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 23

Good

Over: LITTLE TAMARACK RIVER

0.5 MI S OF JCT CR 126, Carlton, MN

Built 1962 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 136

T 177

Good

Over: SPLIT ROCK RIVER

0.1 MI S OF JCT TH 27, Carlton, MN

Built 1982 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 53

T 287

Good

Over: MOOSE HORN RIVER

0.43 MI SW OF CSAH61, Carlton, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 31

CR 123

Good

Over: STREAM

0.7 MI NE OF JCT TH 7, Carver, MN

Built 1980 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 215

T 20

Good

Over: BEVENS CREEK

1.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 41, Carver, MN

Built 1974 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 50

T 33

Good

Over: JOINT DITCH # 1

0.7 MI S OF JCT TH 7, Carver, MN

Built 1976 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 66

T 474

Good

Over: BOY RIVER

1.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 7, Cass, MN

Built 1996 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 32

CSAH 44

Good

Over: ARVIG CREEK

0.7 MI N OF JCT TH 371, Cass, MN

Built 1981 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1,237

CSAH 44

Good

Over: ARVIG CREEK

0.1 MI N OF JCT TH 371, Cass, MN

Built 1986 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1,237

CSAH 29

Good

Over: STONY BROOK

0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 78, Cass, MN

Built 1985 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 680

CSAH 57

Good

Over: WILLOW RIVER

1.6 MI S OF JCT TH 200, Cass, MN

Built 1992 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 60

T 236

Good

Over: BRAFEES CREEK

0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 20, Chippewa, MN

Built 1984 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 100

T 20

Good

Over: DITCH

0.4 MI E OF JCT CSAH 3, Chippewa, MN

Built 1990 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 16

T 63

Good

Over: PALMER CREEK

1.9 MI NW OF JCT CSAH 5, Chippewa, MN

Built 1977 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 56

CSAH 14

Good

Over: STREAM

0.4 MI E OF JCT CSAH 18, Chisago, MN

Built 1999 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 3,332

CR 70

Good

Over: STREAM

0.4 MI N OF JCT TH 95, Chisago, MN

Built 2004 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 450

CSAH 31

Good

Over: RUSH CREEK

0.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 1, Chisago, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 678

MSAS 122

Good

Over: SUNRISE RIVER

0.5 MI SW OF JCT TH 98, Chisago, MN

Built 1985 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 355

T 293

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

0.2 MI S OF JCT TH 34, Clay, MN

Built 1996 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 30

T 297

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

0.5 MI S OF JCT TH 34, Clay, MN

Built 1996 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 15

CON 6826

Good

Over: CO DITCH #4

WEIGH SCALE EB ON RAMP, Clay, MN

Built 1995 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1

CSAH 25

Good

Over: STONY CREEK

1.6 MI N OF JCT TH 34, Clay, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 120

CSAH 18

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 41

0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 3, Clay, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 874

CR 92

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 65

1.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 26, Clay, MN

Built 1983 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 30

CR 73

Good

Over: DITCH # 45

0.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 34, Clay, MN

Built 1977 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 25

CR 68

Good

Over: BUFFALO RIVER

0.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH 18, Clay, MN

Built 1979 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 60

T 324

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 1

0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 2, Clay, MN

Built 1991 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 10

CR 52

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 1

0.5 MI S OF CSAH 2, Clay, MN

Built 1992 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 35

T 261

Good

Over: WOLVERTON CREEK

0.9 MI E OF JCT TH 75, Clay, MN

Built 1991 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 45

CR 50

Good

Over: WOLVERTON CREEK

1.6 MI E OF JCT TH 75, Clay, MN

Built 1994 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 40

T 151

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 45,LAT 2

2.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 34, Clay, MN

Built 1992 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 8

MSAS 116

Good

Over: CO DITCH #4

.5 MI E OF JCT CR 82, Clay, MN

Built 1992 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 2,711

T 57

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 45

0.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 34, Clay, MN

Built 1985 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 25

T 327

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 1

0.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH 2, Clay, MN

Built 1987 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 15

T 262

Good

Over: STREAM

0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 15, Clay, MN

Built 1990 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 12

CSAH 7

Good

Over: LOST RIVER

0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 18, Clearwater, MN

Built 1999 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 360

CSAH 17

Good

Over: CLEARWATER RIVER

4.6 MI N OF JCT TH 2, Clearwater, MN

Built 2000 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 213

CSAH 16

Good

Over: RUFFY BROOK

0.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 4, Clearwater, MN

Built 2000 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 100

MN 200

Good

Over: Sucker Creek

1.7 mi W of Lake Itasca, Clearwater, MN

Built 2002 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 990

T 62

Good

Over: WATONWAN RIVER

0.3 MI E OF JCT CR 49, Cottonwood, MN

Built 1996 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 22

CSAH 13

Good

Over: HARVEY CREEK

0.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 22, Cottonwood, MN

Built 1996 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 559

CR 55

Good

Over: STREAM

1.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 6, Cottonwood, MN

Built 1996 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 25

T 169

Good

Over: STREAM

0.6 MI E OF JCT CSAH 5, Cottonwood, MN

Built 2000 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 30

T 61

Good

Over: WATONWAN RIVER

0.7 MI W OF JCT CSAH 9, Cottonwood, MN

Built 2000 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 30

T 109

Good

Over: DUTCH CHARLEY CREEK

1.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 6, Cottonwood, MN

Built 1993 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 40

T 149

Good

Over: WATONWAN RIVER

1.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 3, Cottonwood, MN

Built 1994 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 330

T 12

Good

Over: STREAM

0.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 14, Cottonwood, MN

Built 1983 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 22

T 12

Good

Over: STREAM

0.6 MI W OF JCT CSAH 14, Cottonwood, MN

Built 1982 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 22

T 98

Good

Over: WATONWAN RIVER

0.7 MI S OF JCT CSAH 3, Cottonwood, MN

Built 1981 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 50

T 156

Good

Over: STREAM

0.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 11, Cottonwood, MN

Built 1981 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 50

Showing 6,901-6,950 of 11,969 bridges

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