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

CR 53

Good

Over: CD24 / CD23B

0.9 MI S OF JCT TH 19, Sibley, MN

Built 2011 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 19

CSAH 8

Good

Over: EIGHT MILE CREEK (JD 7)

0.4 MI E OF JCT CSAH 22, Sibley, MN

Built 2011 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 91

CR 56

Good

Over: EIGHT MILE CREEK (JD 7)

0.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 22, Sibley, MN

Built 2011 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 65

CSAH 6

Good

Over: STREAM

0.5 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 19, Sibley, MN

Built 2011 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 1,174

T 435

Good

Over: LAT C OF CD 55

2.0 MI E OF JCT TH 22, Sibley, MN

Built 1993 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 75

CSAH 24

Good

Over: FLINT CREEK

0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 78, St. Louis, MN

Built 1997 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 2,150

CSAH 20

Good

Over: EMBARRASS RIVER

0.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH 97, St. Louis, MN

Built 1994 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 800

CSAH 16

Good

Over: MUD HEN CREEK

0.8 MI E OF JCT TH 53, St. Louis, MN

Built 2008 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 1,300

CSAH 88

Good

Over: BURNTSIDE RIVER

0.4 MI S OF JCT CR404, St. Louis, MN

Built 2017 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 760

M 107

Good

Over: W. MUNGER STATE TRAIL

0.1 MI E OF JCT TH23, St. Louis, MN

Built 2011 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 1

CON 5785

Good

Over: FILL

0.1 MI SW OF JCT 5TH AVE, St. Louis, MN

Built 1985 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 1,890

CON 4690

Good

Over: FILL

0.1 MI NE OF JCT 5TH AVE, St. Louis, MN

Built 1986 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 34,500

CON 610

Good

Over: FILL

0.1 MI SW OF JCT 5TH AVE, St. Louis, MN

Built 1985 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 4,008

CR 910

Good

Over: FLINT CREEK

0.2 MI S OF JCT CR 540, St. Louis, MN

Built 1996 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 255

CSAH 23

Good

Over: PELICAN RIVER

0.1 MI W OF JCT TH 53, St. Louis, MN

Built 2003 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 1,100

CSAH 78

Good

Over: FLINT CREEK

0.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH 78, St. Louis, MN

Built 2003 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 185

CR 965

Good

Over: MCCARTY RIVER

1.9 MI S JCT CSAH 8, St. Louis, MN

Built 2007 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 5

CR 615

Good

Over: SPRING RIDGE CREEK

0.1 MI W OF JCT CR 620, St. Louis, MN

Built 2012 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 265

CSAH 24

Good

Over: LITTLE FORK RIVER

0.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 115, St. Louis, MN

Built 1978 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 2,800

CR 223

Good

Over: STREAM

0.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 48, St. Louis, MN

Built 1984 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 5

M 47

Good

Over: E BR AMITY CREEK

0.4 MI E OF JCT CR 246, St. Louis, MN

Built 1988 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 20

CR 866

Good

Over: ARTICHOKE RIVER

0.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 31, St. Louis, MN

Built 1987 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 55

CSAH 133

Good

Over: DITCH

0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 7, St. Louis, MN

Built 1991 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 550

CR 310

Good

Over: ELBOW CREEK

0.7 MI W OF JCT CSAH 7, St. Louis, MN

Built 1991 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 135

CSAH 16

Good

Over: TOIMI CREEK

1.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 44, St. Louis, MN

Built 1988 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 790

MN 169

Good

Over: SHAGAWA RIVER

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

Built 1992 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 1,750

SERVICE RD

Good

Over: DITCH

0.5 MI S OF JCT CR 320, St. Louis, MN

Built 1996 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 4

SERVICE RD

Good

Over: DITCH

0.4 MI S OF JCT CR 320, St. Louis, MN

Built 1996 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 4

SERVICE RD

Good

Over: DITCH

0.3 MI S OF JCT CR 320, St. Louis, MN

Built 1996 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 4

CR 320

Good

Over: DITCH

0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 7, St. Louis, MN

Built 1996 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 5

T 885

Good

Over: N FK CROW RIVER

0.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 27, Stearns, MN

Built 1996 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 50

T 1667

Good

Over: S BR TWO RIVERS

1.0 MI W OF JCT CSAH3, Stearns, MN

Built 1998 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 54

CR 184

Good

Over: Hoboken Creek

0.1 MI W OF JCT TH 52, Stearns, MN

Built 2000 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 365

CSAH 39

Good

Over: GETCHELL CREEK

0.7 MI E OF JCT CSAH 11, Stearns, MN

Built 2000 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 485

T 759

Good

Over: Stony Creek

0.1 mi E of jct TH 4, Stearns, MN

Built 2001 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 30

CSAH 41

Good

Over: Stream

0.3 mi N of jct CSAH 23, Stearns, MN

Built 2001 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 910

CSAH 11

Good

Over: Getchell Creek

1.3 mi S of jct CSAH30, Stearns, MN

Built 2002 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 495

T 742

Good

Over: N FK CROW RIVER

1.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 18, Stearns, MN

Built 2003 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 54

T 886

Good

Over: SEDAN BROOK

0.9 MI NE OF JCT CR 201, Stearns, MN

Built 1985 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 13

T 312

Good

Over: GETCHELL CREEK

0.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 17, Stearns, MN

Built 1986 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 59

T 632

Good

Over: ASHLEY CREEK

AT N COUNTY LINE, Stearns, MN

Built 1994 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 20

CSAH 4

Good

Over: STRAIGHT RIVER (JD # 2)

0.6 MI E OF JCT TH 35, Steele, MN

Built 1979 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 870

T 221

Good

Over: MACKENZIES CREEK

0.5 MI SE OF JCT CR 64, Steele, MN

Built 2003 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 33

T 232

Good

Over: Trib to LeSueur River

0.5 mi S of jct CSAH 29, Steele, MN

Built 2002 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 33

T 9

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 24,BR 6

0.3 MI N OF JCT TH 14, Steele, MN

Built 1986 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 12

CSAH 9

Good

Over: MEDFORD CREEK

0.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 34, Steele, MN

Built 1995 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 250

CR 180

Good

Over: STREAM

0.1 MI NW OF JCT CSAH 43, Steele, MN

Built 1993 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 930

T 145

Good

Over: STREAM

0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 9, Steele, MN

Built 1991 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 36

T 81

Good

Over: STRAIGHT RIVER (JD # 2)

0.5 MI W OF JCT CSAH 3, Steele, MN

Built 1993 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 28

CR 155

Good

Over: STREAM

1.7 MI E OF JCT CSAH 45, Steele, MN

Built 1995 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 170

Showing 9,401-9,450 of 11,969 bridges

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