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 61
GoodOver: MOOSE HORN RIVER
IN BARNUM, Carlton, MN
Built 2000 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 1,501
CSAH 8
GoodOver: STATE LINE CREEK
0.3 MI W OF STATE LINE, Carlton, MN
Built 2020 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 142
CSAH 42
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: COON CREEK (CD #80)
0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 4, Faribault, MN
Built 1999 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 35
T 121
GoodOver: ELM CREEK
0.7 MI E OF JCT CSAH 1, Faribault, MN
Built 2023 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 47
T 244
GoodOver: STREAM
0.6 MI E OF JCT CR 49, Goodhue, MN
Built 2000 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 35
T 792
GoodOver: HAY CREEK
0.8 MI NW OF JCT TH 58, Goodhue, MN
Built 2005 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 104
CR 44
GoodOver: LITTLE CANNON RIVER
1.1 MI E OF JCT MN 56, Goodhue, MN
Built 2021 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 70
CSAH 101
GoodOver: BNSF RR
0.4 MI S OF JCT TH 12, Hennepin, MN
Built 2016 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 12,204
CSAH 152
GoodOver: MIDTOWN GREENWAY TRAIL
0.3 MI W OF JCT TH 55, Hennepin, MN
Built 2017 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 16,100
I 35W
GoodOver: MIDTOWN GREENWAY TRAIL
1.3 MI S OF JCT TH 94, Hennepin, MN
Built 2021 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 89,679
CSAH 7
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: WILD RICE RIVER
1.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 5, Mahnomen, MN
Built 2005 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 670
MN 4
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: CO DITCH # 78
1.8 MI NW OF JCT 377TH AV, Nicollet, MN
Built 1998 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 315
CSAH 18
GoodOver: CHIPPEWA RIVER
0.9 MI W OF JCT CSAH 1, Pope, MN
Built 2000 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 810
PVT 659
GoodOver: ALLIANZ STADIUM DOCK
0.2 MI NE OF JCT 94;TH 51, Ramsey, MN
Built 2018 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 1
T 37
GoodOver: HAWK CREEK
0.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 11, Renville, MN
Built 1996 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 33
T 59
GoodOver: HAWK CREEK
0.8 MI E OF JCT CSAH 37, Renville, MN
Built 2005 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 21
CSAH 3
GoodOver: ELK RIVER
0.9 MI E OF JCT CR 65, Sherburne, MN
Built 2019 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 1,300
CSAH 29
GoodOver: ST LOUIS RIVER
0.1 MI E OF JCT CR 149, St. Louis, MN
Built 2000 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 195
CSAH 75
GoodOver: WILLOW RIVER
0.7 MI S OF JCT CSAH 74, St. Louis, MN
Built 2012 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 95
CR 431
GoodOver: LITTLE FORK RIVER
0.7 MI S OF JCT CSAH 115, St. Louis, MN
Built 2016 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 5
CR 597
GoodOver: RICE RIVER
0.3 MI N OF JCT CR 936, St. Louis, MN
Built 2016 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 5
CR 779
GoodOver: RICE RIVER
0.1 MI W OF JCT CR 597, St. Louis, MN
Built 2017 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 6
CSAH 65
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: DME RR
.2 MI S OF JCT HOFFMAN DR, Steele, MN
Built 2014 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 17,891
T 218
GoodOver: SAUK RIVER
2.1 MI W OF JCT CR 58, Todd, MN
Built 1986 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 48
CSAH 6
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: CEDAR CREEK
1.9 MI SW OF JCT TH 14, Winona, MN
Built 1978 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 610
MN 23
GoodOver: STREAM
0.5 MI S OF JCT TH 212, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 1978 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 6,889
CR 40
GoodOver: PLATTE RIVER
1.6 MI W OF JCT TH 10, Benton, MN
Built 1999 Load: 40.4 t ADT: 270
MSAS 158
GoodOver: MIDTOWN GREENWAY
0.1 MI N OF LAKE ST, Hennepin, MN
Built 1982 Load: 40.4 t ADT: 4,650
CR 165
GoodOver: BIG CANNON RIVER
3.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 2, Le Sueur, MN
Built 1987 Load: 40.4 t ADT: 77
MN 24
GoodOver: N FK CROW RIVER
4.0 MI E OF FOREST CITY, Meeker, MN
Built 2009 Load: 40.4 t ADT: 2,146
CSAH 19
GoodOver: ROBARTS CREEK (CD #78)
1.0 MI N OF JCT CR 15, Nicollet, MN
Built 1999 Load: 40.4 t ADT: 115
US 71
GoodOver: N FK CROW RIVER
4.1 MI N OF BELGRADE, Stearns, MN
Built 2009 Load: 40.4 t ADT: 3,039
CSAH 7
GoodOver: MISSISSIPPI RIVER
2.1 MI NE OF S CO LINE, Beltrami, MN
Built 1981 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 873
CSAH 11
GoodOver: SCHOOLCRAFT RIVER
0.5 MI W OF JCT CR 401, Beltrami, MN
Built 2003 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 3,400
US 8
GoodOver: CHANNEL
0.2 Mi West of Lindstrom, Chisago, MN
Built 2012 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 19,638
HONEYMOON TRAIL
GoodOver: TAIT RIVER
9.024 MI EAST OF CC2, Cook, MN
Built 2001 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 40
CSAH 16
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: SOIL
AT JCT US 12; CSAH 6, Hennepin, MN
Built 2007 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 1,086
M 824
GoodOver: PEDESTRIAN
0.2 MI S OF JCT BREN RD W, Hennepin, MN
Built 2021 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 1
T 127
GoodOver: S FK ELM CREEK
1.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 28, Jackson, MN
Built 1976 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 20
CSAH 2
GoodOver: NORTH SHORE MINING RR
0.9 mi W of jct CSAH 2, Lake, MN
Built 2001 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 677
T 175
GoodOver: LTVS MINING CO
6.5 MI SW JCT US 1, Lake, MN
Built 2007 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 10
CR 69
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: 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
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.
Check Your Daily Bridges
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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