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

CR 89

Good

Over: ZUMBRO RIVER

0.1 MI S OF JCT TH 60, Wabasha, MN

Built 1994 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 105

T 594

Good

Over: Pleasant Valley Creek

0.1 mi E of jct CSAH 17, Winona, MN

Built 2002 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 30

M 12

Good

Over: GARVIN BROOK

0.2 MI N OF JCT TH 14, Winona, MN

Built 2011 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 49

T 131

Good

Over: EAST BURNS CREEK

0.1 MI SE OF JCT CR 105, Winona, MN

Built 2010 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 45

CSAH 22

Good

Over: MISS R DIVERSION CHANNEL

0.1 MI S JCT CSAH 24, Aitkin, MN

Built 2006 Load: 44.3 t ADT: 730

MSAS 104

Good

Over: WETLAND

0.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 5, Anoka, MN

Built 1996 Load: 44.3 t ADT: 2,102

MN 23

Good

Over: SPLIT ROCK CREEK

0.5 MI NE OF JASPER, Pipestone, MN

Built 1937 Load: 44.3 t ADT: 3,278

MN 210

Good

Over: EMERGENCY OVERFLOW

3.6 MI E OF JCT TH 45, Carlton, MN

Built 2013 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 710

CSAH 50

Good

Over: BEVENS CREEK

1.3 MI W OF JCT CSAH 40, Carver, MN

Built 2020 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 1,100

CSAH 12

Good

Over: N BRULE RIVER

21.3 MI N OF JCT TH 61, Cook, MN

Built 1996 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 850

T 250

Good

Over: CENTER CREEK

0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 10, Faribault, MN

Built 2009 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 49

T 265

Good

Over: TROUT BROOK

0.6 mi N of jct CSAH 10, Goodhue, MN

Built 2002 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 1

US 169

Good

Over: North Anderson Lakes

0.5 MI S OF JCT TH 494, Hennepin, MN

Built 1995 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 46,934

MSAS 153

Good

Over: CP RAIL

0.6 MI N OF JCT TH 55, Hennepin, MN

Built 1996 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 11,600

CSAH 40

Good

Over: BNSF

0.2 MI E OF JCT I 94, Hennepin, MN

Built 2023 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 6,800

MN 7

Good

Over: Six Mile Creek

1.7 mi E of county line, Hennepin, MN

Built 2002 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 13,000

T 61

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.8 MI W OF JCT CSAH 35, Murray, MN

Built 1993 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 22

CSAH 25

Good

Over: WILD RICE RIVER

0.7 MI E OF JCT TH 75, Norman, MN

Built 1976 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 335

CSAH 22

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

0.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 9, Olmsted, MN

Built 1995 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 7,000

T 260

Good

Over: POPLAR CREEK

0.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 9, Pipestone, MN

Built 1993 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 60

CSAH 20

Good

Over: SPLIT ROCK CREEK

0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 2, Pipestone, MN

Built 2022 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 130

MN 32

Good

Over: SAND HILL RIVER

1.7 MI S OF JCT TH 102, Polk, MN

Built 2004 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 2,038

MSAS 194

Good

Over: FLINT HILLS RESOUR;BLUFF

0.2 MI SW OF JCT OTTO ST, Ramsey, MN

Built 1967 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 9,000

T 42

Good

Over: Spring Water Creek

0.7 mi W of jct CR 53, Rock, MN

Built 2002 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 38

T 31

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

0.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 15, Rock, MN

Built 2018 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 49

CSAH 72

Good

Over: ROSEAU RIVER

0.5 MI E OF JCT TH 89, Roseau, MN

Built 1971 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 2,912

MN 41

Good

Over: Minnesota River Overflow

0.8 MI N OF JCT TH 169, Scott, MN

Built 1998 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 18,200

CSAH 65

Good

Over: STURGEON RIVER

1.4 MI W OF JCT MN 73, St. Louis, MN

Built 2022 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 60

US 14

Good

Over: UP RR

0.5 MI E OF JCT TH 35, Steele, MN

Built 2018 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 8,748

MN 117

Good

Over: Lake Traverse

South Dakota State Line, Traverse, MN

Built 2001 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 295

CSAH 26

Good

Over: PARTRIDGE RIVER

0.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 2, Wadena, MN

Built 2012 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 265

CON 6107

Good

Over: Crow River

2.7 MI N OF JCT TH 94, Wright, MN

Built 2006 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 3,271

T 255

Good

Over: N FK ZUMBRO RIVER

0.2 MI N OF JCT TH 52, Goodhue, MN

Built 1999 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 66

MN 55

Good

Over: CP RAIL

0.3 MI W OF JCT TH 100, Hennepin, MN

Built 1997 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 16,750

CSAH 22

Good

Over: MINNEHAHA CREEK

1.4 MI N OF JCT TH 35W, Hennepin, MN

Built 2011 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 16,400

MN 16

Good

Over: Root River Overflow

0.6 mi N of jct TH 44, Houston, MN

Built 2002 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 7,319

CSAH 4

Good

Over: ROCK RIVER

0.7 MI W OF JCT CSAH 17, Pipestone, MN

Built 2011 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 135

MN 60

Good

Over: CANNON RIVER

6.5 MI SW OF JCT TH 35, Rice, MN

Built 2009 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 5,975

CSAH 17

Good

Over: SAUK RIVER

0.5 MI W JCT CR 185, Stearns, MN

Built 2007 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 2,850

MSAS 117

Good

Over: CLEARWATER CREEK

W OF JCT TH 61; CSAH 8, Washington, MN

Built 2009 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 387

M 281

Good

Over: CLEARWATER CREEK

W OF JCT TH 61; CSAH 8, Washington, MN

Built 2009 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1

CSAH 11

Good

Over: COON CREEK

0.6 MI E OF JCT CSAH 78, Anoka, MN

Built 1991 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 9,473

CSAH 48

Good

Over: MADISON LAKE CHANNEL

0.7 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 17, Blue Earth, MN

Built 2005 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 656

CSAH 2

Good

Over: Mound Creek

2.3 mi S of jct CSAH 21, Brown, MN

Built 2002 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 345

CSAH 1

Good

Over: S BR ROOT RIVER

1.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 3, Fillmore, MN

Built 2019 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 740

MN 55

Good

Over: CHIPPEWA RIVER

2.0 MI SE OF HOFFMAN, Grant, MN

Built 2010 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 830

LAKE 29 EAST ROAD

Good

Over: DUMBBELL RIVER

13.7 MI NE OF JCT TH 1, Lake, MN

Built 1959 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 4

CSAH 5

Good

Over: TAMARAC RIVER

0.9 MI W OF JCT TH 75, Marshall, MN

Built 2009 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 460

CR 144

Good

Over: SNAKE RIVER

0.6 MI N OF JCT TH 1, Marshall, MN

Built 2019 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 70

T 763

Good

Over: WILLOW RIVER

2.1 MI SW OF JCT CSAH 46, Pine, MN

Built 1998 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 40

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