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

CSAH 10

Good

Over: STREAM

1.2 MI SE JCT US 169, Blue Earth, MN

Built 2006 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 236

M 29

Good

Over: CD# 56

0.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 76, Blue Earth, MN

Built 2008 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 1

M 31

Good

Over: CD# 56

0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 76, Blue Earth, MN

Built 2008 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 1

CR 140

Good

Over: JD 24

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

Built 2012 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 18

T 180

Good

Over: LITTLE COTTONWOOD RIVER

3.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 17, Brown, MN

Built 1999 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 27

CR 102

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 10 (MORGAN C

2.2 MI NE OF JCT TH 15, Brown, MN

Built 2000 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 12

CSAH 27

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 30

0.9 MI W OF JCT TH 14, Brown, MN

Built 2005 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 416

T 155

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK (JD #29)

0.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 8, Brown, MN

Built 2009 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 49

T 40

Good

Over: STREAM

0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 20, Brown, MN

Built 2010 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 49

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

US 212

Good

Over: BLUFF CREEK(MAIN BRANCH)

0.9 MI E JT CSAH1;AUDOBON, Carver, MN

Built 2007 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 39,924

US 212

Good

Over: BLUFF CREEK(MAIN BRANCH)

0.9 MI E JT CSAH1;AUDOBON, Carver, MN

Built 2007 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 17,613

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

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

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

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

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 5

Good

Over: STREAM

0.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 11, Cottonwood, MN

Built 1995 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 710

CSAH 3

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 28

1.2 MI W OF JCT CSH 21, Cottonwood, MN

Built 1995 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 35

T 78

Good

Over: Stream

0.4 mi E of jct CSAH 6, Cottonwood, MN

Built 2002 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 30

T 180

Good

Over: DUTCH CHARLEY CREEK

2.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH 10, Cottonwood, MN

Built 2000 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 30

CSAH 10

Good

Over: Stream

0.2 mi E of jct TH 71, Cottonwood, MN

Built 2002 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 265

T 125

Good

Over: N FK WATONWAN RIVER

1.6 MI N OF JCT TH 30, Cottonwood, MN

Built 2004 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 45

T 62

Good

Over: WATONWAN RIVER

0.8 MI S OF JCT CSAH 3, Cottonwood, MN

Built 2004 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 48

T 143

Good

Over: WATONWAN RIVER

0.6 MI N JCT CR 50, Cottonwood, MN

Built 2006 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 50

CSAH 29

Good

Over: MT LAKE OUTLET

1.0 MI N JCT TH 60, Cottonwood, MN

Built 2007 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 274

Showing 9,251-9,300 of 13,532 bridges

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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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