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

T 45

Good

Over: STREAM

1.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 33, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1991 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 25

T 268

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 1A

0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 13, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1991 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 20

T 6

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 1A

0.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 13, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1991 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 20

CR C4

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 9

0.1 MI E OF JCT TH 59, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1993 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 16

T 27

Good

Over: STREAM

0.4 MI W OF JCT CSAH 35, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1993 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 32

T 20

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 9

1.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 32, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1993 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 36

T 154

Good

Over: LAZARUS CREEK

0.7 MI N OF JCT CR E2, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1992 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 24

CR E2

Good

Over: STREAM

0.9 MI N OF JCT TH 68, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1993 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 73

T 52

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: CANBY CREEK

0.4 MI S OF JCT CSAH 3, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1993 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 60

T 15

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 24

0.1 MI W OF JCT CR C1, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1994 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 30

CSAH 16

Good

Over: FLOOD DIVERSION CHANNEL

0.5 M E OF JCT TH 75, Wilkin, MN

Built 2002 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 869

CSAH 90

Good

Over: LE SUEUR RIVER

1.5 MI SE OF JCT TH 22, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1998 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 800

T 191

Good

Over: WELLS CREEK

2.0 MI S OF JCT CSAH 3, Goodhue, MN

Built 2000 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 31

T 327

Good

Over: Grand Marais Creek

0.3 mi W of jct TH 220, Polk, MN

Built 2002 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 15

CSAH 30

Good

Over: Sauk River

0.5 MI W OF JCT CSAH 12, Stearns, MN

Built 2000 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 450

CSAH 1

Good

Over: WATONWAN RIVER

0.2 MI E JCT MN 4, Watonwan, MN

Built 2007 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 95

US 10

Good

Over: BNSF Railroad

3.0 MI SE OF JCT TH 242, Anoka, MN

Built 2009 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 41,572

US 10

Good

Over: BNSF Railroad

3.0 MI SE OF JCT TH 242, Anoka, MN

Built 2009 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 41,572

CR 18

Good

Over: WETLANDS

0.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 116, Anoka, MN

Built 1989 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 7,541

CR 140

Good

Over: HARDWOOD CREEK

0.8 MI E OF JCT CSAH 21, Anoka, MN

Built 1989 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 2,446

CSAH 7

Good

Over: BNSF RR

0.5 MI N OF JCT TH 10, Becker, MN

Built 2018 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 3,000

CR 136

Good

Over: PERCH CREEK

1.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 25, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1976 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 28

UT 1105

Good

Over: N FK NEMADJI RIVER

1.7 MI N OF JCT CSAH 8, Carlton, MN

Built 2011 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 45

CSAH 53

Good

Over: BEVENS CREEK

1.5 MI S OF JCT TH 212, Carver, MN

Built 1997 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 3,250

CSAH 2

Good

Over: Watonwan River

0.1 mi N of jct CSAH 3, Cottonwood, MN

Built 2000 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 585

T 155

Good

Over: MAPLE RIVER

0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 19, Faribault, MN

Built 1986 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 40

T 302

Good

Over: DITCH (CD #16)

0.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 13, Freeborn, MN

Built 1999 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 72

T 228

Good

Over: STREAM

0.8 MI S OF JCT CSAH 9, Goodhue, MN

Built 2001 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 128

US 169

Good

Over: South Anderson Lakes

1.0 MI S OF JCT TH 494, Hennepin, MN

Built 1995 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 46,934

CSAH 81

Good

Over: CP RAIL

0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 10, Hennepin, MN

Built 2010 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 12,925

US 212

Good

Over: RILEY CREEK

1.25 MI NW JCT DELL; PIO, Hennepin, MN

Built 2006 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 52,000

I 494

Good

Over: CP RAIL

1.9 MI S OF JCT TH 7, Hennepin, MN

Built 2006 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 42,420

SFR 83

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: TAMARAC RIVER

1.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 32, Marshall, MN

Built 1999 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 25

US 169

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: SNAKE RIVER

4.4 MI N OF JCT TH 70, Pine, MN

Built 2018 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 10,450

I 35

Good

Over: SNAKE RIVER

4.4 MI N OF JCT TH 70, Pine, MN

Built 2018 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 10,450

CSAH 1

Good

Over: SAND HILL RIVER

0.6 MI E OF JCT MN 32, Polk, MN

Built 2021 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 1,210

US 14

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD RIVER

1.0 MI E OF LAMBERTON, Redwood, MN

Built 1992 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 2,000

CR 52

Good

Over: BNSF RAILROAD

1.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 4, Rock, MN

Built 2020 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 85

T 38

Good

Over: Blood Run

0.9 mi S of jct CSAH 13, Rock, MN

Built 2002 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 15

CSAH 5

Good

Over: BEAR RIVER

0.5 MI W OF JCT CR501, St. Louis, MN

Built 2017 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 360

MN 61

Good

Over: KNIFE RIVER

AT E CO LINE, St. Louis, MN

Built 1960 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 4,547

CR 78

Good

Over: TWELVE MILE CREEK

0.4 MI W OF JCT CR 75, Traverse, MN

Built 2015 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 25

MN 60

Good

Over: 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

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