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 1065

Good

Over: STURGEON ISLAND CHANNEL

0.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 46, Pine, MN

Built 2023 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 49

CSAH 2

Good

Over: SPLIT ROCK CREEK

0.2 MI W OF JCT TH 23, Pipestone, MN

Built 2022 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 435

T 73

Good

Over: SLEEPY EYE CREEK

0.5 MI S OF JCT CR 66, Redwood, MN

Built 2019 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 49

CSAH 11

Good

Over: LITTLE BEAVER CREEK

0.6 MI N OF JCT CSAH 5, Rock, MN

Built 2015 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 56

CR 180

Good

Over: BOG CREEK

5.5 MI NE OF JCT TH 53, St. Louis, MN

Built 2016 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 195

I 35

Good

Over: MILLER & COFFEE CREEK

0.1 MI S OF JCT US 53, St. Louis, MN

Built 2022 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 46,000

CR 152

Good

Over: S FK RABBIT RIVER

0.7 MI W OF JCT TH 9, Wilkin, MN

Built 1999 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 56

CR 141

Good

Over: HAY CREEK

2.3 MI W OF JCT CSAH 31, Pine, MN

Built 2003 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 62

CSAH 72

Good

Over: DIVERSION CHANNEL

NE OF JCT CSAH 58; 72, Polk, MN

Built 2004 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 592

CSAH 70

Good

Over: JD #1

2.0 MI N OF JCT CSAH 22, Polk, MN

Built 2012 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 102

CSAH 10

Good

Over: CLEARWATER RIVER

2.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 1, Red Lake, MN

Built 1994 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 195

T 103

Good

Over: S FK WHITEWATER RIVER

1.1 MI n OF JCT CR 115, Winona, MN

Built 2002 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 40

T 64

Good

Over: LITTLE COBB RIVER

0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 53, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1994 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 31

CSAH 40

Good

Over: YELLOW BANK RIVER

0.5 MI W OF JCT CSAH 15, Lac qui Parle, MN

Built 2000 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 185

CR 128

Good

Over: Roseau River

0.7 MI W OF JCT CSAH 9, Roseau, MN

Built 2000 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 20

T 241

Good

Over: LITTLE COTTONWOOD RIVER

2.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 24, Brown, MN

Built 2000 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 40

MN 20

Good

Over: LITTLE CANNON RIVER

0.1 MI N OF JCT TH 19, Goodhue, MN

Built 1995 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 6,900

US 169

Good

Over: North Anderson Lakes

0.5 MI S OF JCT TH 494, Hennepin, MN

Built 1995 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 46,934

T 280

Good

Over: LAC QUI PARLE RIVER

0.4 MI E OF JCT CR 69, Lac qui Parle, MN

Built 1971 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 65

T 29

Good

Over: REDWOOD RIVER

0.2 MI E OF JCT TH 23, Lyon, MN

Built 2004 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 50

MSAS 133

Good

Over: REDWOOD RV DIV CHAN

1.1 MI W OF MARSHALL, Lyon, MN

Built 2011 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1

CSAH 17

Good

Over: SNAKE RIVER

0.2 MI E JCT CSAH 18, Marshall, MN

Built 2007 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 35

MSAS 101

Good

Over: CENTER CREEK

0.4 MI N JCT MSAS 105, Martin, MN

Built 2007 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 2,700

CR 103

Good

Over: RUM RIVER

0.3 MI W OF JCT US 169, Mille Lacs, MN

Built 2015 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 80

T 88

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.4 MI W JCT TH 52, Olmsted, MN

Built 2005 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 79

T 47

Good

Over: SLEEPY EYE CREEK (JD #36

1.7 MI N OF JCT CSAH 4, Redwood, MN

Built 1998 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 38

CR 56

Good

Over: REDWOOD RIVER

0.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH 30, Redwood, MN

Built 2000 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 60

MN 23

Good

Over: KNOWLTON CREEK

1.9 MI S OF JCT TH 35 NB, St. Louis, MN

Built 2016 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 10,280

CR 185

Good

Over: SAND RIVER

0.9 MI N OF JCT CR 817, St. Louis, MN

Built 2016 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 5

CSAH 29

Good

Over: E Br Chippewa River

1.3 mi N of jct TH 9, Swift, MN

Built 2002 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 65

MN 4

Good

Over: WATONWAN RIVER

7.2 MI N OF ST JAMES, Watonwan, MN

Built 2012 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 893

T 29

Good

Over: N FK WHITEWATER RIVER

1.7 MI NW OF JCT TH 74, Winona, MN

Built 2010 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 88

T 481

Good

Over: CLEARWATER RIVER

0.5 MI S OF JCT TH 55, Wright, MN

Built 2015 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 90

T 1382

Good

Over: SNAKE RIVER

0.2 MI W OF JCT TH 65, Aitkin, MN

Built 2004 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 50

T 399

Good

Over: S BR BATTLE RIVER

0.1 MI S JCT CSAH 38, Beltrami, MN

Built 2005 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 50

SPR 7

Good

Over: MINNEOPA CREEK

0.9 MI SW OF JCT TH 169, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1998 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 180

CR 53

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

1.2 MI S OF JCT TH 61, Goodhue, MN

Built 2012 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 1,250

T 196

Good

Over: N FK CROW RIVER

0.5 MI E OF JCT TH 4, Meeker, MN

Built 2002 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 65

MN 23

Good

Over: W BR RUM RIVER

0.7 MI E OF FORESTON, Mille Lacs, MN

Built 1998 Load: 46.5 t ADT: 7,700

CSAH 30

Good

Over: OTTER TAIL RIVER

0.2 MI SE OF JCT TH 87, Becker, MN

Built 1978 Load: 46.6 t ADT: 1,200

T 75

Good

Over: E Fk Des Moines R

2.2 mi N of jct CSAH 8, Martin, MN

Built 2002 Load: 46.6 t ADT: 25

CSAH 1

Good

Over: S Fk Crow River

4.8 mi SW of jct TH 7, McLeod, MN

Built 2001 Load: 46.6 t ADT: 1,700

T 614

Good

Over: BIG SANDY LAKE

1.2 MI E OF JCT MN 65, Aitkin, MN

Built 2006 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 196

T 1333

Good

Over: LITTLE NET RIVER

1.4 MI E OF JCT CR 145, Carlton, MN

Built 2021 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 25

CSAH 7

Good

Over: DES MOINES RIVER

1.6 MI N OF JCT TH 62, Cottonwood, MN

Built 2018 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 370

CSAH 40

Good

Over: BNSF

0.1 MI SE JCT CSAH 40, Hennepin, MN

Built 2023 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 6,800

CR 107

Good

Over: E FK DES MOINES RIVER

1.1 MI S OF JCT CR. 122, Martin, MN

Built 1977 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 77

CSAH 32

Good

Over: S FK WHITEWATER RIVER

0.1 MI S OF JCT TH 14, Olmsted, MN

Built 2020 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 300

CSAH 1

Good

Over: POPLAR CREEK

0.1 MI N OF CO LINE, Pipestone, MN

Built 2012 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 1,014

CSAH 8

Good

Over: CO DITCH #99

0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 30, Redwood, MN

Built 2019 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 215

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