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

SFR 85

Good

Over: S BR RAPID RIVER

5.1 MI W CR 77 (130), Lake of the Woods, MN

Built 2007 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 8

CSAH 3

Good

Over: BIG CANNON RIVER

1.7 MI N OF JCT CSAH 2, Le Sueur, MN

Built 1994 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 300

CSAH 13

Good

Over: LITTLE ELK RIVER

1.5 MI N OF JCT TH 10, Morrison, MN

Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,050

M 12

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.6 MI E OF JCT TH 218, Mower, MN

Built 2013 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 60

CSAH 4

Good

Over: WILD RICE RIVER

0.4 MI N OF JCT CR 189, Norman, MN

Built 1987 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 129

CSAH 46

Good

Over: CP RAIL

0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 73, Ramsey, MN

Built 2001 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,960

T 205

Good

Over: SLEEPY EYE CREEK

1.0 MI N OF JCT CSAH 4, Redwood, MN

Built 2003 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 88

T 174

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD RIVER

2.0 MI S JCT CSAH 4, Redwood, MN

Built 2007 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 45

CR 62

Good

Over: HIGHWATER CREEK

0.7 MI E OF JCT CSAH 6, Redwood, MN

Built 2016 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 129

CR 965

Good

Over: WEST SWAN RIVER

0.5 MI N OF JCT CR927, St. Louis, MN

Built 2016 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 20

SERVICE RD

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 42

0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 82, Traverse, MN

Built 2013 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 49

CR 118

Good

Over: LEAF RIVER

0.5 MI N OF JCT CR 121, Wadena, MN

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 80

US 61

Good

Over: TROUT CREEK

8.2 MI N OF N JCT TH 90, Winona, MN

Built 2017 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 4,400

MSAS 125

Good

Over: SHINGLE CREEK

1.1 MI E OF BROOKLYN BLV, Hennepin, MN

Built 1996 Load: 45.5 t ADT: 4,250

MN 70

Good

Over: ST CROIX RIVER

AT WISC ST LINE, Pine, MN

Built 1991 Load: 45.5 t ADT: 3,901

CSAH 4

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

0.7 MI W OF JCT CSAH 3, Rock, MN

Built 1984 Load: 45.5 t ADT: 1,260

T 158

Good

Over: S Fk Watonwan River

1.1 MI N OF CR 101, Watonwan, MN

Built 2002 Load: 45.5 t ADT: 30

CSAH 9

Good

Over: N FK CROW RIVER

3.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 35, Wright, MN

Built 1995 Load: 45.5 t ADT: 1,593

T 46

Good

Over: S FK ROSEAU RIVER

1.3 MI E OF JCT TH 89, Roseau, MN

Built 1992 Load: 45.6 t ADT: 34

MN 30

Good

Over: TROUT RUN CREEK

4.7 MI E OF JCT TH 74, Fillmore, MN

Built 2007 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 305

M 825

Good

Over: LRT

0.35 MI E OF JCT CSAH 61, Hennepin, MN

Built 2022 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 1

MN 72

Good

Over: RAINY RIVER

0.1 MI N OF JCT MN 11, Lake of the Woods, MN

Built 2020 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 1,400

CR 118

Good

Over: STREAM

2.0 MI SW OF JCT TH 169, Le Sueur, MN

Built 2009 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 71

CSAH 15

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.3 MI S OF JCT US 212, McLeod, MN

Built 2006 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 1,450

US 169

Good

Over: RUM RIVER

6.8 MI NW OF N JCT TH 27, Mille Lacs, MN

Built 2015 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 6,964

MN 32

Good

Over: WILD RICE RIVER

1.9 MI N OF TWIN VALLEY, Norman, MN

Built 2007 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 1,249

CR 117

Good

Over: S FK ZUMBRO RIVER

0.8 MI E OF JCT CSAH 15, Olmsted, MN

Built 1997 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 325

CSAH 11

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

0.6 MI W OF JCT TH 107, Pine, MN

Built 1990 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 1,777

T 781

Good

Over: LITTLE WILLOW RIVER

0.4 MI E OF JCT CR 155, Pine, MN

Built 1999 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 20

MN 3

Good

Over: UP RR

0.1 MI S OF PLATO BLVD, Ramsey, MN

Built 1977 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 14,000

CSAH 39

Good

Over: FORT RIDGELY CREEK

0.9 MI E OF JCT CSAH 16, Renville, MN

Built 2020 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 205

CSAH 15

Good

Over: KANARANZI CREEK

1.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 3, Rock, MN

Built 2015 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 167

T 69

Good

Over: STRAIGHT RIVER

0.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 4, Steele, MN

Built 2019 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 59

I 35

Good

Over: TURTLE CREEK

1.8 MI S OF JCT TH 14, Steele, MN

Built 2017 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 11,009

I 35

Good

Over: TURTLE CREEK

1.8 MI S OF JCT TH 14, Steele, MN

Built 2018 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 11,009

CR 169

Good

Over: Ottertail River

1.5 mi N of jct CSAH 8, Wilkin, MN

Built 2001 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 31

CSAH 2

Good

Over: PINE CREEK

0.6 MI NW OF S CO LINE, Winona, MN

Built 2004 Load: 45.7 t ADT: 85

CSAH 36

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

1.6 MI W OF JCT TH 4, Martin, MN

Built 2005 Load: 45.8 t ADT: 260

T 330

Good

Over: LITTLE COBB RIVER

0.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 10, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1986 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 10

CSAH 33

Good

Over: RED JACKET PED TRAIL

0.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 9, Blue Earth, MN

Built 2005 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 615

MSAS 129

Good

Over: Redwood R Diversion Cha

0.7 mi N of jct TH 68, Lyon, MN

Built 2002 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 1,828

T 462

Good

Over: REDWOOD RIVER

0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 25, Lyon, MN

Built 2004 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 16

MN 210

Good

Over: RICE RIVER

7.4 MI NE OF JCT TH 169, Aitkin, MN

Built 1984 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 4,754

CR 68

Good

Over: STONY CREEK

0.6 MI N OF JCT CSAH 10, Clay, MN

Built 2021 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 15

MN 57

Good

Over: MILLIKEN CREEK

0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 22, Dodge, MN

Built 2019 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 1,441

CR 83

Good

Over: REDWOOD RIVER

2.1 MI SW OF JCT CSAH 5, Lyon, MN

Built 2017 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 63

MSAS 139

Good

Over: DOBBINS CREEK

0.8 MI SW OF JCT TH 90, Mower, MN

Built 2016 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 6,900

CSAH 19

Good

Over: CHAMPEPADAN CREEK

2.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 16, Nobles, MN

Built 2023 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 309

T 816

Good

Over: TAMARACK RIVER

0.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH 25, Pine, MN

Built 2011 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 49

M 87

Good

Over: SKUNK CREEK

0.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 28, Pine, MN

Built 2017 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 1

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