
MN 55
GoodOver: POMME DE TERRE RIVER
0.9 MI SE OF BARRETT, Grant, MN
Built 2020 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 917
MSAS 457
GoodOver: BASSET CREEK
0.2 MI S OF JCT N 2ND AV, Hennepin, MN
Built 2012 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 850
CSAH 61
GoodOver: WETLAND
3.6 MI SW OF JCT CSAH 1, Hennepin, MN
Built 2019 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 6,106
2198
GoodOver: DRY CREEK
2.1 MILES WEST OF TH46, Itasca, MN
Built 2010 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 45
CR 52
GoodOver: LAC QUI PARLE RIVER
0.4 MI W OF JCT CR 63, Lac qui Parle, MN
Built 2017 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 49
T 220
GoodOver: GROVE CREEK
2.3 MI E OF JCT TH 4, Meeker, MN
Built 1980 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 71
CSAH 101
GoodOver: MINNESOTA RIVER
0.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 25, Redwood, MN
Built 2021 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 1,917
CSAH 11
GoodOver: Minnesota River
At N County Line, Scott, MN
Built 2002 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 4,280
CR 281
GoodOver: TALMADGE RIVER
0.1 MI N OF JCT CR282, St. Louis, MN
Built 2014 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 5
T 1438
GoodOver: PELICAN RIVER
0.7 MI E OF JCT TH 53, St. Louis, MN
Built 2023 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 49
T 5824
GoodOver: S BR WHITEFACE RIVER
4.7 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 4, St. Louis, MN
Built 2023 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 5
CR 58
GoodOver: POMME DE TERRE RIVER
0.9 MI E OF JCT CSAH 7, Stevens, MN
Built 1978 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 40
CSAH 20
GoodOver: POMME DE TERRE RIVER
1.0 MI W OF JCT CSAH 7, Swift, MN
Built 1997 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 70
CSAH 11
GoodOver: LONG PRAIRIE RIVER
0.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 38, Todd, MN
Built 1989 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 630
CSAH 39
GoodOver: HAZEL CREEK (CD #9)
0.2 MI N OF JCT TH 23, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 1995 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 86
CSAH 10
GoodOver: CHIPPEWA RIVER
4.3 MI W OF JCT TH 29, Swift, MN
Built 1981 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 70
T 230
GoodOver: HERON LAKE OUTLET
2.9 MI E OF JCT CSAH 5, Cottonwood, MN
Built 1974 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 22
T 3
GoodOver: CO DITCH # 31
3.7 MI W OF JCT CSAH 17, Faribault, MN
Built 1987 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 30
CR 84
GoodOver: SHELL ROCK RIVER
0.3 MI E OF JCT CR 81, Freeborn, MN
Built 1978 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 620
CSAH 81
GoodOver: CP RAIL
0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 10, Hennepin, MN
Built 2012 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 12,925
CSAH 13
GoodOver: E FK DES MOINES RIVER
1.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 8, Martin, MN
Built 1979 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 450
T 63
GoodOver: ELM CREEK
0.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 40, Martin, MN
Built 1986 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 12
US 59
GoodOver: JACK CREEK
6.3 MI S OF JCT TH 62, Nobles, MN
Built 1980 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 3,350
CR 131
GoodOver: MID FK ZUMBRO RIVER
1.3 MI S OF JCT TH 52, Olmsted, MN
Built 1981 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 150
Showing 6,701-6,750 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.
Check Your Daily Bridges
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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| Sources | FHWA National Bridge Inventory, public U.S. government datasets |