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
T 45
GoodOver: STREAM
1.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 33, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 1991 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 25
T 268
GoodOver: JUD DITCH # 1A
0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 13, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 1991 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 20
T 6
GoodOver: JUD DITCH # 1A
0.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 13, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 1991 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 20
CR C4
GoodOver: CO DITCH # 9
0.1 MI E OF JCT TH 59, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 1993 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 16
T 27
GoodOver: STREAM
0.4 MI W OF JCT CSAH 35, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 1993 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 32
T 20
GoodOver: LAC QUI PARLE RIVER
1.9 MI E OF JCT TH 68, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 1992 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 45
T 37
GoodOver: CO DITCH # 9
1.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 32, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 1993 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 36
T 154
GoodOver: LAZARUS CREEK
0.7 MI N OF JCT CR E2, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 1992 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 24
CR E2
GoodOver: STREAM
0.9 MI N OF JCT TH 68, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 1993 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 73
T 52
GoodOver: LAC QUI PARLE RIVER
0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 3, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 1994 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 20
M 30
GoodOver: CANBY CREEK
0.4 MI S OF JCT CSAH 3, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 1993 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 60
T 15
GoodOver: LAC QUI PARLE RIVER
1.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 12, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 1995 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 29
T 55
GoodOver: LAC QUI PARLE RIVER
0.6 MI N OF JCT CSAH 29, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 1994 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 16
T 150
GoodOver: JUD DITCH # 24
0.1 MI W OF JCT CR C1, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 1994 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 30
CSAH 16
GoodOver: FLOOD DIVERSION CHANNEL
0.5 M E OF JCT TH 75, Wilkin, MN
Built 2002 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 869
CSAH 90
GoodOver: LE SUEUR RIVER
1.5 MI SE OF JCT TH 22, Blue Earth, MN
Built 1998 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 800
T 191
GoodOver: WELLS CREEK
2.0 MI S OF JCT CSAH 3, Goodhue, MN
Built 2000 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 31
T 327
GoodOver: Grand Marais Creek
0.3 mi W of jct TH 220, Polk, MN
Built 2002 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 15
CSAH 30
GoodOver: Sauk River
0.5 MI W OF JCT CSAH 12, Stearns, MN
Built 2000 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 450
CSAH 1
GoodOver: WATONWAN RIVER
0.2 MI E JCT MN 4, Watonwan, MN
Built 2007 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 95
US 10
GoodOver: BNSF Railroad
3.0 MI SE OF JCT TH 242, Anoka, MN
Built 2009 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 41,572
US 10
GoodOver: BNSF Railroad
3.0 MI SE OF JCT TH 242, Anoka, MN
Built 2009 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 41,572
CR 18
GoodOver: WETLANDS
0.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 116, Anoka, MN
Built 1989 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 7,541
CR 140
GoodOver: HARDWOOD CREEK
0.8 MI E OF JCT CSAH 21, Anoka, MN
Built 1989 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 2,446
CSAH 7
GoodOver: BNSF RR
0.5 MI N OF JCT TH 10, Becker, MN
Built 2018 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 3,000
CR 136
GoodOver: PERCH CREEK
1.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 25, Blue Earth, MN
Built 1976 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 28
UT 1105
GoodOver: N FK NEMADJI RIVER
1.7 MI N OF JCT CSAH 8, Carlton, MN
Built 2011 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 45
CSAH 53
GoodOver: BEVENS CREEK
1.5 MI S OF JCT TH 212, Carver, MN
Built 1997 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 3,250
CSAH 2
GoodOver: Watonwan River
0.1 mi N of jct CSAH 3, Cottonwood, MN
Built 2000 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 585
T 155
GoodOver: MAPLE RIVER
0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 19, Faribault, MN
Built 1986 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 40
T 302
GoodOver: DITCH (CD #16)
0.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 13, Freeborn, MN
Built 1999 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 72
T 228
GoodOver: STREAM
0.8 MI S OF JCT CSAH 9, Goodhue, MN
Built 2001 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 128
US 169
GoodOver: South Anderson Lakes
1.0 MI S OF JCT TH 494, Hennepin, MN
Built 1995 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 46,934
CSAH 81
GoodOver: CP RAIL
0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 10, Hennepin, MN
Built 2010 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 12,925
US 212
GoodOver: RILEY CREEK
1.25 MI NW JCT DELL; PIO, Hennepin, MN
Built 2006 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 52,000
I 494
GoodOver: CP RAIL
1.9 MI S OF JCT TH 7, Hennepin, MN
Built 2006 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 42,420
SFR 83
GoodOver: N BR RAPID RIVER
3.3 MI SW OF CSAH 16(130, Lake of the Woods, MN
Built 2015 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 8
CSAH 30
GoodOver: TAMARAC RIVER
1.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 32, Marshall, MN
Built 1999 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 25
US 169
GoodOver: RUM RIVER
4.2 MI S OF S JCT TH 27, Mille Lacs, MN
Built 1990 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 4,958
US 169
GoodOver: RUM RIVER
4.2 MI S OF S JCT TH 27, Mille Lacs, MN
Built 1991 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 4,958
I 35
GoodOver: SNAKE RIVER
4.4 MI N OF JCT TH 70, Pine, MN
Built 2018 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 10,450
I 35
GoodOver: SNAKE RIVER
4.4 MI N OF JCT TH 70, Pine, MN
Built 2018 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 10,450
CSAH 1
GoodOver: SAND HILL RIVER
0.6 MI E OF JCT MN 32, Polk, MN
Built 2021 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 1,210
US 14
GoodOver: COTTONWOOD RIVER
1.0 MI E OF LAMBERTON, Redwood, MN
Built 1992 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 2,000
CR 52
GoodOver: BNSF RAILROAD
1.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 4, Rock, MN
Built 2020 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 85
T 38
GoodOver: Blood Run
0.9 mi S of jct CSAH 13, Rock, MN
Built 2002 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 15
CSAH 5
GoodOver: BEAR RIVER
0.5 MI W OF JCT CR501, St. Louis, MN
Built 2017 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 360
MN 61
GoodOver: KNIFE RIVER
AT E CO LINE, St. Louis, MN
Built 1960 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 4,547
CR 78
GoodOver: TWELVE MILE CREEK
0.4 MI W OF JCT CR 75, Traverse, MN
Built 2015 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 25
MN 60
GoodOver: SPRING CREEK
5.2 MI E OF JCT TH 63, Wabasha, MN
Built 2001 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 314
Showing 9,601-9,650 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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How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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