State profile · Below median Poor share

Minnesota bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Minnesota.

13,532
Public bridges
56.7%
Good condition
4.4%
Poor condition

Minnesota holds 13,532 public highway bridges (#21 of 52 by inventory) with a 4.44% Poor share (#40 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 4.4% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 13 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

13,532

Public highway bridges in Minnesota

Good Condition

56.7%

7,667 bridges rated 7-9

6.7pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

4.4%

601 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-3.1pp vs national avg 7.5%

Minnesota vs national bridge condition

Minnesota - Good condition share 56.7%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Minnesota - Poor-condition share 14.8%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Minnesota in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Minnesota has 13,532 bridges and a 4.4% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #13 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Minnesota has 13,532 bridges and a 4.4% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #13 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Minnesota vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

13,532 21st of 54 higher than 33 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Minnesota

The highlighted point is Minnesota: 13,532 bridges and 4.44% in Poor condition, rank #13 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Minnesota on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Virginia: 14,120 bridges · 3.39% Poor
  • Tennessee: 20,379 bridges · 4.41% Poor
  • Minnesota: 13,532 bridges · 4.44% Poor
  • New Mexico: 4,035 bridges · 4.51% Poor
  • Maryland: 5,484 bridges · 4.56% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Minnesota

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 13,532 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Minnesota’s inventory

State agency holds 27.9% of the 13,532 public highway bridges filed under Minnesota in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Minnesota’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 7.6% of the 13,532 bridges with a recorded original year in Minnesota. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Minnesota56.7%38.9%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Minnesota (FHWA NBI)

Counties (87)

Aitkin 96 Anoka 151 Becker 53 Beltrami 101 Benton 117 Big Stone 17 Blue Earth 193 Brown 108 Carlton 147 Carver 115 Cass 85 Chippewa 116 Chisago 61 Clay 225 Clearwater 50 Cook 58 Cottonwood 151 Crow Wing 73 Dakota 259 Dodge 177 Douglas 40 Faribault 226 Fillmore 348 Freeborn 142 Goodhue 333 Grant 31 Hennepin 936 Houston 172 Hubbard 45 Isanti 37 Itasca 170 Jackson 182 Kanabec 82 Kandiyohi 94 Kittson 160 Koochiching 98 Lac qui Parle 174 Lake 90 Lake of the Woods 62 Le Sueur 68 Lincoln 106 Lyon 234 Mahnomen 40 Marshall 215 Martin 162 McLeod 77 Meeker 63 Mille Lacs 107 Morrison 164 Mower 343 Murray 134 Nicollet 54 Nobles 304 Norman 149 Olmsted 365 Otter Tail 149 Pennington 49 Pine 171 Pipestone 185 Polk 268 Pope 47 Ramsey 341 Red Lake 59 Redwood 200 Renville 141 Rice 142 Rock 265 Roseau 142 Scott 129 Sherburne 47 Sibley 102 St. Louis 663 Stearns 229 Steele 134 Stevens 44 Swift 97 Todd 136 Traverse 121 Wabasha 147 Wadena 77 Waseca 83 Washington 112 Watonwan 167 Wilkin 196 Winona 237 Wright 74 Yellow Medicine 218

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

3.39% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,120

TN

Tennessee

4.41% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$20,379
Selected

MN

Minnesota

4.44% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$13,532

NM

New Mexico

4.51% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$4,035

MD

Maryland

4.56% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,484

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 484

Poor

Over: N BR ROOT RIVER

0.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH 5, Fillmore, MN

Built 1922 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 62

CR 118

Poor

Over: S BR ROOT RIVER

0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 12, Fillmore, MN

Built 1899 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 170

CR 51

Poor

Over: REDWOOD RIVER

0.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 30, Redwood, MN

Built 1962 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 15

T 1331

Poor

Over: NOKASIPPI RIVER

0.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 2, Crow Wing, MN

Built 1908 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 20

M 12

Poor

Over: STREAM

IN ZUMBROTA, Goodhue, MN

Built 1935 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 60

T 76

Poor

Over: BUFFALO RIVER

0.8 MI W OF JCT CSAH 5, Clay, MN

Built 1959 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 9

All Bridges in Minnesota

T 836

Good

Over: STREAM

0.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH30, Stearns, MN

Built 1938 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 33

T 893

Good

Over: STREAM

1.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 32, Stearns, MN

Built 1941 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 56

T 93

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 2

1.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 16, Faribault, MN

Built 1981 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 30

T 197

Good

Over: S FK RABBIT R (CD #53)

1.5 MI W OF JCT CSAH 13, Traverse, MN

Built 1981 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 19

T 121

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 1

0.8 MI W OF JCT CR 124, Norman, MN

Built 1981 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 23

T 126

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

0.3 MI N JCT CSAH 16 on, Olmsted, MN

Built 1967 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 60

T 164

Good

Over: CHIPPEWA RIVER

1.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 5, Grant, MN

Built 1966 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 24

T 22

Good

Over: W BR TWELVE MILE CREEK

0.6 MI W OF JCT TH 75, Traverse, MN

Built 1981 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 26

T 5

Good

Over: CHIPPEWA RIVER

0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 2, Grant, MN

Built 1969 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 26

T 163

Good

Over: HAWK CREEK (CD #10)

0.4 MI W OF JCT CR 116, Kandiyohi, MN

Built 1981 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 20

T 100

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 13

0.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 3, Watonwan, MN

Built 1972 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 25

T 101

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 13

0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 3, Watonwan, MN

Built 1972 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 30

T 228

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

0.7 MI W JCT CR 119 on, Olmsted, MN

Built 1973 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 74

T 414

Good

Over: FLETCHER CREEK

0.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 47, Morrison, MN

Built 1972 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 10

T 68

Good

Over: BUTTERFIELD CREEK

1.0 MI W OF JCT CSAH 27, Watonwan, MN

Built 1973 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 30

T 146

Good

Over: N FK WATONWAN RIVER

2.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 17, Watonwan, MN

Built 1974 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 20

T 141

Good

Over: WATONWAN RIVER

0.4 MI N OF JCT CR 116, Watonwan, MN

Built 1974 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 25

T 3

Good

Over: N BR ST JAMES CREEK

1.1 MI S OF JCT TH 60, Watonwan, MN

Built 1974 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 25

T 138

Good

Over: HAY CREEK

2.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 26, Morrison, MN

Built 1974 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 55

T 247

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 7

0.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 2, Faribault, MN

Built 1976 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 36

T 228

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

0.3 MI W JCT CR 119 on, Olmsted, MN

Built 1976 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 74

T 33

Good

Over: JOINT DITCH # 1

0.7 MI S OF JCT TH 7, Carver, MN

Built 1976 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 66

T 178

Good

Over: STREAM

0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 6, Norman, MN

Built 1976 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 25

T 63

Good

Over: PALMER CREEK

1.9 MI NW OF JCT CSAH 5, Chippewa, MN

Built 1977 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 56

T 96

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 27, Murray, MN

Built 1977 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 85

T 844

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 44

0.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 30, Stearns, MN

Built 1977 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 60

T 320

Good

Over: S BR TWO RIVERS

0.7 MI N OF JCT CSAH 17, Stearns, MN

Built 1977 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 50

T 330

Good

Over: SPUNK CREEK

0.8 MI W OF JCT CR 151, Stearns, MN

Built 1977 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 28

T 122

Good

Over: WATAB RIVER

150 FT W OF JCT CSAH 2, Stearns, MN

Built 1977 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 82

T 774

Good

Over: N FK CROW RIVER

0.9 MI W OF JCT TH 71, Stearns, MN

Built 1977 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 20

T 728

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 44

1.0 MI SW OF JCT CSAH 30, Stearns, MN

Built 1977 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 24

T 296

Good

Over: STREAM

2.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 9, Stearns, MN

Built 1977 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 32

T 25

Good

Over: W BR TWELVE MILE CREEK

0.1 MI E OF JCT TH 75, Traverse, MN

Built 1977 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 6

T 85

Good

Over: TWELVE MILE CREEK

0.3 MI E OF JCT CR 77, Traverse, MN

Built 1977 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 8

T 58

Good

Over: LAC QUI PARLE RIVER

0.5 MI N OF S CO LINE, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1977 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 50

T 33

Good

Over: STREAM

1.2 MI W OF JCT TH 68, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1977 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 20

T 60

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 26, Murray, MN

Built 1977 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 32

T 39

Good

Over: BUTTERFIELD CREEK

1.6 MI W OF JCT CSAH 5, Watonwan, MN

Built 1977 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 25

T 287

Good

Over: MOOSE HORN RIVER

0.43 MI SW OF CSAH61, Carlton, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 31

T 411

Good

Over: DITCH

2.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 13, Becker, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 10

T 249

Good

Over: LITTLE BADGER CREEK

0.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 6, Faribault, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 40

T 180

Good

Over: CHIPPEWA RIVER

0.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 5, Grant, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 17

T 360

Good

Over: DRY RUN

0.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 6, Norman, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 15

T 29

Good

Over: LOWER BADGER CRK(CD # 3)

1.7 MI S OF JCT CSAH 14, Red Lake, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 15

T 49

Good

Over: TWELVE MILE CREEK

0.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 13, Traverse, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 4

T 201

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 2

0.1 MI W OF EAST CO LINE, Traverse, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 20

T 115

Good

Over: BUTTERFIELD CREEK

0.3 MI N OF JCT CR 116, Watonwan, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 45

T 303

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

1.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 75, Wright, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 106

T 413

Good

Over: PERCH CREEK

0.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH 25, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 34

T 64

Good

Over: ST JAMES CREEK

0.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 27, Watonwan, MN

Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 23

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Minnesota Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.