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

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SFR 1

Good

Over: TROUT CREEK

0.4 MI W OF JCT CSAH 29, Wabasha, MN

Built 2022 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1

CSAH 23

Good

Over: GARVIN BROOK

1.9 MI SW OF JCT TH 61, Winona, MN

Built 2011 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 1,950

CSAH 7

Good

Over: HIGH ISLAND CREEK

0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 17, McLeod, MN

Built 2009 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 186

US 14

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 30

1.7 MI W OF JCT TH 4, Brown, MN

Built 1992 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,572

CSAH 22

Good

Over: LITTLE COTTONWOOD RIVER

1.6 MI E OF JCT CSAH 10, Brown, MN

Built 1977 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 300

MSAS 291

Good

Over: BNSF RR

0.1 mi N of Glenwood Ave, Hennepin, MN

Built 2001 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,190

T 68

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: CANNON RIVER

0.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 14, Le Sueur, MN

Built 2000 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 70

T 123

Good

Over: N BR ZUMBRO RIVER

0.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 7, Wabasha, MN

Built 1978 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 50

CSAH 27

Good

Over: MIDWAY RIVER

0.3 MI S JCT CSAH 2, Carlton, MN

Built 2006 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 501

MN 61

Good

Over: KADUNCE RIVER

9.5 MI NE OF GUNFLINT TR, Cook, MN

Built 2005 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 2,400

CSAH 1

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 12

0.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 16, Faribault, MN

Built 1989 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 481

CSAH 121

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

0.1 MI N OF HAYDEN LK RD, Hennepin, MN

Built 2007 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 6,607

US 212

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: THIEF RIVER

1.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH 2, Marshall, MN

Built 1985 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 30

MN 15

Good

Over: S FK CROW RIVER

IN HUTCHINSON, McLeod, MN

Built 2006 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 11,100

US 10

Good

Over: LITTLE ELK RIVER

3.3 MI NW OF JCT TH 115, Morrison, MN

Built 1978 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 3,524

US 10

Good

Over: LITTLE ELK RIVER

3.3 MI NW OF JCT TH 115, Morrison, MN

Built 1978 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 3,524

CSAH 28

Good

Over: STREAM

0.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 4, Murray, MN

Built 1965 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 35

MSAS 301

Good

Over: VENTO TRAIL

N;W OF PHALEN; ARCADE, Ramsey, MN

Built 2004 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 4,450

MSAS 125

Good

Over: CANNON RIVER

0.4 MI N OF JCT 7TH ST N, Rice, MN

Built 1984 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 3,400

CSAH 24

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: CHIPPEWA RIVER

1.6 MI W OF JCT TH 29, Swift, MN

Built 1987 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 235

US 61

Good

Over: MILLER CREEK

1.3 MI SE OF S JCT TH 63, Wabasha, MN

Built 1985 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 5,183

T 76

Good

Over: PERCH CREEK

0.3 MI W OF JCT CR 136, Blue Earth, MN

Built 2014 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 55

T 259

Good

Over: LITTLE COTTONWOOD RIVER

0.7 MI N OF JCT CSAH 24, Brown, MN

Built 1994 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 87

MN 55

Good

Over: POMME DE TERRE RIVER

0.9 MI SE OF BARRETT, Grant, MN

Built 2020 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 917

MSAS 457

Good

Over: BASSET CREEK

0.2 MI S OF JCT N 2ND AV, Hennepin, MN

Built 2012 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 850

CSAH 61

Good

Over: WETLAND

3.6 MI SW OF JCT CSAH 1, Hennepin, MN

Built 2019 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 6,106

2198

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

2.1 MILES WEST OF TH46, Itasca, MN

Built 2010 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 45

CR 52

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: GROVE CREEK

2.3 MI E OF JCT TH 4, Meeker, MN

Built 1980 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 71

CSAH 101

Good

Over: MINNESOTA RIVER

0.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 25, Redwood, MN

Built 2021 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 1,917

CSAH 11

Good

Over: Minnesota River

At N County Line, Scott, MN

Built 2002 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 4,280

CR 281

Good

Over: TALMADGE RIVER

0.1 MI N OF JCT CR282, St. Louis, MN

Built 2014 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 5

T 1438

Good

Over: PELICAN RIVER

0.7 MI E OF JCT TH 53, St. Louis, MN

Built 2023 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 49

T 5824

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: POMME DE TERRE RIVER

0.9 MI E OF JCT CSAH 7, Stevens, MN

Built 1978 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 40

CSAH 20

Good

Over: POMME DE TERRE RIVER

1.0 MI W OF JCT CSAH 7, Swift, MN

Built 1997 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 70

CSAH 11

Good

Over: LONG PRAIRIE RIVER

0.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 38, Todd, MN

Built 1989 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 630

CSAH 39

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: CHIPPEWA RIVER

4.3 MI W OF JCT TH 29, Swift, MN

Built 1981 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 70

T 230

Good

Over: HERON LAKE OUTLET

2.9 MI E OF JCT CSAH 5, Cottonwood, MN

Built 1974 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 22

T 3

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 31

3.7 MI W OF JCT CSAH 17, Faribault, MN

Built 1987 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 30

CR 84

Good

Over: SHELL ROCK RIVER

0.3 MI E OF JCT CR 81, Freeborn, MN

Built 1978 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 620

CSAH 81

Good

Over: CP RAIL

0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 10, Hennepin, MN

Built 2012 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 12,925

CSAH 13

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

0.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 40, Martin, MN

Built 1986 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 12

US 59

Good

Over: JACK CREEK

6.3 MI S OF JCT TH 62, Nobles, MN

Built 1980 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 3,350

CR 131

Good

Over: 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

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