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
US 10
GoodOver: PLATTE RIVER
0.2 MI S OF N CO LINE, Benton, MN
Built 1962 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 11,389
MN 40
GoodOver: LAC QUI PARLE RIVER
2.8 MI W OF JCT TH 75, Lac qui Parle, MN
Built 1963 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 513
SFR 82
GoodOver: S BR RAPID RIVER
8.5 MI SW OF CR 77, Lake of the Woods, MN
Built 2005 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 10
CR 114
GoodOver: MIDDLE RIVER
2.2 MI NW OF JCT CSAH 4, Marshall, MN
Built 2003 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 10
T 940
GoodOver: Sand Hill River
1.0 mi E of jct TH 75, Polk, MN
Built 2001 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 34
CSAH 7
GoodOver: PELL CREEK
0.5 MI S JCT US 14, Redwood, MN
Built 2006 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 195
US 53
GoodOver: JOHNSON CREEK
0.9 MI N OF CSAH 65, St. Louis, MN
Built 2007 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 1,846
CSAH 26
GoodOver: RED EYE RIVER
0.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 7, Wadena, MN
Built 1996 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 265
CSAH 20
GoodOver: CO DITCH # 3
1.4 MI E OF JCT CR 63, Jackson, MN
Built 2010 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 255
T 171
GoodOver: Cear Creek (JD # 31)
1.5 mi S of CSAH 12, Redwood, MN
Built 2001 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 15
CSAH 22
GoodOver: CP RAIL
1.2 MI NE OF JCT TH 59, Becker, MN
Built 1994 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 1,300
T 289
GoodOver: TROUT BROOK
0.8 MI SE OF JCT CSAH 10, Goodhue, MN
Built 2002 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 15
MN 55
GoodOver: WET LANDS
5.0 MI W OF JCT TH 494, Hennepin, MN
Built 2000 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 9,950
MN 55
GoodOver: WET LANDS
5.0 MI W OF JCT TH 494, Hennepin, MN
Built 2000 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 9,950
CSAH 51
GoodOver: NOERENBERG CHANNEL
1.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 146, Hennepin, MN
Built 2022 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 5,696
MN 26
GoodOver: OVERFLOW FROM ROOT RIVER
1.4 MI S OF JCT TH 16, Houston, MN
Built 1997 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 2,636
CSAH 9
GoodOver: KNIFE RIVER
2.0 MI W OF JCT MN 61, Lake, MN
Built 2021 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 744
UT 198
GoodOver: PEPPERMINT CREEK
0.2 MI E JCT UTWP 76, Lake of the Woods, MN
Built 2007 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 5
US 169
GoodOver: RUM RIVER
2.0 MI S OF S JCT TH 27, Mille Lacs, MN
Built 1998 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 4,958
US 169
GoodOver: RUM RIVER
2.0 MI S OF S JCT TH 27, Mille Lacs, MN
Built 1998 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 4,958
T 55
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK
3.0 MI N OF JCT TH 30, Murray, MN
Built 2010 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 49
T 62
GoodOver: DES MOINES RIVER
1.8 MI E OF JCT CSAH 38, Murray, MN
Built 2023 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 49
US 52
GoodOver: CASCADE CREEK
0.1 MI S OF N JCT TH14;52, Olmsted, MN
Built 2004 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 46,000
CR 50
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK
1.4 MI W OF JCT TH 71, Renville, MN
Built 1998 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 40
T 32
GoodOver: CHETAMBA CREEK
0.7 MI W OF JCT CSAH 6, Renville, MN
Built 2020 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 52
T 50
GoodOver: STREAM
0.6 MI E OF JCT CR 80, Rice, MN
Built 2013 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 55
T 137
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK
1.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 6, Rock, MN
Built 2003 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 50
T 52
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK
2.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 6, Rock, MN
Built 2006 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 48
CR 55
GoodOver: MN SOUTHERN RR
0.1 MI S JCT CSAH 4, Rock, MN
Built 2012 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 81
CR 312
GoodOver: ST LOUIS RIVER
0.6 MI N OF JCT CSAH 27, St. Louis, MN
Built 2001 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 50
T 514
GoodOver: Breda Creek
1.0 MI E OF JCT CR 353, St. Louis, MN
Built 2000 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 27
MSAS 113
GoodOver: KEENE CREEK
0.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 89, St. Louis, MN
Built 2001 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 620
CR 600
GoodOver: LITTLE FORK RIVER
0.8 MI S OF JCT CSAH 115, St. Louis, MN
Built 2022 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 5
US 14
GoodOver: STRAIGHT RIVER
0.7 MI E OF JCT TH 35, Steele, MN
Built 2017 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 17,495
CSAH 12
GoodOver: MEDFORD CREEK
0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 1, Steele, MN
Built 1994 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 1,400
US 12
GoodOver: POMME DE TERRE RIVER
3.3 MI W OF JCT TH 59, Swift, MN
Built 1997 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 1,036
CR 90
GoodOver: LONG PRAIRIE RIVER
0.5 MI E OF JCT TH 71, Todd, MN
Built 2008 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 70
CR 70
GoodOver: TWELVE MILE CREEK
1.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 11, Traverse, MN
Built 2004 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 45
CR 75
GoodOver: GREY CLOUD CHANNEL
2.7 MI S OF JCT US 10, Washington, MN
Built 2017 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 1,550
CSAH 43
GoodOver: Yellow Medicine River
0.4 mi N of jct CSAH 18, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 2002 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 424
T 73
GoodOver: DITCH
1.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH 27, Brown, MN
Built 2005 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 70
T 162
GoodOver: HIGHWATER CREEK
0.8 MI S OF JCT CSAH 10, Cottonwood, MN
Built 1997 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 13
T 273
GoodOver: N FK ZUMBRO RIVER
0.5 MI N OF JCT TH 60, Goodhue, MN
Built 2001 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 30
CSAH 25
GoodOver: S FK CROW RIVER
1.3 MI S OF JCT TH 7, McLeod, MN
Built 1989 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 2,050
CSAH 20
GoodOver: N FK CROW RIVER
1.0 MI SW OF JCT TH 4, Meeker, MN
Built 1992 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 530
T 163
GoodOver: JD # 10
0.5 MI S OF JCT TH 59, Murray, MN
Built 1996 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 13
CSAH 3
GoodOver: JUD DITCH # 1A
0.6 MI N OF JCT 356TH ST., Nicollet, MN
Built 1997 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 355
US 52
GoodOver: MID FK ZUMBRO R
9.9 MI NW OF N JCT TH 14, Olmsted, MN
Built 2006 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 15,104
CSAH 41
GoodOver: DRY CREEK
0.8 MI W JCT US 71, Redwood, MN
Built 2006 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 143
CR 83
GoodOver: SHAKOPEE CREEK
1.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 6, Swift, MN
Built 1996 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 35
Showing 10,751-10,800 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.
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