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
T 156
GoodOver: DRY CREEK
1.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 10, Cottonwood, MN
Built 1981 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 50
T 156
GoodOver: STREAM
0.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 10, Cottonwood, MN
Built 1981 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 50
T 124
GoodOver: CO DITCH # 39
1.0 MI S OF JCT TH 258, Cottonwood, MN
Built 1980 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 21
T 97
GoodOver: LITTLE COTTONWOOD RIVER
0.7 MI E OF JCT CSAH 2, Cottonwood, MN
Built 1982 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 30
T 89
GoodOver: LITTLE COTTONWOOD RIVER
1.7 MI E OF JCT TH 71, Cottonwood, MN
Built 1982 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 21
T 26
GoodOver: DUTCH CHARLEY CREEK
1.9 MI N OF JCT CR 53, Cottonwood, MN
Built 1982 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 26
T 97
GoodOver: STREAM
0.3 MI W OF JCT CSAH 4, Cottonwood, MN
Built 1983 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 45
T 118
GoodOver: DRY CREEK
0.5 MI W OF JCT CSAH 4, Cottonwood, MN
Built 1989 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 23
T 116
GoodOver: DUTCH CHARLEY CREEK
0.5 MI E OF JCT CR 54, Cottonwood, MN
Built 1989 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 21
T 73
GoodOver: WATONWAN RIVER
2.1 MI W OF JCT TH 71, Cottonwood, MN
Built 1989 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 36
CR 130
GoodOver: DAGGETT BROOK
1.4 MI S OF JCT CSAH 2, Crow Wing, MN
Built 1979 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 140
CSAH 1
GoodOver: WILLOW CREEK
1.0 MI E OF JCT CSAH 15, Crow Wing, MN
Built 1981 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 983
T 474
GoodOver: NOKASIPPI RIVER
2.0 MI S OF JCT CR 159, Crow Wing, MN
Built 1985 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 35
T 484
GoodOver: SAND CREEK
0.7 MI E OF JCT CSAH 25, Crow Wing, MN
Built 1985 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 10
T 262
GoodOver: LITTLE PINE RIVER
3.0 MI N;E OF JCT CSAH 1, Crow Wing, MN
Built 1994 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 20
CSAH 54
GoodOver: DRY RUN
0.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 68, Dakota, MN
Built 1971 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 3,900
T 126
GoodOver: N BR CHUB CREEK
0.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 47, Dakota, MN
Built 1987 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 40
T 186
GoodOver: STREAM
0.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 88, Dakota, MN
Built 1992 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 50
T 1214
GoodOver: VERMILLION RIVER
1.7 MI N OF JCT CSAH 80, Dakota, MN
Built 1995 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 185
T 167
GoodOver: N BR CHUB CREEK
0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 80S, Dakota, MN
Built 1992 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 180
CSAH 23
GoodOver: VERMILLION RIVER
0.6 MI N OF JCT CSAH 78, Dakota, MN
Built 1923 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 6,034
T 149
GoodOver: Milliken Creek
0.1 mi S of JCT CSAH 20, Dodge, MN
Built 2001 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 9
T 9
GoodOver: S FK ZUMBRO RIVER
0.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 13, Dodge, MN
Built 1979 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 30
CSAH 24
GoodOver: MID FK ZUMBRO RIVER
0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 1, Dodge, MN
Built 1975 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 700
T 166
GoodOver: MID FK CEDAR RIVER
1.2 MI N OF JCT TH 30, Dodge, MN
Built 1980 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 68
T 160
GoodOver: MID FK CEDAR RIVER
0.4 MI S OF JCT TH 30, Dodge, MN
Built 1983 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 15
T 152
GoodOver: MID FK ZUMBRO RIVER
1.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 24, Dodge, MN
Built 1987 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 455
T 139
GoodOver: STREAM
0.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 6, Dodge, MN
Built 1991 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 30
T 139
GoodOver: SALEM CREEK
0.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH 6, Dodge, MN
Built 1996 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 35
CR 65
GoodOver: LONG PRAIRIE RIVER
0.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH 5, Douglas, MN
Built 1996 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 75
T 340
GoodOver: CO DITCH # 8
0.9 MI W OF JCT CSAH 13, Faribault, MN
Built 1975 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 20
T 115
GoodOver: RICE CREEK
1.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 13, Faribault, MN
Built 1920 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 65
T 254
GoodOver: JUD DITCH # 12
0.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 6, Faribault, MN
Built 1981 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 40
T 93
GoodOver: JUD DITCH # 2
1.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 16, Faribault, MN
Built 1981 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 30
T 247
GoodOver: JUD DITCH # 7
0.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 2, Faribault, MN
Built 1976 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 36
T 249
GoodOver: LITTLE BADGER CREEK
0.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 6, Faribault, MN
Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 40
T 332
GoodOver: FOSTER CREEK (JD #1)
0.8 MI S OF JCT TH 109, Faribault, MN
Built 1980 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 13
T 442
GoodOver: STREAM
2.9 MI S JCT CSAH 44, Fillmore, MN
Built 2007 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 48
T 190
GoodOver: TROUT CREEK
0.8 MI E OF JCT TH 30, Fillmore, MN
Built 1980 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 29
CSAH 13
GoodOver: E BR SHELL ROCK RIVER
0.5 MI W OF JCT CSAH 26, Freeborn, MN
Built 1995 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 930
CR 68
GoodOver: Big Cobb River
1.2 mi E of County Line, Freeborn, MN
Built 2002 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 30
CSAH 18
GoodOver: CO DITCH # 55
0.6 MI N OF JCT CSAH 5, Freeborn, MN
Built 2004 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 310
T 65
GoodOver: W BR ORCHARD CREEK
0.8 MI E OF JCT CSAH 34, Freeborn, MN
Built 2008 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 49
T 37
GoodOver: MUD LAKE CREEK
0.6 MI N OF JCT CSAH 13, Freeborn, MN
Built 2014 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 49
CSAH 26
GoodOver: PETER LUND CREEK
1.0 MI N OF JCT CSAH 19, Freeborn, MN
Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1,200
CSAH 6
GoodOver: COBB CREEK
0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 33, Freeborn, MN
Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 150
T 356
GoodOver: JD #25
0.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH 49, Freeborn, MN
Built 1947 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 15
T 35
GoodOver: WOODBURY CREEK
1.7 MI E OF JCT CSAH 34, Freeborn, MN
Built 1939 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 25
CSAH 66
GoodOver: TROUT BROOK
0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 1, Goodhue, MN
Built 1975 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 5,400
CSAH 7
GoodOver: STREAM
1.3 MI N OF JCT CR 41, Goodhue, MN
Built 1980 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 320
Showing 6,951-7,000 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.
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How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
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