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
MN 220
GoodOver: TAMARAC RIVER
5.6 MILES N OF JCT 317, Marshall, MN
Built 2019 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 230
T 48
GoodOver: S FK CROW RIVER
2.5 MI W OF JCT TH 22, McLeod, MN
Built 2022 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 49
T 160
GoodOver: CHETAMBA CREEK
1.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 11, Renville, MN
Built 2023 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 49
CSAH 8
GoodOver: PORTER CREEK
1.2 MI SE OF JCT TH 13, Scott, MN
Built 2018 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 2,300
CR 447
GoodOver: WEST TWO RIVER
0.5 MI N OF JCT CR 452, St. Louis, MN
Built 2011 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 255
CR 981
GoodOver: WHITEFACE RIVER
0.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH52, St. Louis, MN
Built 2013 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 90
CSAH 89
GoodOver: KEENE CREEK
1.2 MI S OF JCT TH63, St. Louis, MN
Built 2014 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 5,100
CR 266
GoodOver: SUCKER RIVER
3.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 44, St. Louis, MN
Built 2018 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 60
CR 666
GoodOver: RAILROAD
5.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 110, St. Louis, MN
Built 2023 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 212
CR 104
GoodOver: WING RIVER
0.2 MI E OF JCT CR 109, Wadena, MN
Built 1997 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 287
CSAH 32
GoodOver: S BR BUFFALO RIVER
1.0 MI W OFJCT CSAH 11, Wilkin, MN
Built 2000 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 49
CSAH 35
GoodOver: N FK CROW RIVER
1.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH3, Wright, MN
Built 2013 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 1,135
CSAH 3
GoodOver: SPRING CREEK
0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 8, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 2023 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 60
CSAH 116
GoodOver: COON CREEK
0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 16, Anoka, MN
Built 1999 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 14,570
US 2
GoodOver: MISSISSIPPI RIVER
1.5 MI NW OF S JCT TH 71, Beltrami, MN
Built 1979 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 5,007
M 165
GoodOver: COTTONWOOD RIVER
0.1 MI SW OF JCT TH 15, Brown, MN
Built 1994 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 201
MN 58
GoodOver: N FK ZUMBRO RIVER
1.0 MI N OF JCT TH 52, Goodhue, MN
Built 2010 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 7,700
MN 44
GoodOver: THOMPSON CREEK TRIB
5.8 MI SW OF JCT TH 16, Houston, MN
Built 1993 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 4,137
T 69
GoodOver: LE SUEUR CREEK
1.5 MI W OF JCT CR 153, Le Sueur, MN
Built 2003 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 92
CR 63
GoodOver: COTTONWOOD RIVER
2.0 MI S OF JCT CSAH 2, Lyon, MN
Built 1991 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 38
US 169
GoodOver: RUM RIVER
10.3 MI S OF S JCT TH 27, Mille Lacs, MN
Built 1984 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 3,370
US 169
GoodOver: RUM RIVER
10.3 MI S OF S JCT TH 27, Mille Lacs, MN
Built 1991 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 3,370
CR 52
GoodOver: JUD DITCH # 1
1.2 MI NW OF JCT 425TH AV, Nicollet, MN
Built 1998 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 65
CSAH 18
GoodOver: STATE DITCH # 68
0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 19, Norman, MN
Built 1993 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 145
CSAH 23
GoodOver: REC TRAIL
0.6 MI E OF JCT TH 61, Ramsey, MN
Built 1993 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 3,764
T 60
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK
2.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 11, Rock, MN
Built 1997 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 25
CR 495
GoodOver: LITTLE FORK RIVER
0.9 MI W OF JCT CSAH 139, St. Louis, MN
Built 1996 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 20
CSAH 35
GoodOver: Maple Creek
0.1 mi E of jct CSAH 8, Steele, MN
Built 2002 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 2,750
CR 91
GoodOver: Jud. Ditch #14
1.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH14, Traverse, MN
Built 2011 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 10
CR 68
GoodOver: COLD CREEK
2.6 MI N OF JCT TH 60, Wabasha, MN
Built 1993 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 45
MN 23
GoodOver: MPLI RAIL
0.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 18, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 1977 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 3,636
CSAH 50
GoodOver: MINNEOPA CREEK; UP RR
0.6 MI N JCT MN 60, Blue Earth, MN
Built 2007 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 392
T 229
GoodOver: LITTLE CANNON RIVER
0.3 MI W OF JCT CSAH 14, Goodhue, MN
Built 2013 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 67
T 50
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK
0.3 MI W OF JCT CSAH 29, Murray, MN
Built 2004 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 12
US 63
GoodOver: WILLOW CREEK
0.8 MI S OF JCT TH 52, Olmsted, MN
Built 2003 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 20,250
CSAH 3
GoodOver: N BR ROOT RIVER
0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 6, Olmsted, MN
Built 1996 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 330
CR 51
GoodOver: SPLIT ROCK CREEK
2.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 14, Rock, MN
Built 1996 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 43
T 1
GoodOver: KANARANZI CREEK
2.0 MI S OF JCT CSAH 1, Rock, MN
Built 2008 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 49
T 289
GoodOver: S BR RUSH R(JTDITCH 1-A)
0.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH 8, Sibley, MN
Built 2008 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 146
US 53
GoodOver: MILLER CREEK
AT SKYLINE DRIVE, St. Louis, MN
Built 2003 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 23,600
CR 121
GoodOver: SAUK RIVER
0.3 MI N OF JCT CR 138, Stearns, MN
Built 2000 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 2,100
CSAH 6
GoodOver: WINTER ROAD RIVER
0.1 MI S OF JCT TH 11, Lake of the Woods, MN
Built 1996 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 177
CR 63
GoodOver: THIEF RIVER
0.2 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 31, Pennington, MN
Built 1995 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 285
T 211
GoodOver: DEERHORN CREEK
0.6 MI S OF JCT CR 188, Wilkin, MN
Built 1996 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 26
CSAH 10
GoodOver: WILLOW RIVER
1.1 MI E OF JCT TH 169, Aitkin, MN
Built 1993 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 177
T 357
GoodOver: SANDY RIVER
1.2 MI W OF JCT CR 62, Aitkin, MN
Built 1995 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 32
CSAH 33
GoodOver: MISSISSIPPI RIVER
0.5 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 8, Beltrami, MN
Built 1995 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 1,140
CSAH 20
GoodOver: Minneopa Creek
0.4 mi nw OF jct th 60, Blue Earth, MN
Built 2002 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 502
MN 23
GoodOver: N FK NEMADJI RIVER
9.0 MI NE OF S CO LINE, Carlton, MN
Built 2015 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 757
US 52
GoodOver: LITTLE CANNON RIVER
0.3 MI SE OF JCT TH 19, Goodhue, MN
Built 2017 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 10,690
Showing 10,501-10,550 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.
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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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