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 11

Good

Over: S FK CROW RIVER

0.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 24, McLeod, MN

Built 2020 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 580

CSAH 21

Good

Over: LITTLE ROCK CREEK

6.1 MI SE OF JCT TH 4, Nicollet, MN

Built 1997 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 475

MN 91

Good

Over: KANARANZI CREEK

0.9 MI N OF ADRIAN, Nobles, MN

Built 2003 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 1,600

CSAH 36

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

1.8 MI SW OF JCT TH 14, Olmsted, MN

Built 1994 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 5,100

CR 152

Good

Over: Mid Fk Whitewater River

0.4 mi E of jct CR 107, Olmsted, MN

Built 2001 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 85

CSAH 8

Good

Over: OTTER TAIL RIVER

1.5 MI SW OF JCT CSAH 13, Otter Tail, MN

Built 2021 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 2,000

MSAS 267

Good

Over: BNSF RR

0.05 MI E CAYUGA AND 35E, Ramsey, MN

Built 2013 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 5,400

CSAH 8

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD RIVER

1.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 4, Redwood, MN

Built 1983 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 370

CSAH 5

Good

Over: LONE TREE CREEK

1.1 MI N OF JCT CR 57, Redwood, MN

Built 2019 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 495

T 199

Good

Over: SLEEPY EYE CREEK

0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 4, Redwood, MN

Built 2023 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 55

T 32

Good

Over: CHETAMBA CREEK

0.1 MI W OF JCT CR 61, Renville, MN

Built 2017 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 49

T 187

Good

Over: STREAM

1.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 1, Rice, MN

Built 2000 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 150

MN 11

Good

Over: ROSEAU R DIVERSION CHAN

0.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 24, Roseau, MN

Built 2009 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 3,071

UT 407

Good

Over: HANSEN CREEK

1.5 MI E OF CSAH 18, Roseau, MN

Built 2009 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 1

T 18

Good

Over: JD 11

2.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 7, Sibley, MN

Built 1996 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 13

CSAH 44

Good

Over: LITTLE CLOQUET RIVER

3.8 MI W OF JCT CR 256, St. Louis, MN

Built 2019 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 364

NFD 268

Good

Over: PELICAN RIVER

5.2 MI NE OF TH 53 (240, St. Louis, MN

Built 2018 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 1

CR 666

Good

Over: PARTRIDGE RIVER

1.3 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 11, St. Louis, MN

Built 2023 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 212

MSAS 135

Good

Over: MAPLE CREEK

0.3 MI N OF NORTH ST, Steele, MN

Built 2009 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 7,200

MN 29

Good

Over: CHIPPEWA RIVER

2.0 MI N OF JCT US 12, Swift, MN

Built 2023 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 1,427

US 14

Good

Over: DME RR

0.66 MI W JCT MN 13, Waseca, MN

Built 2008 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 3,500

US 14

Good

Over: DME RR

0.66 MI W JCT MN 13, Waseca, MN

Built 2008 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 3,500

CSAH 1

Good

Over: WHISKEY CREEK

0.5 MI S OF JCT TH75, Wilkin, MN

Built 2014 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 178

T 114

Good

Over: WOOD LAKE CREEK (JD #10)

0.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH 18, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1997 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 40

T 73

Good

Over: BIG COTTONWOOD RIVER

0.3 MI NW OF JCT CSAH 24, Brown, MN

Built 1996 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 108

IRR BIA RTE 19

Good

Over: RED LAKE RIVER

35KM NW OF RED LAKE, MN, Clearwater, MN

Built 2000 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 300

MSAS 132

Good

Over: HAY CREEK

0.1 MI N OF JCT TH 61, Goodhue, MN

Built 1984 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 5,100

CR 44

Good

Over: LITTLE CANNON RIVER

0.2 MI E OF JCT TH 56, Goodhue, MN

Built 1998 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 70

CSAH 1

Good

Over: S FK CROW RIVER

0.3 MI N OF JCT TH 7, Meeker, MN

Built 2000 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 430

CR 104

Good

Over: S FK ZUMBRO RIVER

0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 25, Olmsted, MN

Built 1996 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 1,180

T 64

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

0.8 MI E OF JCT CSAH 7, Redwood, MN

Built 2000 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 82

CSAH 22

Good

Over: POMME DE TERRE RIVER

0.4 MI E OF JCT CSAH 7, Swift, MN

Built 1992 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 225

T 115

Good

Over: WATONWAN RIVER

0.7 MI S OF JCT CSAH 1, Watonwan, MN

Built 1995 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 34

T 119

Good

Over: RIPPLE RIVER

0.3 MI E OF JCT TH 169, Aitkin, MN

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 49

MN 65

Good

Over: MINNEWAWA CREEK

4.7 MI N OF W JCT TH 210, Aitkin, MN

Built 2009 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,300

US 169

Good

Over: RIPPLE RIVER

2.25 MI S OF JCT TH16; 47, Aitkin, MN

Built 2009 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,851

US 169

Good

Over: RIPPLE RIVER

1.75 MI S OF JCT TH16; 47, Aitkin, MN

Built 2009 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,851

MN 47

Good

Over: Seelye Brook

13.0 MI N OF JCT TH 10, Anoka, MN

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,454

MSAS 120

Good

Over: COON CREEK

0.01 MI E OF JCT TH 10, Anoka, MN

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 990

MSAS 104

Good

Over: SWAMP DRAINAGE

.03 MI W OF JCT CR 57, Anoka, MN

Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,150

MN 47

Good

Over: Ford Brook

7.1 MI N OF JCT TH 10, Anoka, MN

Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,489

MN 47

Good

Over: Ford Brook

7.9 MI N OF JCT TH 10, Anoka, MN

Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,200

T 405

Good

Over: STEINER CREEK

0.5 MI W OF JCT CR 157, Becker, MN

Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 20

CSAH 10

Good

Over: OTTER TAIL RIVER

0.7 MI E OF JCT TH 87, Becker, MN

Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,000

CSAH 22

Good

Over: Pelican River

0.4 MI NW OF JCT. CSAH 2, Becker, MN

Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,250

CR 119

Good

Over: KETTLE CREEK

1.3 MI N OF JCT TH 87, Becker, MN

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 80

CSAH 16

Good

Over: SO BR WILD RICE RIV

0.2 MI E OF JCT CR 157, Becker, MN

Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 580

CR 105

Good

Over: Buffalo River

1.3 mi N of jct CSAH 14, Becker, MN

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 100

CSAH 7

Good

Over: S BR WILD RICE RIVER

4.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 14, Becker, MN

Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 325

MSAS 120

Good

Over: Pelican R

0.3 MI SW OF JCT TH 10, Becker, MN

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,350

Showing 9,751-9,800 of 11,969 bridges

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