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 396

Good

Over: Buffalo River

0.5 mi W of jct CR 105, Becker, MN

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 25

T 409

Good

Over: BUFFALO RIVER

2.9 MI E OF JCT CSAH 7, Becker, MN

Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 25

T 407

Good

Over: S BR WILD RICE RIVER

1.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 16, Becker, MN

Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 25

CSAH 50

Good

Over: HAY CREEK

1.7 MI SE OF JCT CSAH 44, Becker, MN

Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 275

CR 123

Good

Over: SHELL RIVER

2.8 MI S OF JCT TH 34, Becker, MN

Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 35

CSAH 14

Good

Over: BUFFALO RIVER

1.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 9, Becker, MN

Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 510

T 1567

Good

Over: PELICAN RIVER

0.5 MI NW OF S CO LINE, Becker, MN

Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 25

CR 157

Good

Over: S BR WILD RICE RIVER

0.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 16, Becker, MN

Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 32

CSAH 42

Good

Over: SHELL RIVER

0.6 MI E JCT CR 125, Becker, MN

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 375

T 309

Good

Over: S BR WILD RICE RIVER

1.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 7, Becker, MN

Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 25

T 165

Good

Over: KETTLE CREEK

1.0 MI S JCT MN 87, Becker, MN

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 25

CR 126

Good

Over: OTTER TAIL RIVER

3.3 MI NW OF JCT CSAH 37, Becker, MN

Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 40

CSAH 35

Good

Over: OTTER TAIL RIVER

0.2 MI E OF JCT CR 143, Becker, MN

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 490

CSAH 7

Good

Over: BUFFALO RIVER

1.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 12, Becker, MN

Built 2009 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 435

M 106

Good

Over: PELICAN RIVER

0.1 MI N OF GRANGER RD, Becker, MN

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 264

CSAH 12

Good

Over: BUFFALO RIVER

2.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 7, Becker, MN

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 65

T 410

Good

Over: BUFFALO RIVER

0.5 MI W OF JCT CSAH 7, Becker, MN

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 25

CR 125

Good

Over: STRAIGHT RIVER

1.1 MI S OF JCT TH 34, Becker, MN

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 150

CSAH 37

Good

Over: S Cormorant River

1.9 mi S of jct TH 1, Beltrami, MN

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 55

CR 111

Good

Over: SHOTLEY BROOK

1.4 MI S OF JCT CSAH 23, Beltrami, MN

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 37

CSAH 22

Good

Over: Turtle River

1.0 MI E OF JCT. CR 307, Beltrami, MN

Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 158

MN 1

Good

Over: DITCH

10.9 MI W OF N JCT TH 89, Beltrami, MN

Built 2009 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 44

CR 82

Good

Over: ELK RIVER

1.0 MI S OF JCT TH 25, Benton, MN

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 100

CR 52

Good

Over: St Francis River

0.4 mi E of jct CSAH 6, Benton, MN

Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 65

T 138

Good

Over: St Francis River

0.3 mi W of jct CSAH 7, Benton, MN

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 20

MN 23

Good

Over: LITTLE ST FRANCIS RIVER

0.2 MI E OF RONNEBY, Benton, MN

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,500

MN 23

Good

Over: ST FRANCIS RIVER

0.9 MI E OF RONNEBY, Benton, MN

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,500

MN 23

Good

Over: ESTES BROOK

2.7 MI E OF OAK PARK, Benton, MN

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,500

MN 95

Good

Over: STONY BROOK

3.9 MI E OF JCT TH 23, Benton, MN

Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,900

MN 22

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 96

1.8 MI S OF S JCT TH 30, Blue Earth, MN

Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,313

T 37

Good

Over: DEAD MOOSE RIVER

0.3 MI W OF JCT TH 73, Carlton, MN

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 49

CR 131

Good

Over: KETTLE RIVER

0.2 MI N OF JCT CR 133, Carlton, MN

Built 1935 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 51

CSAH 10

Good

Over: LUCE LINE TRAIL

IN WATERTOWN, Carver, MN

Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,000

CSAH 10

Good

Over: S FK CROW RIVER

0.1 MI SE OF JCT CSAH 27, Carver, MN

Built 2015 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 9,300

T 36

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.3 MI SE OF W CO LINE, Carver, MN

Built 2018 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 45

MN 25

Good

Over: Mapes Creek

4.8 MI N OF JCT TH 7, Carver, MN

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,650

CSAH 2

Good

Over: BUNGO CREEK

0.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 25, Cass, MN

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 990

M 26

Good

Over: LOWER GULL LAKE

IN EAST GULL LAKE, Cass, MN

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 50

CR 147

Good

Over: FOX CREEK

0.2 MI N OF JCT CR 146, Cass, MN

Built 2013 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 560

CSAH 1

Good

Over: MAYO CREEK

0.9 MI E OF JCT CSAH 28, Cass, MN

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 910

MN 87

Good

Over: BIG SWAMP CREEK

0.1 MI W OF S JCT TH 64, Cass, MN

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,002

T 108

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 16

0.6 MI N OF JCT TH 40, Chippewa, MN

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 28

T 27

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

0.1 MI N OF JCT TH 34, Clay, MN

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6

M 222

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 41

.01 M E OF 28TH ST N, Clay, MN

Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1

CSAH 19

Good

Over: DITCH # 45

0.3 MI N OF JCT CR 108, Clay, MN

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 50

CSAH 26

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 39

0.7 MI E OF JCT TH 9, Clay, MN

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,050

CSAH 34

Good

Over: STINER CRK

1.4 MI W OF JCT CSAH 37, Clay, MN

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 770

CR 59

Good

Over: WOLVERTON CREEK

1.8 MI S OF JCT CSAH 8, Clay, MN

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 25

CSAH 10

Good

Over: Hay Creek

0.9mi E of jct TH 9, Clay, MN

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,300

T 57

Good

Over: DITCH # 45,LAT 2

0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 104, Clay, MN

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 12

Showing 9,801-9,850 of 11,969 bridges

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