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

M 517

Good

Over: MISSISSIPPI RIVER

RASPBERRY ISLAND, Ramsey, MN

Built 2002 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 100

CSAH 3

Good

Over: RED LAKE RIVER

0.7 MI W OF JCT CSAH 11, Red Lake, MN

Built 1982 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 229

T 117

Good

Over: GORMAN CREEK

0.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 18, Wabasha, MN

Built 1984 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 8

CSAH 4

Good

Over: N FK CROW RIVER

1.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 35, Wright, MN

Built 1989 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 809

MN 210

Good

Over: BNSF RR

0.5 MI E OF W JCT TH 65, Aitkin, MN

Built 1983 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 3,803

CSAH 101

Good

Over: CHANNEL; FLOOD PLAIN

0.5 MI S OF JCT CASH 61, Carver, MN

Built 2015 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 18,184

FR2198 - CSAH 33

Good

Over: SIMPSON CREEK

1.1 MI W OF JCT TH 46, Itasca, MN

Built 1947 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 285

CSAH 22

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

0.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 9, Olmsted, MN

Built 1987 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 7,000

CSAH 10

Good

Over: STREAM

1.3 MI S OF JCT CR 142, Olmsted, MN

Built 1931 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 1,250

CSAH 32

Good

Over: HAY CREEK

2.4 MI NW OF JCT CSAH 31, Pine, MN

Built 2019 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 101

CSAH 31

Good

Over: PED TRAIL

0.3 MI W OF JCT TH 35E, Ramsey, MN

Built 1973 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 10,650

CSAH 5

Good

Over: ELK RIVER

0.5 MI S OF JCT CR 75, Sherburne, MN

Built 2011 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 4,700

UT 8180

Good

Over: BEAR RIVER

0.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH5, St. Louis, MN

Built 2011 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 60

US 61

Good

Over: CP RR

0.8 MI S OF JCT TH 10, Washington, MN

Built 2013 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 31,847

CSAH 10

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 6

0.8 MI N OF JCT 350TH. ST, Nicollet, MN

Built 1982 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 736

CSAH 12

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK (JD #31)

0.6 MI W OF JCT CSAH 7, Redwood, MN

Built 1996 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 265

T 256

Good

Over: WING RIVER

0.1 MI S OF N COUNTY LIN, Todd, MN

Built 1992 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 25

T 33

Good

Over: S FK WATONWAN RIVER

0.7 MI W OF CR 103, Watonwan, MN

Built 1990 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 45

M 25

Good

Over: BROWNS BAY CHANNEL

0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 15, Hennepin, MN

Built 2007 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 700

T 9

Good

Over: BOILING SPRING CREEK

0.6 MI N OF JCT CR 58, Redwood, MN

Built 1994 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 20

CSAH 7

Good

Over: POMME DE TERRE RIVER

1.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 20, Swift, MN

Built 1989 Load: 35.2 t ADT: 40

MSAS 121

Good

Over: BNSF RR

0.15 MI S OF JCT MAIN ST, Anoka, MN

Built 1991 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 13,000

T 293

Good

Over: LITTLE COTTONWOOD RIVER

2.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 24, Brown, MN

Built 1986 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 40

T 17

Good

Over: MOUND CREEK

0.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 2, Brown, MN

Built 2000 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 28

T 44

Good

Over: SHELL ROCK RIVER

0.7 MI NW OF JCT CSAH 26, Freeborn, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 130

T 256

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

0.9 M E OF JCT TH 58, Goodhue, MN

Built 2009 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 124

M 781

Good

Over: PED-BIKE PATH

0.2 MI N OF BREN RD W, Hennepin, MN

Built 2008 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1

M 8

Good

Over: HCRRA

1.1 MI N OF JCT TH 7, Hennepin, MN

Built 2014 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 4,050

T 197

Good

Over: SKUNK CREEK (JD # 13)

1.7 MI S OF JCT CSAH 4, Jackson, MN

Built 1980 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 25

CSAH 6

Good

Over: E BR BAPTISM RIVER

0.2 MI SE OF JCT TH 1, Lake, MN

Built 2011 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 509

T 262

Good

Over: TYLER CREEK

0.7 MI N OF JCT TH 14, Lyon, MN

Built 2021 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 49

T 176

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

0.2 MI W OF JCT CR. 107, Martin, MN

Built 1977 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 30

MN 56

Good

Over: STREAM

0.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 7, Mower, MN

Built 2015 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 2,182

T 55

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.4 MI E OF JCT CSAH 29, Murray, MN

Built 2023 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 49

T 192

Good

Over: STATE DITCH #91

0.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 22, Roseau, MN

Built 2020 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,100

CSAH 8

Good

Over: CLOQUET RIVER

1.1 MI W OF JCT TH 33, St. Louis, MN

Built 1985 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 70

CSAH 5

Good

Over: DM;IR RY

0.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 92, St. Louis, MN

Built 1992 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,350

CR 255

Good

Over: LITTLE KNIFE RIVER

1.25 M E OF JCT CSAH 42, St. Louis, MN

Built 2014 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 95

MN 15

Good

Over: SAUK RIVER

2.0 MI N OF JCT TH 23, Stearns, MN

Built 1990 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 18,732

US 75

Good

Over: MUSTINKA RIVER

1.1 MI N OF JCT MN 27, Traverse, MN

Built 2020 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,366

MN 60

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

1.7 MI E OF JCT CSAH 1, Wabasha, MN

Built 2015 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,750

T 330

Good

Over: E FK BLUE EARTH RIVER

0.1 MI N JCT CSAH 17, Freeborn, MN

Built 2007 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 58

T 410

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 7

0.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 69, Polk, MN

Built 1995 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 16

UT 407

Good

Over: HANSON CREEK

4.1 MI E CSAH 18(120), Roseau, MN

Built 2007 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 4

T 1265

Good

Over: MIDWAY RIVER

0.4 MI E OF JCT CSAH 1, Carlton, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 120

I 35

Good

Over: CN RR

0.9 MI SW OF JCT TH 535, St. Louis, MN

Built 2011 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 22,000

CR 103

Good

Over: S FK WATONWAN RIVER

0.2 MI S OF JCT TH 60, Watonwan, MN

Built 1979 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 60

CSAH 1

Good

Over: SUCKER CREEK

0.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 13, Benton, MN

Built 1981 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 1,050

CSAH 8

Good

Over: LE SUEUR RIVER

2.4 MI NW OF JCT TH 22, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1987 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 760

CSAH 61

Good

Over: CHASKA CREEK

0.2 MI W OF JCT TH 41, Carver, MN

Built 2017 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 10,752

Showing 6,751-6,800 of 11,969 bridges

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