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 82

Good

Over: MUD CREEK (JD # 19)

0.6 MI E OF JCT TH 12, Swift, MN

Built 1997 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 45

CSAH 31

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

0.1 MI N OF JCT TH 12, Swift, MN

Built 2004 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 590

US 61

Good

Over: GARVIN BR; DME RR

4.2 MI NW OF JCT TH 14, Winona, MN

Built 1978 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 3,592

CSAH 7

Good

Over: MINNESOTA RIVER

0.2 MI SW OF JCT CSAH 15, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1984 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 690

CR 55

Good

Over: Little Rock Creek

0.6 mi NW of jct TH 10, Benton, MN

Built 2002 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 840

CSAH 9

Good

Over: BLUE EARTH RIVER

0.5 MI SW OF JCT CSAH 34, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1985 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 572

T 370

Good

Over: MIDWAY RIVER

1.7 MI S OF JCT CSAH 61, Carlton, MN

Built 1985 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 38

MN 16

Good

Over: DUSCHEE CREEK

4.6 MI E OF E JCT TH 52, Fillmore, MN

Built 2014 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 1,403

CSAH 30

Good

Over: GOODRICH DIV#1(JD #24)

0.4 mi S of jct CR 104, Freeborn, MN

Built 2001 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 295

CSAH 1

Good

Over: N FK ZUMBRO RIVER

0.8 MI N OF JCT TH 60, Goodhue, MN

Built 1993 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 640

MSAS 454

Good

Over: CP RAIL

0.1 MI E OF UNIVERSITY A, Hennepin, MN

Built 1998 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 3,354

MN 100

Good

Over: Twin Lake Channel

3.9 mi N of jct TH 55, Hennepin, MN

Built 2001 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 81,000

MSAS 121

Good

Over: SHINGLE CREEK

0.15 MI W OF SHINGLE PKW, Hennepin, MN

Built 1974 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 3,850

MSAS 160

Good

Over: MINNEHAHA CREEK

AT MINNEHAHA PKWY, Hennepin, MN

Built 1921 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 4,080

MN 16

Good

Over: Root River Overflow

1.3 mi N of jct TH 44, Houston, MN

Built 2002 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 7,319

MN 26

Good

Over: OVERFLOW FROM ROOT RIVER

0.1 MI S OF JCT TH 16, Houston, MN

Built 1997 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 2,636

CSAH 15

Good

Over: LE SUEUR CREEK

0.8 MI N OF JCT TH 112, Le Sueur, MN

Built 2005 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 749

T 31

Good

Over: N BR YELLOW MEDICINE R

1.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 26, Lyon, MN

Built 1987 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 65

CSAH 2

Good

Over: Cottonwood River

0.9 mi E of jct CSAH 9, Lyon, MN

Built 2002 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 240

CSAH 1

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.2 MI S OF JCT TH 212, McLeod, MN

Built 1995 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 1,900

CR 158

Good

Over: Jud Ditch # 53 Lat # 2

0.1 mi S of jct CSAH 17, Norman, MN

Built 2002 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 10

US 14

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

0.9 MI E OF JCT TH63, Olmsted, MN

Built 1994 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 12,619

CON 5813

Good

Over: CASCADE CRK

AT THE N JCT TH 14; 52, Olmsted, MN

Built 2004 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 5,075

CSAH 22

Good

Over: S FORK ZUMBRO RIVER

0.1 MI E OF JCT CR 133, Olmsted, MN

Built 2016 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 7,400

CSAH 20

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

1.5 MI W OF JCT CSAH 11, Rock, MN

Built 2005 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 266

CSAH 13

Good

Over: HAY CREEK

2.0 MI S OF JCT MN 11, Roseau, MN

Built 2022 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 260

MSAS 113

Good

Over: ELK RIVER

0.4 MI E OF JCT MISS RD, Sherburne, MN

Built 1992 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 5,600

CSAH 13

Good

Over: N BR RUSH RIVER (CD 55)

1.3 MI N OF JCT CR 62, Sibley, MN

Built 2014 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 603

CR 750

Good

Over: SWAN RIVER

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

Built 2004 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 35

CR 442

Good

Over: EAST SWAN RIVER

0.8 MI E OF JCT CR 965, St. Louis, MN

Built 2016 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 30

US 14

Good

Over: STRAIGHT RIVER

0.7 MI E OF JCT TH 35, Steele, MN

Built 2018 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 8,748

US 59

Good

Over: POMME DE TERRE RIVER

3.8 MI S OF JCT TH 9, Stevens, MN

Built 1996 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 1,950

CR 75

Good

Over: LE SUEUR RIVER

1.6 MI W OF JCT CSAH 4, Waseca, MN

Built 2022 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 186

CON 166

Good

Over: UP RR

0.09 M E OF JCT TH95, Washington, MN

Built 2016 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 2,685

CSAH 12

Good

Over: DAKOTA CREEK

0.2 MI SE OF JCT TH 14, Winona, MN

Built 2011 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 620

SFR 85

Good

Over: N BR RAPID RIVER

0.3 MI N CSAH 16(130), Lake of the Woods, MN

Built 2007 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 17

CSAH 14

Good

Over: S BR WILD RICE RIVER

0.7 MI S OF JCT CSAH 33, Norman, MN

Built 1979 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 20

MN 56

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

1.1 MI W OF JCT TH 63, Fillmore, MN

Built 1992 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 977

M 183

Good

Over: MINNEHAHA CREEK

0.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 17, Hennepin, MN

Built 1954 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 600

CR 73

Good

Over: MEADOW CREEK

0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 20, Lyon, MN

Built 1996 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 16

T 706

Good

Over: STREAM

0.7 MI W OF JCT CR 167, Stearns, MN

Built 2004 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 20

CSAH 6

Good

Over: TWELVE MILE CREEK

0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH13, Traverse, MN

Built 2013 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 275

CSAH 32

Good

Over: TAMARACK RIVER

2.8 MI E OF JCT CSAH 31, Aitkin, MN

Built 2008 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 131

CSAH 41

Good

Over: LE SUEUR RIVER

0.7 MI S OF JCT CR 183, Blue Earth, MN

Built 2021 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 701

CR 144

Good

Over: MOOSE HORN RIVER

0.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 61, Carlton, MN

Built 2004 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 216

UT 112

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 2

2.4 MI SW OF JCT TH 210, Carlton, MN

Built 2004 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 10

T 126

Good

Over: TAMARACK RIVER

0.3 MI W OF JCT CSAH 20, Carlton, MN

Built 2023 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 15

US 212

Good

Over: HUNDERTMARK CREEK

0.1 MI NW JCT CSAH 10; 15, Carver, MN

Built 2007 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 17,613

CSAH 41

Good

Over: BEVENS CREEK

1.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 50, Carver, MN

Built 2013 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 444

CR 56

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

1.9 MI E OF JCT CR55, Chisago, MN

Built 2014 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 304

Showing 10,801-10,850 of 11,969 bridges

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