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

MN 5

Good

Over: HIGH ISLAND CREEK

0.6 MI N OF ARLINGTON, Sibley, MN

Built 1991 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 3,693

US 53

Good

Over: CLOQUET RIVER

0.2 MI N OF JCT TH 33, St. Louis, MN

Built 2000 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 5,150

US 53

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

1.7 MI N OF CSAH 65, St. Louis, MN

Built 2007 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,846

CSAH 51

Good

Over: PRAIRIE RIVER

0.4 MI S OF JCT CR 816, St. Louis, MN

Built 2022 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 120

CR 666

Good

Over: RAILROAD; WYMAN CREEK

1.8 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 110, St. Louis, MN

Built 2023 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 212

MN 9

Good

Over: POMME DE TERRE RIVER

3.2 MI SE OF MORRIS, Stevens, MN

Built 2017 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 2,100

MN 9

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

2.0 MI E OF BENSON, Swift, MN

Built 2013 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,850

US 12

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

6.6 MI E OF JCT TH 59, Swift, MN

Built 2023 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,318

CSAH 69

Good

Over: MINNEOPA CREEK

0.6 MI NE OF JCT TH 169, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1995 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 123

US 71

Good

Over: WING RIVER

0.1 MI SE OF JCT TH 210, Todd, MN

Built 1983 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 2,493

T 350

Good

Over: LONG PRAIRIE RIVER

0.1 MI E OF JCT CR 79, Todd, MN

Built 1996 Load: 37.7 t ADT: 29

T 29

Good

Over: LOST CREEK

0.5 MI S OF JCT TH 212, Lac qui Parle, MN

Built 1999 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 34

CR 103

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: CAREY CREEK

0.5 MI W OF JCT TH 63, Olmsted, MN

Built 2004 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 1,500

T 162

Good

Over: CHETAMBA CREEK

0.8 MI S OF JCT CR 64, Renville, MN

Built 1998 Load: 37.8 t ADT: 38

CSAH 18

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: RICE RIVER

0.5 MI W OF JCT TH 65, Aitkin, MN

Built 2013 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 265

MN 1

Good

Over: MUD RIVER (DAM)

0.5 MI E OF REDBY, Beltrami, MN

Built 2013 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 3,000

US 212

Good

Over: KOEHNEN CREEK

1.0 MI NW JCTMN41; CSAH10, Carver, MN

Built 2007 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 13,484

CSAH 32

Good

Over: S FK CROW RIVER

3.2 MI W OF JCT TH 25, Carver, MN

Built 2022 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 575

T 14

Good

Over: GULL RIVER

0.8 MI W OF CO LINE, Cass, MN

Built 2003 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 144

MN 25

Good

Over: BNSF RAILROAD

0.5 MI S OF JCT TH 210, Crow Wing, MN

Built 2023 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 7,998

T 232

Good

Over: COON CREEK

1.0 MI S OF JCT CSAH 52, Faribault, MN

Built 2017 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 200

MSAS 122

Good

Over: CP RAIL

0.1 MI N OF JCT TH 61, Goodhue, MN

Built 1984 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 2,150

MN 9

Good

Over: MUSTINKA RIVER

1.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 8, Grant, MN

Built 2022 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 470

CSAH 66

Good

Over: BNSF RR

0.8 mi W of jct CSAH 2, Hennepin, MN

Built 2001 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 9,000

MSAS 140

Good

Over: MINNEHAHA CREEK

0.1 MI W OF JCT TH 100, Hennepin, MN

Built 1985 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 2,902

MSAS 164

Good

Over: CP RAIL

1.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 9, Hennepin, MN

Built 2001 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 5,700

CON 711

Good

Over: MIDTOWN GREENWAY

1.4 MI S OF JCT TH 94, Hennepin, MN

Built 2021 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 1

US 169

Good

Over: Elm Creek

7.6 MI N OF JCT TH 94, Hennepin, MN

Built 2017 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 18,250

MN 95

Good

Over: RUM RIVER

0.6 MI W OF CAMBRIDGE, Isanti, MN

Built 2014 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 11,700

UT 367

Good

Over: RAT ROOT RIVER

7 MI S OF US 53, Koochiching, MN

Built 2019 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 1

T 155

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: STEWART RIVER

2.2 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 2, Lake, MN

Built 2022 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 3,237

I 90

Good

Over: LILY CREEK

3.4 MI W OF JCT TH 15, Martin, MN

Built 1973 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 3,209

I 90

Good

Over: LILY CREEK

3.4 MI W OF JCT TH 15, Martin, MN

Built 1973 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 3,209

MN 105

Good

Over: WOODBURY CREEK

0.7 MI N OF IOWA LINE, Mower, MN

Built 2010 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 199

CSAH 3

Good

Over: MARSH RIVER

0.5 MI W OF JCT TH 75, Norman, MN

Built 1981 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 202

CSAH 5

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: McDERMOTT CREEK

2.8 MI W OF JCT T1402, Pine, MN

Built 2019 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 1

CR 134

Good

Over: Clearwater River

1.8 mi S of jct CSAH 32, Red Lake, MN

Built 2001 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 25

CR 53

Good

Over: ELK RIVER

0.1 MI E OF JCT CR54, Sherburne, MN

Built 2015 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 460

CSAH 17

Good

Over: RUSH RIVER

2.0 MI N OF JCT CSAH 18, Sibley, MN

Built 2008 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 613

CSAH 97

Good

Over: EMBARRASS RIVER

0.5 MI W OF JCT CSAH4, St. Louis, MN

Built 2013 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 435

CSAH 4

Good

Over: WATER HEN CREEK

1.0 MI S OF JCT CSAH 16, St. Louis, MN

Built 2015 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 760

CR 937

Good

Over: FLINT CREEK

0.2 MI S OF JCT CR540, St. Louis, MN

Built 2016 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 110

CR 860

Good

Over: ARTICHOKE RIVER

0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 31, St. Louis, MN

Built 2021 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 5

CSAH 7

Good

Over: N BR ZUMBRO RIVER

2.0 MI SE OF JCT TH60, Wabasha, MN

Built 1972 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 550

CSAH 22

Good

Over: CP RR

2.5 MI SE OF JT TH494;61, Washington, MN

Built 2005 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 16,000

T 258

Good

Over: 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

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