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 2

Good

Over: DAGGETT BROOK

0.5 MI W OF JCT TH 25, Crow Wing, MN

Built 1996 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 560

MN 250

Good

Over: S BR ROOT RIVER

1.0 MI N OF JCT TH 16, Fillmore, MN

Built 2016 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 605

CSAH 1

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

0.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH 4, Fillmore, MN

Built 2016 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 1,350

CSAH 12

Good

Over: O'BRIEN CREEK

2.3 MI SE OF JCT TH 65, Itasca, MN

Built 1994 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 328

T 32

Good

Over: LOST CREEK

0.1 MI N OF JCT TH 212, Lac qui Parle, MN

Built 2020 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 59

CSAH 9

Good

Over: RUM RIVER

0.4 MI W JCT US 169, Mille Lacs, MN

Built 2007 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 1,450

T 189

Good

Over: LIME CREEK

0.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 6, Murray, MN

Built 2004 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 40

CR 141

Good

Over: KEENE CREEK

0.7 MI E OF JCT CSAH 24, Pine, MN

Built 2003 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 62

T 160

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

1.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 9, Rice, MN

Built 2005 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 65

CSAH 17

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

1.0 MI S OF JCT TH 90, Rock, MN

Built 2017 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 825

T 52

Good

Over: STREAM

0.9 MI W OF JCT CSAH 6, Rock, MN

Built 2003 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 761

CSAH 35

Good

Over: W BR WARROAD RIVER

2.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 12, Roseau, MN

Built 1987 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 576

CSAH 3

Good

Over: MID BR RUSH R (CD 2A)

0.5 MI N OF JCT TH 19, Sibley, MN

Built 2003 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 210

US 53

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

0.9 MI N OF CSAH 65, St. Louis, MN

Built 2007 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 1,846

CSAH 52

Good

Over: DITCH

0.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 7, St. Louis, MN

Built 2017 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 90

M 7

Good

Over: N Br Zumbro R

0.1 mi W of jct CSAH 1, Wabasha, MN

Built 2001 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 165

CSAH 14

Good

Over: SUNRISE RIVER

0.3 MI NW OF JCT CR 74, Chisago, MN

Built 2001 Load: 43.8 t ADT: 2,841

T 238

Good

Over: ROSEAU RIVER

1.8 MI W OF JCT CSAH 9, Roseau, MN

Built 2003 Load: 43.8 t ADT: 77

T 221

Good

Over: Red Eye River

0.3 MI N OF JCT TH 227, Wadena, MN

Built 2002 Load: 43.8 t ADT: 36

CSAH 20

Good

Over: TURTLE RIVER

5.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 27, Beltrami, MN

Built 1992 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 310

T 146

Good

Over: MISSISSIPPI RIVER

0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 7, Beltrami, MN

Built 1997 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 93

T 266

Good

Over: N FK ZUMBRO RIVER

1.2 MI N OF JCT TH 60, Goodhue, MN

Built 1997 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 89

CR 61

Good

Over: N BR YELLOW MEDICINE R

0.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 10, Lyon, MN

Built 1995 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 135

US 63

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

0.8 MI S OF JCT TH 52, Olmsted, MN

Built 2003 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 24,000

T 15

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

0.3 mi E of jct CSAH 10, Redwood, MN

Built 2001 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 30

T 155

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD RIVER

1.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 4, Redwood, MN

Built 2006 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 49

MN 25

Good

Over: ELK RIVER

2.0 MI N OF JCT TH 10, Sherburne, MN

Built 1964 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 3,650

T 96

Good

Over: MAPLE RIVER

0.4 MI E OF JCT CSAH 1, Blue Earth, MN

Built 2009 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 98

T 212

Good

Over: LITTLE COTTONWOOD RIVER

1.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 20, Brown, MN

Built 1995 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 50

US 212

Good

Over: HUNDERTMARK CREEK

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

Built 2007 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 17,613

CSAH 11

Good

Over: BUFFALO RIVER

0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 93, Clay, MN

Built 2008 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 1,019

MN 61

Good

Over: CROSS RIVER

AT SCHROEDER, Cook, MN

Built 1999 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 3,000

CR 109

Good

Over: E FK BLUE EARTH RIVER

0.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 16, Faribault, MN

Built 2021 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 110

T 261

Good

Over: RICE CREEK

0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 6, Fillmore, MN

Built 2013 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 49

T 792

Good

Over: HAY CREEK

1.4 MI N OF JCT TH 58, Goodhue, MN

Built 2000 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 113

CSAH 81

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

0.8 MI SE OF JCT CSAH 121, Hennepin, MN

Built 2006 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 8,980

T 310

Good

Over: Yellow Bank River

1.2 mi W of jct CSAH 15, Lac qui Parle, MN

Built 2002 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 40

CSAH 7

Good

Over: THIEF RIVER

1.7 MI E OF JCT CSAH 12, Marshall, MN

Built 2012 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 55

T 189

Good

Over: CHAMPEPADAN CREEK

0.9 MI W OF JCT CSAH 19, Nobles, MN

Built 1991 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 49

CSAH 39

Good

Over: S BR WILD RICE RIVER

0.4 MI W OF JCT CR 136, Norman, MN

Built 2005 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 710

US 63

Good

Over: S FK ZUMBRO RIVER

3.5 MI E OF JCT TH 52, Olmsted, MN

Built 1979 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 6,568

CR 138

Good

Over: N BR ROOT RIVER

0.4 MI S OF JCT TH 30, Olmsted, MN

Built 2004 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 100

CSAH 10

Good

Over: MID FK WHITEWATER RIVER

0.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 9, Olmsted, MN

Built 2009 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 1,300

MN 48

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

10.5 MI E OF JCT TH 35, Pine, MN

Built 2000 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 1,727

T 192

Good

Over: REDWOOD RIVER

1.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 30, Redwood, MN

Built 1995 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 68

CSAH 10

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

0.5 MI S OF JCT CR 57, Redwood, MN

Built 2010 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 295

CR 80

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

0.6 MI N OF JCT CSAH 19, Rice, MN

Built 2021 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 135

I 35

Good

Over: UP RR

1.2 MI S OF JCT TH 14, Steele, MN

Built 2017 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 22,400

I 35

Good

Over: UP RR

1.2 MI S OF JCT TH 14, Steele, MN

Built 2018 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 11,009

MN 7

Good

Over: POMME DE TERRE RIVER

0.4 MI S OF N JCT TH 59, Swift, MN

Built 1995 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 3,800

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