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
MN 5
GoodOver: HIGH ISLAND CREEK
0.6 MI N OF ARLINGTON, Sibley, MN
Built 1991 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 3,693
US 53
GoodOver: CLOQUET RIVER
0.2 MI N OF JCT TH 33, St. Louis, MN
Built 2000 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 5,150
US 53
GoodOver: JOHNSON CREEK
1.7 MI N OF CSAH 65, St. Louis, MN
Built 2007 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,846
CSAH 51
GoodOver: PRAIRIE RIVER
0.4 MI S OF JCT CR 816, St. Louis, MN
Built 2022 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 120
CR 666
GoodOver: RAILROAD; WYMAN CREEK
1.8 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 110, St. Louis, MN
Built 2023 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 212
MN 9
GoodOver: POMME DE TERRE RIVER
3.2 MI SE OF MORRIS, Stevens, MN
Built 2017 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 2,100
MN 9
GoodOver: MUD CREEK
2.0 MI E OF BENSON, Swift, MN
Built 2013 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,850
US 12
GoodOver: COTTONWOOD CREEK
6.6 MI E OF JCT TH 59, Swift, MN
Built 2023 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,318
CSAH 69
GoodOver: MINNEOPA CREEK
0.6 MI NE OF JCT TH 169, Blue Earth, MN
Built 1995 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 123
US 71
GoodOver: WING RIVER
0.1 MI SE OF JCT TH 210, Todd, MN
Built 1983 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 2,493
T 350
GoodOver: LONG PRAIRIE RIVER
0.1 MI E OF JCT CR 79, Todd, MN
Built 1996 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 29
T 29
GoodOver: LOST CREEK
0.5 MI S OF JCT TH 212, Lac qui Parle, MN
Built 1999 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 34
CR 103
GoodOver: S BR MID FK ZUMBRO RIVER
0.1 MI E OF JCT CR 105, Olmsted, MN
Built 1992 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 315
CSAH 6
GoodOver: CAREY CREEK
0.5 MI W OF JCT TH 63, Olmsted, MN
Built 2004 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 1,500
T 162
GoodOver: CHETAMBA CREEK
0.8 MI S OF JCT CR 64, Renville, MN
Built 1998 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 38
CSAH 18
GoodOver: RED RIVER OF THE NORTH
1.0 MI W OF JCT TH 75, Wilkin, MN
Built 1988 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 641
CSAH 4
GoodOver: RICE RIVER
0.5 MI W OF JCT TH 65, Aitkin, MN
Built 2013 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 265
MN 1
GoodOver: MUD RIVER (DAM)
0.5 MI E OF REDBY, Beltrami, MN
Built 2013 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 3,000
US 212
GoodOver: KOEHNEN CREEK
1.0 MI NW JCTMN41; CSAH10, Carver, MN
Built 2007 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 13,484
CSAH 32
GoodOver: S FK CROW RIVER
3.2 MI W OF JCT TH 25, Carver, MN
Built 2022 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 575
T 14
GoodOver: GULL RIVER
0.8 MI W OF CO LINE, Cass, MN
Built 2003 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 144
MN 25
GoodOver: BNSF RAILROAD
0.5 MI S OF JCT TH 210, Crow Wing, MN
Built 2023 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 7,998
T 232
GoodOver: COON CREEK
1.0 MI S OF JCT CSAH 52, Faribault, MN
Built 2017 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 200
MSAS 122
GoodOver: CP RAIL
0.1 MI N OF JCT TH 61, Goodhue, MN
Built 1984 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 2,150
MN 9
GoodOver: MUSTINKA RIVER
1.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 8, Grant, MN
Built 2022 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 470
CSAH 66
GoodOver: BNSF RR
0.8 mi W of jct CSAH 2, Hennepin, MN
Built 2001 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 9,000
MSAS 140
GoodOver: MINNEHAHA CREEK
0.1 MI W OF JCT TH 100, Hennepin, MN
Built 1985 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 2,902
MSAS 164
GoodOver: CP RAIL
1.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 9, Hennepin, MN
Built 2001 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 5,700
CON 711
GoodOver: MIDTOWN GREENWAY
1.4 MI S OF JCT TH 94, Hennepin, MN
Built 2021 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 1
US 169
GoodOver: Elm Creek
7.6 MI N OF JCT TH 94, Hennepin, MN
Built 2017 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 18,250
MN 95
GoodOver: RUM RIVER
0.6 MI W OF CAMBRIDGE, Isanti, MN
Built 2014 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 11,700
UT 367
GoodOver: RAT ROOT RIVER
7 MI S OF US 53, Koochiching, MN
Built 2019 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 1
T 155
GoodOver: LAC QUI PARLE RIVER
0.8 MI W OF JCT CR 63, Lac qui Parle, MN
Built 1985 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 29
MN 61
GoodOver: STEWART RIVER
2.2 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 2, Lake, MN
Built 2022 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 3,237
I 90
GoodOver: LILY CREEK
3.4 MI W OF JCT TH 15, Martin, MN
Built 1973 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 3,209
I 90
GoodOver: LILY CREEK
3.4 MI W OF JCT TH 15, Martin, MN
Built 1973 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 3,209
MN 105
GoodOver: WOODBURY CREEK
0.7 MI N OF IOWA LINE, Mower, MN
Built 2010 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 199
CSAH 3
GoodOver: MARSH RIVER
0.5 MI W OF JCT TH 75, Norman, MN
Built 1981 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 202
CSAH 5
GoodOver: MIDDLE FK ZUMBRO RIVER
2.96 MI SE OF JCT CSAH 3, Olmsted, MN
Built 2020 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 1,700
T 1400
GoodOver: McDERMOTT CREEK
2.8 MI W OF JCT T1402, Pine, MN
Built 2019 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 1
CR 134
GoodOver: Clearwater River
1.8 mi S of jct CSAH 32, Red Lake, MN
Built 2001 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 25
CR 53
GoodOver: ELK RIVER
0.1 MI E OF JCT CR54, Sherburne, MN
Built 2015 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 460
CSAH 17
GoodOver: RUSH RIVER
2.0 MI N OF JCT CSAH 18, Sibley, MN
Built 2008 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 613
CSAH 97
GoodOver: EMBARRASS RIVER
0.5 MI W OF JCT CSAH4, St. Louis, MN
Built 2013 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 435
CSAH 4
GoodOver: WATER HEN CREEK
1.0 MI S OF JCT CSAH 16, St. Louis, MN
Built 2015 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 760
CR 937
GoodOver: FLINT CREEK
0.2 MI S OF JCT CR540, St. Louis, MN
Built 2016 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 110
CR 860
GoodOver: ARTICHOKE RIVER
0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 31, St. Louis, MN
Built 2021 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 5
CSAH 7
GoodOver: N BR ZUMBRO RIVER
2.0 MI SE OF JCT TH60, Wabasha, MN
Built 1972 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 550
CSAH 22
GoodOver: CP RR
2.5 MI SE OF JT TH494;61, Washington, MN
Built 2005 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 16,000
T 258
GoodOver: S FK CROW RIVER
0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 17, Wright, MN
Built 1978 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 500
Showing 8,201-8,250 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.
Check Your Daily Bridges
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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