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 3

Good

Over: Rice Creek

0.2 Mmi E of jct TH 35W, Ramsey, MN

Built 2000 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 3,883

CR 258

Good

Over: SUCKER RIVER

0.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 43, St. Louis, MN

Built 2009 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 490

CR 980

Good

Over: JENKINS CREEK

1.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 7, St. Louis, MN

Built 2022 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 50

US 14

Good

Over: UP RR

0.5 MI E OF JCT TH 35, Steele, MN

Built 2017 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 17,495

CSAH 18

Good

Over: N FK WATONWAN RIVER

0.6 MI N JCT CSAH 1, Watonwan, MN

Built 2007 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 70

MN 167

Good

Over: HAZEL CREEK

4.2 MI SE OF JCT TH 23, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1999 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 452

T 78

Good

Over: MAPLE RIVER

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

Built 2005 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 50

SFR 135

Good

Over: VALLEY RIVER

0.1 MI W OF CR 541, Itasca, MN

Built 2011 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 20

T 512

Good

Over: GROUNDHOUSE RIVER

1.5 MI E OF CSAH 10, Kanabec, MN

Built 2009 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 1

T 63

Good

Over: LE SUEUR CREEK

1.4 MI W OF JCT CR 153, Le Sueur, MN

Built 1997 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 54

T 93

Good

Over: ROSE CREEK

0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 4, Mower, MN

Built 2002 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 35

CSAH 31

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

0.7 MI E OF JCT TH 246, Rice, MN

Built 2005 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 2,900

CSAH 31

Good

Over: STREAM

0.7 MI E OF JCT CSAH 42, Rice, MN

Built 2005 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 2,900

T 55

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

1.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 25, Swift, MN

Built 1993 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 80

CR 84

Good

Over: TWELVE MILE CREEK

1.0 MI W OF JCT CSAH 13, Traverse, MN

Built 2003 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 15

CSAH 7

Good

Over: ZUMBRO RIVER

2.2 MI W OF JCT TH 63, Wabasha, MN

Built 2011 Load: 44.9 t ADT: 520

MN 47

Good

Over: TROTT BROOK

6.1 MI N OF JCT TH 10, Anoka, MN

Built 2000 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 5,800

US 14

Good

Over: Sleepy Eye Creek

0.7 mi W of COBDEN, Brown, MN

Built 2001 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 2,344

I 35W

Good

Over: MIDTOWN GREENWAY TRAIL

1.3 MI S OF JCT TH 94, Hennepin, MN

Built 2019 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 179,358

CSAH 38

Good

Over: DES MOINES RIVER

0.5 MI N OF JCT TH 30, Murray, MN

Built 2023 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 1,100

US 169

Good

Over: ROBARTS CREEK

3.0 MI N OF JCT MN 99, Nicollet, MN

Built 2022 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 8,429

T 837

Good

Over: Co Ditch # 9

0.5 mi S of jct CSAH 41, Polk, MN

Built 2002 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 10

CR 129

Good

Over: LOST RIVER

0.1 MI N OF JCT CR 130, Red Lake, MN

Built 1993 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 45

CR 64

Good

Over: CHETAMBA CREEK

0.5 MI W OF JCT CSAH 6, Renville, MN

Built 2019 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 30

CSAH 76

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

0.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 8, Rice, MN

Built 2022 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 360

CSAH 116

Good

Over: MOOSE RIVER

1.2 MI W OF JCT CR 670, St. Louis, MN

Built 2015 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 325

CSAH 7

Good

Over: BIG TROUT CREEK

1.9 MI SW OF JCT TH 14, Winona, MN

Built 2022 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 758

T 232

Good

Over: LITTLE COTTONWOOD RIVER

1.8 MI E OF JCT CSAH 10, Brown, MN

Built 2005 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 68

M 51

Good

Over: CARVER CREEK

0.03 MI SE JCT CSAH 40, Carver, MN

Built 1994 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 250

T 969

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 14

11.4 MI N OF TH 115, Crow Wing, MN

Built 2003 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 100

MN 200

Good

Over: MARSH RIVER

4.3 MI W OF JCT TH 59, Mahnomen, MN

Built 2003 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 849

CSAH 4

Good

Over: MIDDLE RIVER

0.1 MI E JCT US 75, Marshall, MN

Built 2007 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 690

T 115

Good

Over: S FK ZUMBRO RIVER

0.7MI N JCT CSAH 26, Olmsted, MN

Built 2003 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 24

CSAH 13

Good

Over: Red Lake River

0.9mi NW of jct TH 32, Red Lake, MN

Built 2001 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 910

T 425

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

0.2 MI W OF CO LINE, Rice, MN

Built 1996 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 72

CSAH 7

Good

Over: ST LOUIS RIVER

0.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH 16, St. Louis, MN

Built 1996 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 900

CSAH 114

Good

Over: LITTLE FORK RIVER

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

Built 2000 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 75

CSAH 35

Good

Over: MAPLE CREEK

1.4 E OF JCT CSAH 8, Steele, MN

Built 2006 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 980

T 340

Good

Over: ROLLINGSTONE CREEK

0.1 MI S OF JCT TH 248, Winona, MN

Built 2006 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 10

CSAH 31

Good

Over: PROMNADE TRAIL

0.7 MI N OF JCT TH 494, Hennepin, MN

Built 2009 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 7,850

CSAH 31

Good

Over: PROMNADE TRAIL

0.7 MI N OF JCT TH 494, Hennepin, MN

Built 2009 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 6,008

CSAH 8

Good

Over: THREE MILE CREEK

1.2 MI E OF JCT TH 68, Lyon, MN

Built 1991 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 435

T 229

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD RIVER

1.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 2, Lyon, MN

Built 2001 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 50

CSAH 115

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER

.08 MI W OF JCT TH 22, McLeod, MN

Built 1993 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 4,700

MN 9

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 18

7.5 MI N OF JCT TH 200, Norman, MN

Built 1990 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 726

T 267

Good

Over: E BR ROCK RIVER

2.5 MI W OF JCT CSAH 18, Pipestone, MN

Built 2008 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 44

CSAH 26

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 24, Anoka, MN

Built 2010 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,634

CSAH 19

Good

Over: SHELL ROCK RIVER

0.8 MI E OF JCT CR 81, Freeborn, MN

Built 2009 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 425

FR2171

Good

Over: THIRD RIVER

12.1 MI W OF JCT TH 46, Itasca, MN

Built 1986 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 25

CSAH 20

Good

Over: LAC QUI PARLE RIVER

1.1 MI W OF JCT CR 75, Lac qui Parle, MN

Built 2013 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 530

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