Total Bridges
11,969
Public highway bridges in Minnesota
State profile · Below national median SD
Minnesota bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Minnesota — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 11,969
- Public bridges
- 55.0%
- Good condition
- 3.6%
- Poor condition
- 3.6%
- Structurally deficient
Good Condition
55.0%
6,580 bridges rated 7-9
5.0pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
3.6%
435 bridges rated 0-4
Structurally Deficient
3.6%
435 bridges flagged for repair priority
-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 — Structurally deficient share 12.1%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
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 on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)
States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Minnesota on the same metric.
51
Virginia
3.03% top marginal rate
01
Alabama
3.35% top marginal rate
27
Minnesota
3.63% top marginal rate
09
Connecticut
3.95% top marginal rate
47
Tennessee
3.97% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in Minnesota
Six lowest-condition bridges in Minnesota, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.
T 187
Structurally DeficientOver: OKABENA CREEK
0.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 18, Jackson, MN
Built 1905 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 10
M 8
Structurally DeficientOver: WELCOME CREEK
0.1 MI W OF CO LINE, Itasca, MN
Built 1919 Load: 3.3 t ADT: 10
CSAH 7
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: W SWAN RIVER
0.4 MI S OF JCT CR606, St. Louis, MN
Built 1921 Load: 3.3 t ADT: 24
CR 156
Structurally DeficientOver: MAPLE RIVER
0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 154, Blue Earth, MN
Built 1961 Load: 3.9 t ADT: 141
T 309
Structurally DeficientOver: 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
GoodOver: STREAM
3.2 MI SE OF JCT TH 60, Wabasha, MN
Built 1997 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 770
T 280
GoodOver: GORMAN CREEK
0.3 MI W OF JCT TH 61, Wabasha, MN
Built 1994 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 8
T 203
GoodOver: WEST INDIAN CREEK
0.4 MI S OF JCT CSAH 27, Wabasha, MN
Built 1984 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 40
T 239
GoodOver: DRY CREEK
0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 25, Wabasha, MN
Built 1985 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 26
CR 119
GoodOver: WING RIVER
0.9 MI E OF JCT CSAH 23, Wadena, MN
Built 1995 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 110
CR 164
GoodOver: HAY CREEK
0.6 MI E OF JCT CSAH 23, Wadena, MN
Built 2010 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 110
CR 118
GoodOver: HAY CREEK
0.3 MI S OF JCT CR 164, Wadena, MN
Built 2010 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 30
CR 130
GoodOver: HAY CREEK
1.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 23, Wadena, MN
Built 2011 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 48
T 190
GoodOver: HAY CREEK
0.5 MI N OF CSAH 7, Wadena, MN
Built 2013 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 49
CR 154
GoodOver: BIG SWAMP CREEK
0.3 MI W OF E CO LINE, Wadena, MN
Built 1983 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 25
CSAH 12
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK
0.3 MI W OF JCT CR 140, Wadena, MN
Built 1986 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 456
CSAH 8
GoodOver: HAY CREEK
1.4 MI W OF JCT TH 71, Wadena, MN
Built 1993 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 890
CSAH 23
GoodOver: HAY CREEK
1.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 9, Wadena, MN
Built 1994 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 989
T 95
GoodOver: BIG SWAMP CREEK
1.0 MI E OF JCT CSAH 18, Wadena, MN
Built 1996 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 21
CR 79
GoodOver: Bull Run Creek
0.3 MI E OF JCT CR 68, Waseca, MN
Built 2001 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 115
T 174
GoodOver: STREAM
0.7 MI W OF JCT CSAH 21, Washington, MN
Built 1980 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 104
T 53
GoodOver: BUTTERFIELD CREEK
1.3 MI W OF JCT CSAH 32, Watonwan, MN
Built 2015 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 33
CSAH 27
GoodOver: ST JAMES CREEK
0.1 MI S OF JCT TH 60, Watonwan, MN
Built 1976 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 1,700
CSAH 15
GoodOver: TRIB CO DITCH # 1A
0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 20, Wilkin, MN
Built 1995 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 23
CSAH 19
GoodOver: STREAM
1.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 26, Wilkin, MN
Built 1995 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 171
CSAH 19
GoodOver: STREAM
0.4 MI S OF JCT CSAH 52, Wilkin, MN
Built 1995 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 171
CSAH 19
GoodOver: STREAM
1.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 52, Wilkin, MN
Built 1995 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 171
CSAH 30
GoodOver: S BR BUFFALO RIVER
0.6 MIE OF JCT CSAH 11, Wilkin, MN
Built 1999 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 341
CR 182
GoodOver: STREAM
0.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 11, Wilkin, MN
Built 1999 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 23
CR 158
GoodOver: DORAN SLOUGH
0.5 MI W OF JCT TH 75, Wilkin, MN
Built 1999 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 20
T 103
GoodOver: DORAN SLOUGH
0.8 MI W OF JCT TH 75, Wilkin, MN
Built 1999 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 20
T 127
GoodOver: DORAN SLOUGH
0.6 MI S OF JCT CR 158, Wilkin, MN
Built 1999 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 20
T 219
GoodOver: CO DITCH # 6A
0.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH 20, Wilkin, MN
Built 1999 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 16
T 214
GoodOver: CO DITCH # 1A
1.7 MI N OF JCT CSAH 18, Wilkin, MN
Built 1999 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 13
CSAH 11
GoodOver: Stream
1.7 MI S OF JCT CSAH 30, Wilkin, MN
Built 2000 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 34
CR 163
GoodOver: Co Ditch # 6A
1.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 20, Wilkin, MN
Built 1999 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 25
CR 163
GoodOver: Stream
0.6 MI N OF JCT CSAH 26, Wilkin, MN
Built 1999 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 25
CSAH 20
GoodOver: Whiskey Creek
0.4 MI E OF JCT TH 75, Wilkin, MN
Built 2000 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 58
T 14
GoodOver: Deerhorn Creek
0.8 MI E OF JCT TH 9, Wilkin, MN
Built 2000 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 18
CSAH 16
GoodOver: CO DITCH #31
5.4 MI NE OF JCT TH 9, Wilkin, MN
Built 2006 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 347
T 88
GoodOver: Co Ditch # 4A
1.1 mi Wof jct CSAH 17, Wilkin, MN
Built 2001 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 16
CSAH 15
GoodOver: CD # 3
0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 16, Wilkin, MN
Built 2004 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 37
T 156
GoodOver: S Fk Rabbit River
0.7 mi S of jct TH 55, Wilkin, MN
Built 2001 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 24
T 175
GoodOver: CD 6A
1.3 MI N JCT CSAH 20, Wilkin, MN
Built 2006 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 6
CSAH 30
GoodOver: Co Ditch # 13 Lat
0.7 mi W of jct CSAH 11, Wilkin, MN
Built 2002 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 341
CSAH 17
GoodOver: Co Ditch # 4A
0.1 mi S of jct CSAH 14, Wilkin, MN
Built 2002 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 43
CR 190
GoodOver: Buffalo River
0.9 mi W of jct CR 151, Wilkin, MN
Built 2002 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 13
CR 151
GoodOver: WOLVERTON CREEK
0.7 MI S OF JCT CSAH 28, Wilkin, MN
Built 1997 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 36
CSAH 19
GoodOver: RABBIT RIVER
0.5 MI S JCT CSAH 2, Wilkin, MN
Built 2007 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 272
UNDETERMINED RD
GoodOver: WHISKEY CREEK
1.5 MI E OF JCT US 75, Wilkin, MN
Built 2009 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 10
T 26
GoodOver: MANSTON STATE DITCH # 15
0.5 MI W OF JCT CR 176, Wilkin, MN
Built 1986 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 17
CR 168
GoodOver: WHISKEY CREEK
1.4 MI W OF JCT TH 9, Wilkin, MN
Built 1981 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 42
T 184
GoodOver: CO DITCH # 1A
1.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 18, Wilkin, MN
Built 1983 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 30
CSAH 52
GoodOver: S BR BUFFALO RIVER
1.7 MI NW OF LAWNDALE, Wilkin, MN
Built 1990 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 472
CSAH 52
GoodOver: CO DITCH # 40
1.1 MI NW OF LAWNDALE, Wilkin, MN
Built 1990 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 472
Showing 9,501-9,550 of 11,969 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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