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 61

Good

Over: RILEY CREEK

2.0 MI SO JCT CSAH 1, Hennepin, MN

Built 2018 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 7,594

MSAS 148

Good

Over: PED-BIKE PATH

0.1 MI W OF GREEN CIR DR, Hennepin, MN

Built 2020 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 2,950

M 782

Good

Over: PEDESTRIAN

0.1 MI N OF SMETANA DR, Hennepin, MN

Built 2021 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 1,100

CSAH 15

Good

Over: BROWNS BAY-TANAGER LK CH

2.15 MI SW OF JCT TH 12, Hennepin, MN

Built 2021 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 14,012

MN 610

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

2.2 MI E OF JCT TH 94, Hennepin, MN

Built 2017 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 16,125

MN 610

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

2.5 MI E OF JCT TH 94;610, Hennepin, MN

Built 2017 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 35,571

CR 249

Good

Over: CROOKED CREEK

5.2 MI W OF JCT TH 26, Houston, MN

Built 2005 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 182

CSAH 22

Good

Over: TAMARAC RIVER

2.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 5, Marshall, MN

Built 2022 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 40

T 174

Good

Over: CEDAR RUN

0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 9, Martin, MN

Built 1979 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 12

T 45

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.4 MI W OF JCT TH 59, Murray, MN

Built 1991 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 78

CSAH 96

Good

Over: PELICAN RIVER

0.1 MI S OF JCT TH 108, Otter Tail, MN

Built 2003 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 1,500

M 2074

Good

Over: PED; HIDDEN FALLS CREEK

0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 36, Ramsey, MN

Built 2021 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 3,889

T 225

Good

Over: SLEEPY EYE CREEK

1.7 MI N OF JCT CSAH 4, Redwood, MN

Built 2022 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 49

CSAH 8

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 15

0.7 MI N OF JCT TH 212, Renville, MN

Built 2018 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 720

T 42

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.3 MI W OF JCT CSAH 4, Rock, MN

Built 2013 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 42

MN 21

Good

Over: UP RAILROAD

0.5 MI S OF JCT MN 282, Scott, MN

Built 2020 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 11,106

MSAS 102

Good

Over: CREDIT RIVER

0.7 MI N OF CSAH 16, Scott, MN

Built 2006 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 3,795

CR 166

Good

Over: HIGH ISLAND CREEK

0.4 MI E OF JCT CSAH 17, Sibley, MN

Built 2014 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 191

CSAH 107

Good

Over: STURGEON RIVER

0.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 5, St. Louis, MN

Built 1995 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 30

CR 694

Good

Over: CLOQUET RIVER

0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 7, St. Louis, MN

Built 1997 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 30

CSAH 19

Good

Over: DM;IR RY

0.2 MI W OF JCT TH 2, St. Louis, MN

Built 1996 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 484

CR 668

Good

Over: DARK RIVER

1.4 MI S OF JCT CR461, St. Louis, MN

Built 2016 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 22

CR 916

Good

Over: BEAR RIVER

0.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 22, St. Louis, MN

Built 2016 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 62

CR 938

Good

Over: FLINT CREEK

0.6 MI N OF JCT TH 1, St. Louis, MN

Built 2017 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 50

UT 8146

Good

Over: ASH RIVER

0.3 MI S OF JCT TH 53, St. Louis, MN

Built 2018 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 109

CR 180

Good

Over: BLACK DUCK CREEK

13.1 MI N OF JCT TH 53, St. Louis, MN

Built 2018 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 195

M 10

Good

Over: SAUK RIVER

0.2 MI NW OF JCT TH 23, Stearns, MN

Built 1978 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 4,200

CSAH 2

Good

Over: CRANE CREEK (JD #1)

3.0 MI W OF N JCT TH 35, Steele, MN

Built 1979 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 5,200

T 250

Good

Over: POMME DE TERRE RIVER

0.5 MI N OF JCT TH 12, Swift, MN

Built 1996 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 35

MN 117

Good

Over: MUSTINKA RIVER

0.4 MI N OF JCT TH 27, Traverse, MN

Built 1999 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 295

CSAH 106

Good

Over: LITTLE MINNESOTA RIVER

0.1 MI W OF JCT TH 28, Traverse, MN

Built 1987 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 460

CSAH 12

Good

Over: RED EYE RIVER

1.3 MI E OF JCT TH 71, Wadena, MN

Built 1984 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 1,144

M 19

Good

Over: DNR GATEWAY TRAIL

0.9 MI E OF JCT TH 694, Washington, MN

Built 2013 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 1

CSAH 25

Good

Over: AHRENSFELD CREEK

1.0 MI NW OF JCT CR 109, Winona, MN

Built 1995 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 100

T 163

Good

Over: RUSH CREEK

1.6 MI S OF JCT CSAJ 25, Winona, MN

Built 2005 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 20

T 234

Good

Over: LITTLE COTTONWOOD RIVER

0.3 MI S OF JCT TH 68, Blue Earth, MN

Built 2000 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 25

CSAH 5

Good

Over: REDWOOD RIVER

0.5 MI NW OF JCT CSAH 25, Lyon, MN

Built 1986 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 720

MN 55

Good

Over: N FK CROW RIVER

6.0 MI W OF JCT TH 22, Meeker, MN

Built 1988 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 2,100

CSAH 12

Good

Over: CLEARWATER RIVER

0.7 MI N OF JCT TH 92, Red Lake, MN

Built 1978 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 260

CSAH 30

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

2.7 MI N OF JCT TH 30, Murray, MN

Built 1994 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 195

T 93

Good

Over: MUSTINKA RIVER

1.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH14, Traverse, MN

Built 2013 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 49

CSAH 21

Good

Over: SHELL RIVER

1.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH23, Wadena, MN

Built 1998 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 609

CSAH 51

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

0.1 M N OF JCT 117TH AV N, Anoka, MN

Built 2015 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 8,400

MN 197

Good

Over: Mississippi River

In Bemidji, Beltrami, MN

Built 2002 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 11,692

MN 23

Good

Over: S FK NEMADJI RIVER

7.0 MI NE OF S CO LINE, Carlton, MN

Built 2020 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 757

CSAH 20

Good

Over: STREAM

0.6 MI N OF JCT TH 8, Chisago, MN

Built 2018 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 1,973

FOURMILE LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: TEMPERANCE RIVER

3.35 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 2, Cook, MN

Built 1959 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 34

CR 109

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.6MI N OF JCT CSAH 1, Fillmore, MN

Built 2017 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 70

CR 44

Good

Over: CANNON RIVER

0.6 MI E OF JCT TH 56, Goodhue, MN

Built 2004 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 70

MN 62

Good

Over: CP RAIL

0.6 MI W OF JCT TH 100, Hennepin, MN

Built 1998 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 80,000

Showing 10,551-10,600 of 11,969 bridges

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