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
CSAH 5
GoodOver: DITCH
0.3 MI S OF JCT CR 116, Watonwan, MN
Built 1991 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 670
T 140
GoodOver: STREAM
0.1 MI N OF JCT CR 119, Watonwan, MN
Built 1983 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 35
T 22
GoodOver: SPRING BRANCH CREEK
0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 16, Watonwan, MN
Built 1985 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 32
T 100
GoodOver: JUD DITCH # 13
0.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 3, Watonwan, MN
Built 1972 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 25
T 101
GoodOver: JUD DITCH # 13
0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 3, Watonwan, MN
Built 1972 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 30
T 68
GoodOver: BUTTERFIELD CREEK
1.0 MI W OF JCT CSAH 27, Watonwan, MN
Built 1973 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 30
T 146
GoodOver: N FK WATONWAN RIVER
2.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 17, Watonwan, MN
Built 1974 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 20
T 141
GoodOver: WATONWAN RIVER
0.4 MI N OF JCT CR 116, Watonwan, MN
Built 1974 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 25
T 3
GoodOver: N BR ST JAMES CREEK
1.1 MI S OF JCT TH 60, Watonwan, MN
Built 1974 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 25
T 39
GoodOver: BUTTERFIELD CREEK
1.6 MI W OF JCT CSAH 5, Watonwan, MN
Built 1977 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 25
T 115
GoodOver: BUTTERFIELD CREEK
0.3 MI N OF JCT CR 116, Watonwan, MN
Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 45
T 64
GoodOver: ST JAMES CREEK
0.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 27, Watonwan, MN
Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 23
T 91
GoodOver: PERCH CREEK
1.2 MI S OF JCT TH 30, Watonwan, MN
Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 30
T 117
GoodOver: N BR ST JAMES CREEK
0.9 MI N OF JCT CR 119, Watonwan, MN
Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 15
T 23
GoodOver: STREAM
0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 12, Watonwan, MN
Built 1979 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 12
T 42
GoodOver: TRIB TO BUTTERFIELD CRK
1.5 MI N OF JCT TH 60, Watonwan, MN
Built 1979 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 25
T 40
GoodOver: JUD DITCH # 13
2.6 MI W OF JCT CR 113, Watonwan, MN
Built 1980 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 40
T 132
GoodOver: STREAM
0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 119, Watonwan, MN
Built 1980 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 10
T 153
GoodOver: JUD DITCH # 1
1.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 10, Watonwan, MN
Built 1983 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 20
T 35
GoodOver: SPRING BRANCH CREEK
0.2 MI W OF JCT CR 117, Watonwan, MN
Built 1984 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 20
T 60
GoodOver: PERCH CREEK
0.2 MI S OF JCT TH 30, Watonwan, MN
Built 1985 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 39
CR 192
GoodOver: BUFFALO CREEK (JD #1)
ON NORTH CO LINE, Wilkin, MN
Built 1994 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 25
CSAH 19
GoodOver: S BR BUFFALO RIVER
1.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 30, Wilkin, MN
Built 1995 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 171
T 56
GoodOver: CO DITCH # 1B
0.1 MI E OF JCT CR 155, Wilkin, MN
Built 1996 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 20
T 69
GoodOver: CO DITCH # 3
0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 16, Wilkin, MN
Built 1998 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 17
CSAH 19
GoodOver: STREAM
0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 168, Wilkin, MN
Built 1998 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 255
CSAH 19
GoodOver: CO DITCH # 15
1.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 16, Wilkin, MN
Built 1998 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 295
T 120
GoodOver: S Fk Rabbit River
1.3 MI W OF JCT TH 9, Wilkin, MN
Built 2000 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 10
T 151
GoodOver: S Fk Rabbit River
1.1 MI N OF JCT TH 55, Wilkin, MN
Built 2000 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 18
T 180
GoodOver: Whiskey Creek
0.4 MI N OF JCT TH 75, Wilkin, MN
Built 2000 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1
T 91
GoodOver: Doran Slough
0.7 MI S OF JCT CSAH 8, Wilkin, MN
Built 2000 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 5
T 220
GoodOver: STREAM
0.92 MI N JCT CSAH 26, Wilkin, MN
Built 2006 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 10
T 72
GoodOver: CO DITCH # 3
0.1 MI E JCT CSAH 16, Wilkin, MN
Built 2006 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 16
SERVICE RD
GoodOver: CO DITCH # 3
.8 MI NE OF SW CORNER SEC, Wilkin, MN
Built 2006 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 2
CSAH 32
GoodOver: CO DITCH # 13
1.9 MI W OF JCT CSAH 11, Wilkin, MN
Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 49
CR 169
GoodOver: CO DITCH # 8
0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 156, Wilkin, MN
Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 31
CR 160
GoodOver: CO DITCH # 2
1.9 MI E OF JCT CSAH 19, Wilkin, MN
Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 63
CR 162
GoodOver: CO DITCH # 4A
0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 17, Wilkin, MN
Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 103
T 95
GoodOver: CO DITCH # 8A
1.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 4, Wilkin, MN
Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 20
T 107
GoodOver: CO DITCH # 8A
0.9 MI W OF JCT CR 169, Wilkin, MN
Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 20
T 48
GoodOver: STREAM
0.8 MI E OF JCT TH 75, Wilkin, MN
Built 1995 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 11
CSAH 3
GoodOver: STREAM
0.7 MI S OF JCT CR172, Wilkin, MN
Built 1971 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 478
CSAH 3
GoodOver: WHISKEY CREEK
0.3 MI N OF JCT TH75, Wilkin, MN
Built 1971 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 478
CSAH 3
GoodOver: STREAM
0.3 MI N OF JCT CR170, Wilkin, MN
Built 1971 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 478
CR 186
GoodOver: WOLVERTON CREEK
0.7 MI E OF JCT CR 151, Wilkin, MN
Built 1975 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 54
T 233
GoodOver: CO DITCH # 15
0.1 MI N OF JCT CR 168, Wilkin, MN
Built 1980 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 5
T 14
GoodOver: S BR BUFFALO RIVER
1.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 11, Wilkin, MN
Built 1981 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 20
T 221
GoodOver: JUD DITCH # 3
0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 188, Wilkin, MN
Built 1981 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 18
T 196
GoodOver: CO DITCH # 3
0.1 MI N OF JCT TH 210, Wilkin, MN
Built 1981 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 18
T 212
GoodOver: CO DITCH # 3,BR # 2
1.1 MI N OF JCT TH 210, Wilkin, MN
Built 1981 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 19
Showing 7,901-7,950 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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