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 122

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 30

2.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 8, Brown, MN

Built 2011 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 49

MN 4

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 33

9.1 MI S OF JCT TH 14, Brown, MN

Built 2004 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 893

CSAH 22

Good

Over: W BR KETTLE RIVER

0.2 MI S OF JCT CR 129, Carlton, MN

Built 1999 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 95

T 43

Good

Over: MOOSE HORN RIVER

0.1 MI W OF JCT CR 141, Carlton, MN

Built 2003 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 40

T 228

Good

Over: GILLESPIE BROOK

0.9 MI N JCT MN 73, Carlton, MN

Built 2008 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 10

CR 123

Good

Over: KETTLE RIVER

AT JCT CSAH 21, Carlton, MN

Built 2010 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 52

CSAH 6

Good

Over: DEAD MOOSE RIVER

0.9 MI W OF JCT CSAH 22, Carlton, MN

Built 2010 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 45

CSAH 61

Good

Over: BLUFF CREEK; TRAIL

0.05 MI E OF JCT TH 101, Carver, MN

Built 2014 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 11,116

MSAS 111

Good

Over: STREAM

0.2 MI NE OF JCT TH 7, Carver, MN

Built 2008 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 1,606

CSAH 2

Good

Over: S FK PINE RIVER

AT JCT CSAH 26, Cass, MN

Built 1998 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 1,900

T 313

Good

Over: PINE RIVER

0.7 MI E OF JCT CSAH 42, Cass, MN

Built 1989 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 24

M 46

Good

Over: DITCH

IN CLARA CITY, Chippewa, MN

Built 2002 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 93

T 151

Good

Over: DRY WEATHER CRK(CD#22)

1.9 MI E OF JCT TH 29, Chippewa, MN

Built 2004 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 35

T 151

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 22

0.4 MI W OF JCT CSAH 7, Chippewa, MN

Built 2005 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 29

T 5

Good

Over: SHAKOPEE CREEK

1.9 MI W OF JCT CSAH 2, Chippewa, MN

Built 2008 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 49

T 6

Good

Over: SHAKOPEE CREEK

0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 4, Chippewa, MN

Built 2011 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 49

T 95

Good

Over: DRY WEATHER CREEK

0.8 MI S OF JCT CSAH 12, Chippewa, MN

Built 2011 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 49

T 223

Good

Over: SHAKOPEE CREEK

0.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 2, Chippewa, MN

Built 1987 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 19

T 52

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 11

0.3 MI W OF JCT TH 23, Chippewa, MN

Built 1990 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 82

CSAH 15

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 36A

1.4 MI SE OF JCT CSAH 16, Chippewa, MN

Built 1994 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 826

CSAH 9

Good

Over: SUNRISE RIVER

IN SUNRISE, Chisago, MN

Built 2014 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 1,032

T 150

Good

Over: N BR SUNRISE RIVER

0.4 MI SE OF JCT CSAH 11, Chisago, MN

Built 2004 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 81

CSAH 22

Good

Over: SUNRISE RIVER

2.0 MI E OF JCT TH 61, Chisago, MN

Built 1985 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 4,850

M 16

Good

Over: W BR SUNRISE RIVER (JD #

0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 19, Chisago, MN

Built 1991 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 390

T 1098

Good

Over: HAY CREEK

1.6 MI NE OF JCT CR 69, Chisago, MN

Built 1992 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 150

T 307

Good

Over: HAY CREEK

0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 10, Clay, MN

Built 1996 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 22

CSAH 15

Good

Over: WHISKY CREEK

2.7 MI S OF JCT CSAH 51, Clay, MN

Built 2004 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 65

CR 76

Good

Over: CNTY DITCH # 47

0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 52, Clay, MN

Built 2004 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 145

T 16

Good

Over: DITCH # 17

2.0 MI S JCT TH 9, Clay, MN

Built 2006 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 15

M 475

Good

Over: CD #47

0.03 MI NE JCT CSAH 52, Clay, MN

Built 2004 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 1

MSAS 139

Good

Over: COUNTY DITCH 41

0.2 MI W OF JCT US 75, Clay, MN

Built 2008 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 132

CSAH 34

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 45

3.0 MI E OF JCT CSAH 11, Clay, MN

Built 1982 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 580

CSAH 11

Good

Over: DITCH # 45

0.1 MI N OF JCT CR 70, Clay, MN

Built 1990 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 415

T 329

Good

Over: WOLVERTON CREEK

0.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 2, Clay, MN

Built 1991 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 41

T 55

Good

Over: DALEN COULEE

0.4 MI E OF JCT CSAH 5, Clay, MN

Built 1994 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 29

MSAS 132

Good

Over: CO DITCH #4

0.21 MI N OF JCT TH 10, Clay, MN

Built 1993 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 800

MSAS 133

Good

Over: CO DITCH #4

0.1 MI E OF JCT 28TH ST, Clay, MN

Built 1993 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 1,281

MSAS 118

Good

Over: CO DITCH #4

0.15 MI E OF JCT MAIN AV, Clay, MN

Built 1995 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 5,800

M 47

Good

Over: CO DITCH #41

0.3 MI E OF JCT TH 75, Clay, MN

Built 1995 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 350

MSAS 129

Good

Over: CO DITCH #4

0.2 MI W OF JCT TH 75, Clay, MN

Built 1995 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 6,387

T 289

Good

Over: BUFFALO RIVER

2.7 MI S OF JCT TH 10, Clay, MN

Built 1988 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 36

T 55

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 56

1.0 MI W OF JCT CSAH 11, Clay, MN

Built 1989 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 17

T 5129

Good

Over: LITTLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER

0.5 MI SE OF JCT TH 2, Clearwater, MN

Built 2002 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 20

T 107

Good

Over: RUFFY BROOK

2.7 MI N OF JCT CSAH 4, Clearwater, MN

Built 2004 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 35

T 118

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

1.4 MI N OFJCT TH 92, Clearwater, MN

Built 2006 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 49

T 5097

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

1.3 MI E OF JCT TH 92, Clearwater, MN

Built 2012 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 49

CSAH 8

Good

Over: DEVILS TRACK RIVER

0.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 18, Cook, MN

Built 2003 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 1,027

CR 60

Good

Over: KIMBALL CREEK

1.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 14, Cook, MN

Built 2008 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 41

CSAH 14

Good

Over: KADUNCE RIVER

2.5 MI NE OF JCT CR 60, Cook, MN

Built 1989 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 35

CSAH 5

Good

Over: STREAM

0.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 11, Cottonwood, MN

Built 1995 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 710

Showing 8,451-8,500 of 11,969 bridges

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