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 4

Good

Over: COON CREEK

0.6 MI E OF JCT TH 169, Faribault, MN

Built 2013 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 470

CSAH 101

Good

Over: Grays Bay Channel

2.8 mi N of jct TH 7, Hennepin, MN

Built 2000 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 14,115

CSAH 153

Good

Over: MISS RIVER; CP RAIL

0.2 MI E OF JCT TH 94, Hennepin, MN

Built 2010 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 15,600

CON 7646

Good

Over: PED-BIKE PATH

0.2 MI W OF YELLOW CIRCLE, Hennepin, MN

Built 2020 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 2,185

T 183

Good

Over: LAC QUI PARLE RIVER

0.7 MI S OF JCT CSAH 2, Lac qui Parle, MN

Built 1987 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 20

T 153

Good

Over: LAC QUI PARLE RIVER

1.8 MI E OF JCT CSAH 21, Lac qui Parle, MN

Built 1992 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 25

T 184

Good

Over: LAC QUI PARLE RIVER

0.4 MI S OF JCT CR 52, Lac qui Parle, MN

Built 2020 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 49

MN 1

Good

Over: STONY RIVER

0.4 MI SE OF JCT CSAH 2, Lake, MN

Built 2020 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 420

US 59

Good

Over: PELICAN RIVER

5.6 MI SW OF S JCT TH 34, Otter Tail, MN

Built 2012 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 3,148

T 271

Good

Over: N BR PIPESTONE CREEK

0.7 MI W OF JCT TWP 253, Pipestone, MN

Built 2013 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 58

T 118

Good

Over: JUDICIAL DITCH # 30

0.7 MI E OF JCT CSAH 2, Redwood, MN

Built 2023 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 64

CR 56

Good

Over: JUDICIAL DITCH # 15

1.6 MI N OF JCT US 212, Renville, MN

Built 2022 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 80

CSAH 8

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.9 MI W OF JCT CSAH 11, Rock, MN

Built 2015 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 309

CSAH 24

Good

Over: ELK RIVER

0.9 MI E OF JCT CSAH 23, Sherburne, MN

Built 2015 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,850

CSAH 56

Good

Over: MIDWAY RIVER

0.8 MI E OF JCT TH2, St. Louis, MN

Built 2013 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 2,200

M 4

Good

Over: EAST TWO RIVER

0.1 MI E OF JCT TH135, St. Louis, MN

Built 2017 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 37

CSAH 24

Good

Over: TWO MILE CREEK

0.6 MI W OF JCT UT 8121, St. Louis, MN

Built 2016 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 85

CR 189

Good

Over: JOULA CREEK

1.1 MI E OF JCT TH73, St. Louis, MN

Built 2017 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 35

CSAH 34

Good

Over: CP RAIL

1.9 MI N OF JCT TH55, Stearns, MN

Built 2012 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 415

MN 29

Good

Over: DITCH

7.0 MI S OF BENSON, Swift, MN

Built 2014 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,200

US 61

Good

Over: E INDIAN CREEK

1.3 MI NW OF JCT TH 74, Wabasha, MN

Built 2011 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 2,128

MSAS 111

Good

Over: CLEARWATER CREEK

W OF JCT TH 61; CSAH 8, Washington, MN

Built 2016 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 596

CSAH 37

Good

Over: S FK WHITEWATER RIVER

1.6 MI S OF JCT CR 108, Winona, MN

Built 2020 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 230

T 542

Good

Over: LITTLE OTTER CREEK

0.25 MI W JCT CSAH 61, Carlton, MN

Built 2006 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 10

T 368

Good

Over: STREAM

0.1 MI N JCT CSAH 27, Goodhue, MN

Built 2007 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 59

T 202

Good

Over: STREAM

0.5 MI W JCT CSAH 4, Goodhue, MN

Built 2007 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 45

CSAH 62

Good

Over: PURGATORY CREEK

1.3 MI E OF JCT TH 101, Hennepin, MN

Built 1994 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 11,855

CSAH 39

Good

Over: CD # 27

0.1 MI E JCT US 75, Kittson, MN

Built 2007 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 280

T 68

Good

Over: SD # 84

1.6 MI N JCT CSAH 4, Kittson, MN

Built 2007 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 6

T 65

Good

Over: SD # 84

3.0 I E JCT US 59, Kittson, MN

Built 2007 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 6

T 205

Good

Over: FLORIDA CREEK

0.4 MI S OF JCT CSAH 4, Lac qui Parle, MN

Built 2002 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 36

T 29

Good

Over: COON CREEK

0.6 MI E OF JCT CSAH 7, Lincoln, MN

Built 2002 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 25

T 183

Good

Over: THREE MILE CREEK

1.1 MI S JCT MN 68, Lyon, MN

Built 2007 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 30

SERVICE RD

Good

Over: DITCH

0.5 MI W JCT CSAH 5, Lyon, MN

Built 2007 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 10

CR 107

Good

Over: CR.107 OVER ELM CREEK

1.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 36, Martin, MN

Built 1975 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 99

T 154

Good

Over: HIGH ISLAND CREEK

1.0 MI N OF JCT CSAH 17, McLeod, MN

Built 2006 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 30

M 5

Good

Over: EDEN BROOK

0.2 MI W OF JCT TH 22, Meeker, MN

Built 1996 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 20

CSAH 8

Good

Over: EDEN BROOK

0.1 MI W OF JCT TH 22, Meeker, MN

Built 1996 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 420

T 233

Good

Over: GROVE CREEK

1.1 M E OF JCT TH 4, Meeker, MN

Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 42

CSAH 17

Good

Over: CLEARWATER RIVER

2.8 MI NW OF JCT TH 24, Meeker, MN

Built 1996 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 230

T 334

Good

Over: STREAM

1.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 36, Morrison, MN

Built 2003 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 30

T 253

Good

Over: S BR PIPESTONE CREEK

0.4 MI N JCT MN 30, Pipestone, MN

Built 2007 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 131

T 51

Good

Over: SAND HILL RVR IMPR CHAN

0.5 MI NO JCT CSAH 1, Polk, MN

Built 2006 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1

CSAH 3

Good

Over: CHIPPEWA RIVER

2.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 24, Pope, MN

Built 2005 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 510

T 340

Good

Over: OUTLET CREEK

0.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 18, Pope, MN

Built 2005 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 10

CSAH 2

Good

Over: CHIPPEWA RIVER

0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 1, Pope, MN

Built 2006 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 225

T 108

Good

Over: BIG CANNON RIVER

0.7 MI NE OF 180TH ST W, Rice, MN

Built 2003 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 50

MN 32

Good

Over: DITCH

2.6 MI S OF JCT TH 11, Roseau, MN

Built 1979 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,600

CSAH 8

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

1.1 MI E OF JCT TH 21, Scott, MN

Built 2010 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,100

T 91

Good

Over: ST FRANCIS RIVER

1.7 MI N OF JCT CR 86, Sherburne, MN

Built 1996 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 26

Showing 8,351-8,400 of 11,969 bridges

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