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

MN 220

Good

Over: TAMARAC RIVER

5.6 MILES N OF JCT 317, Marshall, MN

Built 2019 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 230

T 48

Good

Over: S FK CROW RIVER

2.5 MI W OF JCT TH 22, McLeod, MN

Built 2022 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 49

T 160

Good

Over: CHETAMBA CREEK

1.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 11, Renville, MN

Built 2023 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 49

CSAH 8

Good

Over: PORTER CREEK

1.2 MI SE OF JCT TH 13, Scott, MN

Built 2018 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 2,300

CR 447

Good

Over: WEST TWO RIVER

0.5 MI N OF JCT CR 452, St. Louis, MN

Built 2011 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 255

CR 981

Good

Over: WHITEFACE RIVER

0.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH52, St. Louis, MN

Built 2013 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 90

CSAH 89

Good

Over: KEENE CREEK

1.2 MI S OF JCT TH63, St. Louis, MN

Built 2014 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 5,100

CR 266

Good

Over: SUCKER RIVER

3.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 44, St. Louis, MN

Built 2018 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 60

CR 666

Good

Over: RAILROAD

5.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 110, St. Louis, MN

Built 2023 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 212

CR 104

Good

Over: WING RIVER

0.2 MI E OF JCT CR 109, Wadena, MN

Built 1997 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 287

CSAH 32

Good

Over: S BR BUFFALO RIVER

1.0 MI W OFJCT CSAH 11, Wilkin, MN

Built 2000 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 49

CSAH 35

Good

Over: N FK CROW RIVER

1.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH3, Wright, MN

Built 2013 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 1,135

CSAH 3

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 8, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 2023 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 60

CSAH 116

Good

Over: COON CREEK

0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 16, Anoka, MN

Built 1999 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 14,570

US 2

Good

Over: MISSISSIPPI RIVER

1.5 MI NW OF S JCT TH 71, Beltrami, MN

Built 1979 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 5,007

M 165

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD RIVER

0.1 MI SW OF JCT TH 15, Brown, MN

Built 1994 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 201

MN 58

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: THOMPSON CREEK TRIB

5.8 MI SW OF JCT TH 16, Houston, MN

Built 1993 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 4,137

T 69

Good

Over: LE SUEUR CREEK

1.5 MI W OF JCT CR 153, Le Sueur, MN

Built 2003 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 92

CR 63

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD RIVER

2.0 MI S OF JCT CSAH 2, Lyon, MN

Built 1991 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 38

US 169

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 1

1.2 MI NW OF JCT 425TH AV, Nicollet, MN

Built 1998 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 65

CSAH 18

Good

Over: STATE DITCH # 68

0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 19, Norman, MN

Built 1993 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 145

CSAH 23

Good

Over: REC TRAIL

0.6 MI E OF JCT TH 61, Ramsey, MN

Built 1993 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 3,764

T 60

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

2.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 11, Rock, MN

Built 1997 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 25

CR 495

Good

Over: LITTLE FORK RIVER

0.9 MI W OF JCT CSAH 139, St. Louis, MN

Built 1996 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 20

CSAH 35

Good

Over: Maple Creek

0.1 mi E of jct CSAH 8, Steele, MN

Built 2002 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 2,750

CR 91

Good

Over: Jud. Ditch #14

1.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH14, Traverse, MN

Built 2011 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 10

CR 68

Good

Over: COLD CREEK

2.6 MI N OF JCT TH 60, Wabasha, MN

Built 1993 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 45

MN 23

Good

Over: MPLI RAIL

0.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 18, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1977 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 3,636

CSAH 50

Good

Over: MINNEOPA CREEK; UP RR

0.6 MI N JCT MN 60, Blue Earth, MN

Built 2007 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 392

T 229

Good

Over: LITTLE CANNON RIVER

0.3 MI W OF JCT CSAH 14, Goodhue, MN

Built 2013 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 67

T 50

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.3 MI W OF JCT CSAH 29, Murray, MN

Built 2004 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 12

US 63

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

0.8 MI S OF JCT TH 52, Olmsted, MN

Built 2003 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 20,250

CSAH 3

Good

Over: N BR ROOT RIVER

0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 6, Olmsted, MN

Built 1996 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 330

CR 51

Good

Over: SPLIT ROCK CREEK

2.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 14, Rock, MN

Built 1996 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 43

T 1

Good

Over: KANARANZI CREEK

2.0 MI S OF JCT CSAH 1, Rock, MN

Built 2008 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 49

T 289

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: MILLER CREEK

AT SKYLINE DRIVE, St. Louis, MN

Built 2003 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 23,600

CR 121

Good

Over: SAUK RIVER

0.3 MI N OF JCT CR 138, Stearns, MN

Built 2000 Load: 41.3 t ADT: 2,100

CSAH 6

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: THIEF RIVER

0.2 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 31, Pennington, MN

Built 1995 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 285

T 211

Good

Over: DEERHORN CREEK

0.6 MI S OF JCT CR 188, Wilkin, MN

Built 1996 Load: 41.4 t ADT: 26

CSAH 10

Good

Over: WILLOW RIVER

1.1 MI E OF JCT TH 169, Aitkin, MN

Built 1993 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 177

T 357

Good

Over: SANDY RIVER

1.2 MI W OF JCT CR 62, Aitkin, MN

Built 1995 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 32

CSAH 33

Good

Over: MISSISSIPPI RIVER

0.5 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 8, Beltrami, MN

Built 1995 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 1,140

CSAH 20

Good

Over: Minneopa Creek

0.4 mi nw OF jct th 60, Blue Earth, MN

Built 2002 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 502

MN 23

Good

Over: N FK NEMADJI RIVER

9.0 MI NE OF S CO LINE, Carlton, MN

Built 2015 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 757

US 52

Good

Over: 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

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