Total Bridges
11,969
Public highway bridges in Minnesota
State profile · Below national median SD
Minnesota bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Minnesota — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 11,969
- Public bridges
- 55.0%
- Good condition
- 3.6%
- Poor condition
- 3.6%
- Structurally deficient
Good Condition
55.0%
6,580 bridges rated 7-9
5.0pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
3.6%
435 bridges rated 0-4
Structurally Deficient
3.6%
435 bridges flagged for repair priority
-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 — Structurally deficient share 12.1%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
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 on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)
States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Minnesota on the same metric.
51
Virginia
3.03% top marginal rate
01
Alabama
3.35% top marginal rate
27
Minnesota
3.63% top marginal rate
09
Connecticut
3.95% top marginal rate
47
Tennessee
3.97% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in Minnesota
Six lowest-condition bridges in Minnesota, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.
T 187
Structurally DeficientOver: OKABENA CREEK
0.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 18, Jackson, MN
Built 1905 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 10
M 8
Structurally DeficientOver: WELCOME CREEK
0.1 MI W OF CO LINE, Itasca, MN
Built 1919 Load: 3.3 t ADT: 10
CSAH 7
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: W SWAN RIVER
0.4 MI S OF JCT CR606, St. Louis, MN
Built 1921 Load: 3.3 t ADT: 24
CR 156
Structurally DeficientOver: MAPLE RIVER
0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 154, Blue Earth, MN
Built 1961 Load: 3.9 t ADT: 141
T 309
Structurally DeficientOver: 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 18
GoodOver: VALLEY BRANCH CREEK
0.7 MI N OF AFTON, Washington, MN
Built 2008 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 3,179
T 278
GoodOver: PINE CREEK
0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 5, Winona, MN
Built 1977 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 24
CSAH 19
GoodOver: BASS CREEK
1.5 MI N CITY LIM LIVINIA, Beltrami, MN
Built 2007 Load: 46.9 t ADT: 1,283
CSAH 10
GoodOver: DAKOTA RAIL TRAIL
1.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 30, Carver, MN
Built 2011 Load: 46.9 t ADT: 4,651
T 283
GoodOver: BEAR CREEK
0.7 MI E OF JCT TH 63, Mower, MN
Built 2001 Load: 46.9 t ADT: 50
CSAH 17
GoodOver: ROCK RIVER
1.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 2, Pipestone, MN
Built 2004 Load: 46.9 t ADT: 135
T 166
GoodOver: STREAM
0.9 MI N OF JCT CR 57, Redwood, MN
Built 2000 Load: 46.9 t ADT: 23
CR 78
GoodOver: E BR CHIPPEWA RIVER-JD#1
1.6 MI N OF JCT CSAH 104, Swift, MN
Built 1995 Load: 46.9 t ADT: 350
CSAH 11
GoodOver: JD # 14
1.9 MI N JCT CSAH 14, Traverse, MN
Built 2007 Load: 46.9 t ADT: 125
CSAH 14
GoodOver: N Fk Crow River
0.9 MI S OF JCT CR 115, Wright, MN
Built 2001 Load: 46.9 t ADT: 4,300
MN 1
GoodOver: OVERFLOW CHANNEL
12.5 MI W OF JCT TH 89, Beltrami, MN
Built 2016 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 44
T 18
GoodOver: RICE CREEK
0.6 MI N OF JCT CSAH 1, Blue Earth, MN
Built 1981 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 24
CR 54
GoodOver: BUFFALO CREEK
0.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 26, McLeod, MN
Built 2000 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 130
CR 96
GoodOver: CLEARWATER RIVER
1.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 1, Pennington, MN
Built 1998 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 35
M 560
GoodOver: RAVINE
0.02 M E JCT HAMLINE AV, Ramsey, MN
Built 2013 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 1,650
CSAH 23
GoodOver: FALLS CREEK
0.6 MI N OF JCT TH 60, Rice, MN
Built 2010 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 480
M 21
GoodOver: S BR TWO RIVERS
0.2 MI S JCT MN 11, Roseau, MN
Built 2007 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 150
PVT 487
GoodOver: CN RAILROAD
IN GILBERT, St. Louis, MN
Built 2000 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 20
MN 23
GoodOver: SAUK RIVER
0.2 MI W OF TH 22, Stearns, MN
Built 1987 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 8,600
T 74
GoodOver: ST JAMES CREEK
0.4 MI W OF JCT CR 112, Watonwan, MN
Built 2020 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 48
CSAH 101
GoodOver: RUSH CREEK
1.0 MI S OF JCT CSAH 81, Hennepin, MN
Built 2014 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 6,958
T 214
GoodOver: S FK CROW RIVER
1.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 22, McLeod, MN
Built 2002 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 38
T 80
GoodOver: ROCK RIVER
0.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 1, Pipestone, MN
Built 2004 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 82
T 140
GoodOver: PLUM CREEK
0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 5, Redwood, MN
Built 1997 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 25
CR 116
GoodOver: S FK WATONWAN RIVER
1.3 MI E OF JCT CR 111, Watonwan, MN
Built 2008 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 100
MN 74
GoodOver: MID FK WHITEWATER RIVER
1.0 MI S OF JCT CSAH 26, Winona, MN
Built 1995 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 807
CSAH 1
GoodOver: Miss. R. Diversion Chan.
0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 21, Aitkin, MN
Built 2010 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 325
CSAH 1
GoodOver: N BR ROOT RIVER
1.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 7, Mower, MN
Built 2015 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 440
CSAH 19
GoodOver: KANARANZI CREEK
0.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 32, Nobles, MN
Built 2020 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 332
T 1572
GoodOver: OTTER TAIL RIVER
0.5 MI W OF JCT TH 210, Otter Tail, MN
Built 2006 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 103
CR 88
GoodOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
1.6 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 20, Rice, MN
Built 2001 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 135
T 131
GoodOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
0.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 42, Rice, MN
Built 2010 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 37
CSAH 37
GoodOver: LESTER RIVER
0.6 MI S JCT CSAH 43, St. Louis, MN
Built 2012 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 3,750
CSAH 4
GoodOver: RABBIT RIVER
0.5 MI S OF JCT TH 9, Wilkin, MN
Built 2023 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 270
T 289
GoodOver: Pine Creek
0.1 mi S of jct CSAH 2, Winona, MN
Built 2002 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 15
CSAH 13
GoodOver: ROOSEVELT CANAL
1.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 72, Cass, MN
Built 2003 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 1,000
T 136
GoodOver: N BR YELLOW MEDICINE R
1.4 MI E JCT CSAH 1, Lyon, MN
Built 2002 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 20
T 171
GoodOver: JUD DITCH # 1A
0.5 MI N OF JCT 370TH. ST, Nicollet, MN
Built 1997 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 7
CSAH 4
GoodOver: Rock River Overflow
0.6 mi E of jct CSAH 18, Rock, MN
Built 2002 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 2,750
T 53
GoodOver: S FK ROSEAU RIVER
1.6 MI W OF JCT CSAH 21, Roseau, MN
Built 2000 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 108
CSAH 7
GoodOver: RED EYE RIVER
1.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 26, Wadena, MN
Built 2011 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 306
US 61
GoodOver: BIG TROUT CREEK
8.2 MI N OF N JCT TH 90, Winona, MN
Built 1992 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 4,400
CSAH 18
GoodOver: WILLOW RIVER
3.3 MI W OF JCT CSAH 10, Aitkin, MN
Built 2022 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 17
CSAH 83
GoodOver: BNSF RR
0.5 MI N OF JCT TH 10, Anoka, MN
Built 2014 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 8,100
M 275
GoodOver: MINNEHAHA CREEK
0.3 MI W OF AQUILLA AVE, Hennepin, MN
Built 2017 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 8,300
US 52
GoodOver: CASCADE CREEK
0.1 MI S OF N JCT TH52;14, Olmsted, MN
Built 2004 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 46,000
CSAH 17
GoodOver: CHIPPEWA RIVER
0.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH2, Swift, MN
Built 2014 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 310
US 10
GoodOver: LITTLE ROCK LAKE
4.1 MI SE OF JCT CSAH 12, Benton, MN
Built 1990 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 12,000
T 165
GoodOver: DES MOINES RIVER
0.9 MI N OF JCT TH 62, Cottonwood, MN
Built 2001 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 27
CR 132
GoodOver: WILD RICE RIVER
0.9 MI S JCT CSAH 14, Mahnomen, MN
Built 2008 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 60
Showing 11,101-11,150 of 11,969 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
Check Your Daily Bridges
How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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