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 3
GoodOver: CANBY CREEK
0.7 MI E OF JCT TH 75, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 1986 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 908
CR D2
GoodOver: CO DITCH # 9
1.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 32, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 1986 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 40
T 46
GoodOver: MUD CREEK
0.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 31, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 1986 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 20
CSAH 13
GoodOver: JUD DITCH # 1A
0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 33, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 1986 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 512
T 18
GoodOver: STREAM
0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 30, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 1986 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 30
T 38
GoodOver: SPRING CREEK
0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 28, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 1985 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 20
T 58
GoodOver: LAC QUI PARLE RIVER
0.5 MI N OF S CO LINE, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 1977 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 50
T 33
GoodOver: STREAM
1.2 MI W OF JCT TH 68, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 1977 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 20
T 63
GoodOver: STREAM
0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 4, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 1984 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 15
CR 74
GoodOver: MORRISON BROOK
1.0 MI W OF JCT TH 169, Aitkin, MN
Built 1994 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 306
CR 129
GoodOver: TRELIPE CREEK
0.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 7, Cass, MN
Built 2018 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 145
CR 101
GoodOver: WILD RICE RIVER
0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 1;1, Mahnomen, MN
Built 1985 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 75
MN 220
GoodOver: SNAKE RIVER
0.1 MI N OF JCT TH 317, Marshall, MN
Built 2020 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 230
MN 30
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
0.1 MI W OF N JCT TH 52, Olmsted, MN
Built 2023 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 1,019
US 59
GoodOver: POPLAR RIVER
4.9 MI N OF ERSKINE, Polk, MN
Built 2013 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 1,700
CR 59
GoodOver: HEATH CREEK
2.9 MI W OF JCT TH 19, Rice, MN
Built 2012 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 495
US 53
GoodOver: RICE RIVER
6.0 MI S OF COOK, St. Louis, MN
Built 2012 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 4,178
M 915
GoodOver: TISCHERS CREEK
0.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 9, St. Louis, MN
Built 2020 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 33
CR 56
GoodOver: POMME DE TERRE RIVER
2.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 20, Swift, MN
Built 1987 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 45
CSAH 1
GoodOver: LONG PRAIRIE RIVER
1.3 MI S OF JCT CR 65, Todd, MN
Built 2017 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 340
T 161
GoodOver: ST FRANCIS RIVER
0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 6, Benton, MN
Built 2007 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 70
T 107
GoodOver: BUFFALO CREEK
0.7 MI W OF JCT CSAH 9, McLeod, MN
Built 1979 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 52
CR 210
GoodOver: Stream
1.3 mi W of jct CSAH 40, Rice, MN
Built 2001 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 95
MN 25
GoodOver: UP RR
1.8 MI N OF JCT TH 169, Scott, MN
Built 1987 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 5,036
MN 55
GoodOver: CP RAIL
3.1 MI W OF JCT TH 15; 55, Stearns, MN
Built 2005 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 3,993
CSAH 14
GoodOver: DITCH
0.3 MI W JCT HANSON BLVD, Anoka, MN
Built 2011 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 16,983
CSAH 22
GoodOver: TURTLE RIVER
0.8 MI SE OF JCT CSAH 15, Beltrami, MN
Built 2020 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 722
T 172
GoodOver: ST FRANCIS RIVER
0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 6, Benton, MN
Built 2007 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 82
T 36
GoodOver: PERCH CREEK
0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 24, Blue Earth, MN
Built 1968 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 28
CSAH 10
GoodOver: BIG COBB RIVER
0.4 MI W OF JCT TH 22, Blue Earth, MN
Built 1974 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,300
T 36
GoodOver: WILLOW CREEK
0.5 MI E OF JCT CR 146, Blue Earth, MN
Built 1977 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 40
T 474
GoodOver: BOY RIVER
1.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 7, Cass, MN
Built 2016 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 81
MN 16
GoodOver: SPRING VALLEY CREEK
0.4 MI E OF E JCT TH 63, Fillmore, MN
Built 1992 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,517
T 281
GoodOver: PETER LUND CREEK
0.9 MI W OF JCT CSAH 26, Freeborn, MN
Built 2009 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 63
T 127
GoodOver: BELLE CREEK
1.0 MI S OF JCT TH 19, Goodhue, MN
Built 2017 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 49
MN 16
GoodOver: Root River
1.0 mi N of jct TH 44, Houston, MN
Built 2002 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 7,319
UT 57
GoodOver: WINTER ROAD RIVER
0.3 MI W JCT CR 75, Lake of the Woods, MN
Built 2008 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 12
CSAH 6
GoodOver: SWAN RIVER
0.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 12, Morrison, MN
Built 2023 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 470
CSAH 28
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK
0.2 MI N OF JCT TH 30, Murray, MN
Built 2014 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 55
T 27
GoodOver: DES MOINES RIVER
0.6 MI W OF JCT CSAH 44, Murray, MN
Built 2015 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 49
MN 30
GoodOver: N BR ROOT RIVER
4.0 MI W OF N JCT TH 52, Olmsted, MN
Built 2023 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,300
T 1023
GoodOver: OTTER TAIL RIVER
0.3 MI E JCT CR 111, Otter Tail, MN
Built 2006 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 314
CSAH 52
GoodOver: KETTLE RIVER
0.5 MI W OF JCT CSAH 61, Pine, MN
Built 2020 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 208
CSAH 15
GoodOver: COTTONWOOD RIVER
1.0 MI W OF JCT TH 71, Redwood, MN
Built 2014 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 420
CR 59
GoodOver: Heath Creek
1.5 mi W of jct CSAH 46, Rice, MN
Built 2001 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 85
CR 55
GoodOver: ELK CREEK
0.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 16, Rock, MN
Built 2015 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 31
CSAH 139
GoodOver: LITTLE FORK RIVER
0.6 MI N OF JCT TH 1, St. Louis, MN
Built 1983 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 35
CSAH 41
GoodOver: LITTLE KNIFE RIVER
0.1 MI N OF JCT CR258, St. Louis, MN
Built 2018 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 380
UT 9241
GoodOver: WATER HEN CREEK
0.2 MI W OF JCT CR 322, St. Louis, MN
Built 2019 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 49
T 442
GoodOver: SWAN RIVER
0.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH12, Todd, MN
Built 2016 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 101
Showing 8,001-8,050 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.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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