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

T 40

Good

Over: LITTLE ROCK CREEK

1.4 MI W OF JCT FORT RD, Nicollet, MN

Built 2000 Load: 38.4 t ADT: 15

MN 19

Good

Over: RAMSEY CREEK

6.8 MI W OF REDWOOD FALL, Redwood, MN

Built 1961 Load: 38.4 t ADT: 2,735

US 212

Good

Over: RILEY CREEK

1.25 MI NW JCT DELL; PIO, Hennepin, MN

Built 2006 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 47,357

CSAH 30

Good

Over: S FK YELLOW BANK RIVER

0.6 MI E OF JCT CSAH 3, Lac qui Parle, MN

Built 1999 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 395

M 20

Good

Over: CANNON RIVER

0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 14, Le Sueur, MN

Built 1978 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 500

CSAH 9

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD RIVER

0.7 MI S OF JCT CSAH 2, Lyon, MN

Built 2010 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 440

US 53

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

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

Built 2007 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 1,846

CSAH 6

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK (JD #8)

1.9 MI W OF JCT CSAH 17, Swift, MN

Built 1997 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 410

CSAH 18

Good

Over: DITCH

1.0 MI E OF JCT CSAH 17, Todd, MN

Built 1980 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 145

T 413

Good

Over: N Fk Crow River

1.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 35, Wright, MN

Built 2000 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 74

CR 152

Good

Over: MAPLE RIVER

0.6 MI S OF JCT TH 30, Blue Earth, MN

Built 2010 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 120

US 212

Good

Over: CARVER CREEK

2.2 MI NW OF JCT CSAH 43, Carver, MN

Built 2022 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 6,900

CSAH 41

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

0.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 52, Carver, MN

Built 2023 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 170

FR2127

Good

Over: BEAR BROOK

4.85 MI SE OF JCT US HWY2, Cass, MN

Built 2022 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 7

I 94

Good

Over: Crow River

2.3 MI NW OF JCT TH 101, Hennepin, MN

Built 1973 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 39,549

I 94

Good

Over: Crow River

2.3 MI NW OF JCT TH 101, Hennepin, MN

Built 1973 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 39,549

MSAS 419

Good

Over: BNSF RR

0.1 MI SE OF 15TH AVE SE, Hennepin, MN

Built 1995 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 3,357

CR 67

Good

Over: WINTER ROAD RIVER

1.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 3, Lake of the Woods, MN

Built 1991 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 35

CR 83

Good

Over: REDWOOD RIVER

2.6 MI SW OF JCT CSAH 5, Lyon, MN

Built 2017 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 63

MSAS 130

Good

Over: OTTER LAKE

1.3 MI W OF JCT CSAH 7, McLeod, MN

Built 2018 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 1,400

CSAH 72

Good

Over: OTTER TAIL RIVER

1.5 MI NW OF JCT TH 78, Otter Tail, MN

Built 2012 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 1,350

T 424

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 1

1.0 MI W OF JCT TH 220, Polk, MN

Built 1995 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 9

T 246

Good

Over: SLEEPY EYE CREEK

0.9 MI S OF JCT 170TH ST, Redwood, MN

Built 2022 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 49

CR 128

Good

Over: S FK ROSEAU RIVER

1.3 MI E OF JCT TH 89, Roseau, MN

Built 1999 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 20

CSAH 26

Good

Over: LONG PRAIRIE RIVER

0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 21, Todd, MN

Built 2019 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 420

MN 60

Good

Over: COLD CREEK

0.8 MI W OF JCT TH 63, Wabasha, MN

Built 2022 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 940

MN 60

Good

Over: UP RR

6.1 MI W OF E JCT TH 4, Watonwan, MN

Built 2013 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 3,479

US 75

Good

Over: RABBIT RIVER

5.6 MI S OF JCT MN 9, Wilkin, MN

Built 2023 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 440

CR 120

Good

Over: GARVIN BROOK

0.4 MI SW OF JCT TH 14, Winona, MN

Built 2019 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 70

CSAH 26

Good

Over: S FK WHITEWATER RIVER

0.9 MI E OF JCT MN 74, Winona, MN

Built 2021 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 1,121

MN 47

Good

Over: BNSF RR

0.3 MI NW OF JCT TH 65, Hennepin, MN

Built 1985 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 11,481

M 81

Good

Over: CHANNEL

TO SHADY ISLAND, Hennepin, MN

Built 1997 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 260

T 29

Good

Over: N FK YELLOW BANK RIVER

1.1 MI S OF JCT CR 72, Lac qui Parle, MN

Built 1977 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 33

CSAH 26

Good

Over: STREAM

0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 1, Lyon, MN

Built 1985 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 60

CR 112

Good

Over: WATONWAN RIVER

0.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 3, Watonwan, MN

Built 1979 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 135

MSAS 110

Good

Over: MINNESOTA RIVER

600 EAST OF VALLEY ST, Brown, MN

Built 1978 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 6,924

T 208

Good

Over: PILLAGER CREEK

0.2 MI S OF JCT TH 210, Cass, MN

Built 2002 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 50

M 27

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

0.4 MI S OF JCT CR 53, Goodhue, MN

Built 1987 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 10

T 75

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

1.7 MI S OF JCT CSAH 14, Nobles, MN

Built 1979 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 42

CSAH 30

Good

Over: E FK CROOKED CREEK

1.7 MI W OF JCT CSAH 24, Pine, MN

Built 2004 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 300

MN 30

Good

Over: PIPESTONE CREEK

5.1 MI W OF JCT TH 75, Pipestone, MN

Built 1992 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 1,865

US 14

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

0.7 MI W OF WALNUT GROVE, Redwood, MN

Built 1990 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 1,539

CSAH 2

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 30

0.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 4, Redwood, MN

Built 1972 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 375

CSAH 19

Good

Over: MINNESOTA RIVER

2.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 29, Redwood, MN

Built 1998 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 35

CR 500

Good

Over: LITTLE FORK RIVER

0.8 MI E OF JCT TH 73, St. Louis, MN

Built 1998 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 25

T 3632

Good

Over: STURGEON RIVER

0.1 MI E OF CO LINE, St. Louis, MN

Built 1994 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 500

M 89

Good

Over: ST JAMES CREEK

0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 27, Watonwan, MN

Built 1979 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 40

US 14

Good

Over: GARVIN BROOK

5.2 MI W OF JCT TH 61, Winona, MN

Built 1988 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 4,120

T 150

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

0.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 9, Winona, MN

Built 1980 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 8

MN 30

Good

Over: STREAM

2.9 MI W OF JCT CSAH 3, Dodge, MN

Built 2016 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,454

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