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 5

Good

Over: DITCH

0.3 MI S OF JCT CR 116, Watonwan, MN

Built 1991 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 670

T 140

Good

Over: STREAM

0.1 MI N OF JCT CR 119, Watonwan, MN

Built 1983 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 35

T 22

Good

Over: SPRING BRANCH CREEK

0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 16, Watonwan, MN

Built 1985 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 32

T 100

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 13

0.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 3, Watonwan, MN

Built 1972 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 25

T 101

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 13

0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 3, Watonwan, MN

Built 1972 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 30

T 68

Good

Over: BUTTERFIELD CREEK

1.0 MI W OF JCT CSAH 27, Watonwan, MN

Built 1973 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 30

T 146

Good

Over: N FK WATONWAN RIVER

2.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 17, Watonwan, MN

Built 1974 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 20

T 141

Good

Over: WATONWAN RIVER

0.4 MI N OF JCT CR 116, Watonwan, MN

Built 1974 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 25

T 3

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: BUTTERFIELD CREEK

1.6 MI W OF JCT CSAH 5, Watonwan, MN

Built 1977 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 25

T 115

Good

Over: BUTTERFIELD CREEK

0.3 MI N OF JCT CR 116, Watonwan, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 45

T 64

Good

Over: ST JAMES CREEK

0.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 27, Watonwan, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 23

T 91

Good

Over: PERCH CREEK

1.2 MI S OF JCT TH 30, Watonwan, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 30

T 117

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: STREAM

0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 12, Watonwan, MN

Built 1979 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 12

T 42

Good

Over: TRIB TO BUTTERFIELD CRK

1.5 MI N OF JCT TH 60, Watonwan, MN

Built 1979 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 25

T 40

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 13

2.6 MI W OF JCT CR 113, Watonwan, MN

Built 1980 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 40

T 132

Good

Over: STREAM

0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 119, Watonwan, MN

Built 1980 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 10

T 153

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 1

1.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 10, Watonwan, MN

Built 1983 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 20

T 35

Good

Over: SPRING BRANCH CREEK

0.2 MI W OF JCT CR 117, Watonwan, MN

Built 1984 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 20

T 60

Good

Over: PERCH CREEK

0.2 MI S OF JCT TH 30, Watonwan, MN

Built 1985 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 39

CR 192

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK (JD #1)

ON NORTH CO LINE, Wilkin, MN

Built 1994 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 25

CSAH 19

Good

Over: S BR BUFFALO RIVER

1.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 30, Wilkin, MN

Built 1995 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 171

T 56

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 1B

0.1 MI E OF JCT CR 155, Wilkin, MN

Built 1996 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 20

T 69

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 3

0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 16, Wilkin, MN

Built 1998 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 17

CSAH 19

Good

Over: STREAM

0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 168, Wilkin, MN

Built 1998 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 255

CSAH 19

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 15

1.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 16, Wilkin, MN

Built 1998 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 295

T 120

Good

Over: S Fk Rabbit River

1.3 MI W OF JCT TH 9, Wilkin, MN

Built 2000 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 10

T 151

Good

Over: S Fk Rabbit River

1.1 MI N OF JCT TH 55, Wilkin, MN

Built 2000 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 18

T 180

Good

Over: Whiskey Creek

0.4 MI N OF JCT TH 75, Wilkin, MN

Built 2000 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1

T 91

Good

Over: Doran Slough

0.7 MI S OF JCT CSAH 8, Wilkin, MN

Built 2000 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 5

T 220

Good

Over: STREAM

0.92 MI N JCT CSAH 26, Wilkin, MN

Built 2006 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 10

T 72

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 3

0.1 MI E JCT CSAH 16, Wilkin, MN

Built 2006 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 16

SERVICE RD

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 3

.8 MI NE OF SW CORNER SEC, Wilkin, MN

Built 2006 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 2

CSAH 32

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 13

1.9 MI W OF JCT CSAH 11, Wilkin, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 49

CR 169

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 8

0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 156, Wilkin, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 31

CR 160

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 2

1.9 MI E OF JCT CSAH 19, Wilkin, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 63

CR 162

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 4A

0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 17, Wilkin, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 103

T 95

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 8A

1.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 4, Wilkin, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 20

T 107

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 8A

0.9 MI W OF JCT CR 169, Wilkin, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 20

T 48

Good

Over: STREAM

0.8 MI E OF JCT TH 75, Wilkin, MN

Built 1995 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 11

CSAH 3

Good

Over: STREAM

0.7 MI S OF JCT CR172, Wilkin, MN

Built 1971 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 478

CSAH 3

Good

Over: WHISKEY CREEK

0.3 MI N OF JCT TH75, Wilkin, MN

Built 1971 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 478

CSAH 3

Good

Over: STREAM

0.3 MI N OF JCT CR170, Wilkin, MN

Built 1971 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 478

CR 186

Good

Over: WOLVERTON CREEK

0.7 MI E OF JCT CR 151, Wilkin, MN

Built 1975 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 54

T 233

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 15

0.1 MI N OF JCT CR 168, Wilkin, MN

Built 1980 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 5

T 14

Good

Over: S BR BUFFALO RIVER

1.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 11, Wilkin, MN

Built 1981 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 20

T 221

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 3

0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 188, Wilkin, MN

Built 1981 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 18

T 196

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 3

0.1 MI N OF JCT TH 210, Wilkin, MN

Built 1981 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 18

T 212

Good

Over: 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

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