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

CSAH 61

Good

Over: MOOSE HORN RIVER

IN BARNUM, Carlton, MN

Built 2000 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 1,501

CSAH 8

Good

Over: STATE LINE CREEK

0.3 MI W OF STATE LINE, Carlton, MN

Built 2020 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 142

CSAH 42

Good

Over: CHNL-CARLOS;L HOMME DIEU

0.2 MI S OF JCT CR 120, Douglas, MN

Built 1983 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 2,550

T 226

Good

Over: COON CREEK (CD #80)

0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 4, Faribault, MN

Built 1999 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 35

T 121

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

0.7 MI E OF JCT CSAH 1, Faribault, MN

Built 2023 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 47

T 244

Good

Over: STREAM

0.6 MI E OF JCT CR 49, Goodhue, MN

Built 2000 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 35

T 792

Good

Over: HAY CREEK

0.8 MI NW OF JCT TH 58, Goodhue, MN

Built 2005 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 104

CR 44

Good

Over: LITTLE CANNON RIVER

1.1 MI E OF JCT MN 56, Goodhue, MN

Built 2021 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 70

CSAH 101

Good

Over: BNSF RR

0.4 MI S OF JCT TH 12, Hennepin, MN

Built 2016 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 12,204

CSAH 152

Good

Over: MIDTOWN GREENWAY TRAIL

0.3 MI W OF JCT TH 55, Hennepin, MN

Built 2017 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 16,100

I 35W

Good

Over: MIDTOWN GREENWAY TRAIL

1.3 MI S OF JCT TH 94, Hennepin, MN

Built 2021 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 89,679

CSAH 7

Good

Over: S FK YELLOW BANK RIVER

0.7 MI N OF JCT CSAH 44, Lac qui Parle, MN

Built 2018 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 520

CSAH 10

Good

Over: WILD RICE RIVER

1.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 5, Mahnomen, MN

Built 2005 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 670

MN 4

Good

Over: E FK DES MOINES RIVER

1.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 8, Martin, MN

Built 2015 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 836

CSAH 15

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 78

1.8 MI NW OF JCT 377TH AV, Nicollet, MN

Built 1998 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 315

CSAH 18

Good

Over: CHIPPEWA RIVER

0.9 MI W OF JCT CSAH 1, Pope, MN

Built 2000 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 810

PVT 659

Good

Over: ALLIANZ STADIUM DOCK

0.2 MI NE OF JCT 94;TH 51, Ramsey, MN

Built 2018 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 1

T 37

Good

Over: HAWK CREEK

0.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 11, Renville, MN

Built 1996 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 33

T 59

Good

Over: HAWK CREEK

0.8 MI E OF JCT CSAH 37, Renville, MN

Built 2005 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 21

CSAH 3

Good

Over: ELK RIVER

0.9 MI E OF JCT CR 65, Sherburne, MN

Built 2019 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 1,300

CSAH 29

Good

Over: ST LOUIS RIVER

0.1 MI E OF JCT CR 149, St. Louis, MN

Built 2000 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 195

CSAH 75

Good

Over: WILLOW RIVER

0.7 MI S OF JCT CSAH 74, St. Louis, MN

Built 2012 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 95

CR 431

Good

Over: LITTLE FORK RIVER

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

Built 2016 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 5

CR 597

Good

Over: RICE RIVER

0.3 MI N OF JCT CR 936, St. Louis, MN

Built 2016 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 5

CR 779

Good

Over: RICE RIVER

0.1 MI W OF JCT CR 597, St. Louis, MN

Built 2017 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 6

CSAH 65

Good

Over: OUTLET TO STURGEON RIVER

0.5 MI W OF JCT CSAH 5, St. Louis, MN

Built 2021 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 591

I 35

Good

Over: DME RR

.2 MI S OF JCT HOFFMAN DR, Steele, MN

Built 2014 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 17,891

T 218

Good

Over: SAUK RIVER

2.1 MI W OF JCT CR 58, Todd, MN

Built 1986 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 48

CSAH 6

Good

Over: BOIS DE SIOUX RIVER

0.4 MI W OF W JCT CSAH 9, Wilkin, MN

Built 1983 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 490

CSAH 9

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

1.9 MI SW OF JCT TH 14, Winona, MN

Built 1978 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 610

MN 23

Good

Over: STREAM

0.5 MI S OF JCT TH 212, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1978 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 6,889

CR 40

Good

Over: PLATTE RIVER

1.6 MI W OF JCT TH 10, Benton, MN

Built 1999 Load: 40.4 t ADT: 270

MSAS 158

Good

Over: MIDTOWN GREENWAY

0.1 MI N OF LAKE ST, Hennepin, MN

Built 1982 Load: 40.4 t ADT: 4,650

CR 165

Good

Over: BIG CANNON RIVER

3.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 2, Le Sueur, MN

Built 1987 Load: 40.4 t ADT: 77

MN 24

Good

Over: N FK CROW RIVER

4.0 MI E OF FOREST CITY, Meeker, MN

Built 2009 Load: 40.4 t ADT: 2,146

CSAH 19

Good

Over: ROBARTS CREEK (CD #78)

1.0 MI N OF JCT CR 15, Nicollet, MN

Built 1999 Load: 40.4 t ADT: 115

US 71

Good

Over: N FK CROW RIVER

4.1 MI N OF BELGRADE, Stearns, MN

Built 2009 Load: 40.4 t ADT: 3,039

CSAH 7

Good

Over: MISSISSIPPI RIVER

2.1 MI NE OF S CO LINE, Beltrami, MN

Built 1981 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 873

CSAH 11

Good

Over: SCHOOLCRAFT RIVER

0.5 MI W OF JCT CR 401, Beltrami, MN

Built 2003 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 3,400

US 8

Good

Over: CHANNEL

0.2 Mi West of Lindstrom, Chisago, MN

Built 2012 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 19,638

HONEYMOON TRAIL

Good

Over: TAIT RIVER

9.024 MI EAST OF CC2, Cook, MN

Built 2001 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 40

CSAH 16

Good

Over: E FK BLUE EARTH RIVER

0.1 MI W OF JCT TH 22, Faribault, MN

Built 1997 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 492

T 222

Good

Over: MILL POND S BR ROOT RVR

0.8 MI E OF JCT CSAH 17, Fillmore, MN

Built 2018 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 53

CON 5966

Good

Over: SOIL

AT JCT US 12; CSAH 6, Hennepin, MN

Built 2007 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 1,086

M 824

Good

Over: PEDESTRIAN

0.2 MI S OF JCT BREN RD W, Hennepin, MN

Built 2021 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 1

T 127

Good

Over: S FK ELM CREEK

1.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 28, Jackson, MN

Built 1976 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 20

CSAH 2

Good

Over: NORTH SHORE MINING RR

0.9 mi W of jct CSAH 2, Lake, MN

Built 2001 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 677

T 175

Good

Over: LTVS MINING CO

6.5 MI SW JCT US 1, Lake, MN

Built 2007 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 10

CR 69

Good

Over: WINTER ROAD RIVER

0.5 MI N OF JCT CR 68, Lake of the Woods, MN

Built 2023 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 49

T 189

Good

Over: HIGH ISLAND CREEK

0.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 17, McLeod, MN

Built 2013 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 49

Showing 9,701-9,750 of 11,969 bridges

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