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 291
GoodOver: STREAM
0.7 MI E OF W CO LINE, Goodhue, MN
Built 1979 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 44
T 234
GoodOver: STREAM
1.4 MI E OF JCT CR 47, Goodhue, MN
Built 1979 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 40
T 363
GoodOver: STREAM
1.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 11, Goodhue, MN
Built 1979 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 30
T 120
GoodOver: SPRING CREEK
0.2 MI E OF JCT TH 56, Goodhue, MN
Built 1979 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 60
CSAH 3
GoodOver: STREAM
0.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 2, Goodhue, MN
Built 1968 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 485
CSAH 12
GoodOver: PEARL CREEK
0.1 MI E OF JCT TH 56, Goodhue, MN
Built 1976 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1,350
CSAH 27
GoodOver: STREAM
2.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 62, Goodhue, MN
Built 1982 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 710
CSAH 24
GoodOver: STREAM
3.8 MI SW OF JCT TH 52, Goodhue, MN
Built 1984 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 600
CSAH 7
GoodOver: STREAM
0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 9, Goodhue, MN
Built 1979 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 395
T 302
GoodOver: STREAM
0.4 MI N OF JCT TH 60, Goodhue, MN
Built 1979 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 23
T 362
GoodOver: CO DITCH # 1
0.5 MI W OF JCT CSAH 13, Goodhue, MN
Built 1980 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 39
T 355
GoodOver: STREAM
0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 11, Goodhue, MN
Built 1980 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 26
CSAH 18
GoodOver: STREAM
1.9 MI N OF JCT TH 61, Goodhue, MN
Built 1987 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 6,400
T 369
GoodOver: STREAM
0.9 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 27, Goodhue, MN
Built 1981 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 26
CSAH 9
GoodOver: STREAM
1.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 2, Goodhue, MN
Built 1982 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1,450
T 120
GoodOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
0.9 MI E OF JCT TH 56, Goodhue, MN
Built 1986 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 60
CSAH 9
GoodOver: COLD CREEK
1.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 2, Goodhue, MN
Built 1980 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 930
T 313
GoodOver: STREAM
0.3 MI W OF JCT CR 55, Goodhue, MN
Built 1987 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 58
CSAH 2
GoodOver: STREAM
0.7 MI N OF JCT TH 61, Goodhue, MN
Built 1984 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 650
CSAH 24
GoodOver: STREAM
2.7 MI SW OF JCT TH 52, Goodhue, MN
Built 1984 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 600
T 172
GoodOver: STREAM
1.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 9, Goodhue, MN
Built 1985 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 54
T 202
GoodOver: STREAM
0.3 MI W OF JCT TH 58, Goodhue, MN
Built 1986 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 38
CSAH 9
GoodOver: STREAM
0.1 MI E OF JCT TH 58, Goodhue, MN
Built 1985 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1,550
CSAH 4
GoodOver: STREAM
2.7 MI S OF JCT TH 58, Goodhue, MN
Built 1991 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 330
CR 52
GoodOver: STREAM
0.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 6, Goodhue, MN
Built 1996 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 120
CSAH 1
GoodOver: STREAM
0.8 MI S OF JCT CSAH 66, Goodhue, MN
Built 1948 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1,350
CSAH 11
GoodOver: STREAM
1.7 MI W OF CO LINE, Goodhue, MN
Built 1930 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 610
CSAH 11
GoodOver: STREAM
0.2 MI W OF JCT CR 43, Goodhue, MN
Built 1957 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 980
T 225
GoodOver: COLD CREEK
0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 9, Goodhue, MN
Built 1930 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 34
T 256
GoodOver: STREAM
0.4 MI E OF JCT CSAH 4, Goodhue, MN
Built 1930 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 71
CR 37
GoodOver: CHIPPEWA RIVER
0.9 MI E OF JCT CSAH 5, Grant, MN
Built 1972 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 45
CR 37
GoodOver: POMME DE TERRE RIVER
0.9 MI W OF JCT CSAH 23, Grant, MN
Built 1974 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 40
T 166
GoodOver: POMME DE TERRE RIVER
0.4 MI S OF JCT CR 38, Grant, MN
Built 1992 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 32
T 185
GoodOver: CHIPPEWA RIVER
0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 5, Grant, MN
Built 1993 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 28
T 164
GoodOver: CHIPPEWA RIVER
1.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 5, Grant, MN
Built 1966 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 24
T 5
GoodOver: CHIPPEWA RIVER
0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 2, Grant, MN
Built 1969 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 26
T 180
GoodOver: CHIPPEWA RIVER
0.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 5, Grant, MN
Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 17
T 179
GoodOver: POMME DE TERRE RIVER
0.9 MI E OF JCT TH 59, Grant, MN
Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 20
T 336
GoodOver: CHIPPEWA RIVER
1.0 MI E OF JCT TH 55, Grant, MN
Built 1988 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 27
MSAS 247
GoodOver: MINNEHAHA CREEK
0.2 MI S OF E 46TH ST, Hennepin, MN
Built 1974 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1,650
MSAS 218
GoodOver: BASSETT CREEK
BETWEEN 10TH; 8TH AVES, Hennepin, MN
Built 1923 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1,690
CSAH 9
GoodOver: PLYMOUTH CREEK
0.9 MI E OF JCT MN 55, Hennepin, MN
Built 1987 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1
T 45
GoodOver: WINNEBAGO CREEK
1.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 17, Houston, MN
Built 1996 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 33
T 158
GoodOver: SULLIVAN CREEK
0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 20, Houston, MN
Built 1977 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 62
T 89
GoodOver: STREAM
0.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 8, Houston, MN
Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 50
T 292
GoodOver: CAMPBELL CREEK
0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 26, Houston, MN
Built 1977 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 16
T 225
GoodOver: CRYSTAL CREEK
0.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 22, Houston, MN
Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 22
T 38
GoodOver: STREAM
0.6 MI N OF JCT CSAH 5, Houston, MN
Built 1977 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 4
T 195
GoodOver: STREAM
2.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 3, Houston, MN
Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 42
T 266
GoodOver: BUTTERFIELD CREEK
1.0 MI SE OF JCT TH 44, Houston, MN
Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 36
Showing 7,001-7,050 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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