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 18

Good

Over: VALLEY BRANCH CREEK

0.7 MI N OF AFTON, Washington, MN

Built 2008 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 3,179

T 278

Good

Over: PINE CREEK

0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 5, Winona, MN

Built 1977 Load: 46.7 t ADT: 24

CSAH 19

Good

Over: BASS CREEK

1.5 MI N CITY LIM LIVINIA, Beltrami, MN

Built 2007 Load: 46.9 t ADT: 1,283

CSAH 10

Good

Over: DAKOTA RAIL TRAIL

1.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 30, Carver, MN

Built 2011 Load: 46.9 t ADT: 4,651

T 283

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

0.7 MI E OF JCT TH 63, Mower, MN

Built 2001 Load: 46.9 t ADT: 50

CSAH 17

Good

Over: ROCK RIVER

1.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 2, Pipestone, MN

Built 2004 Load: 46.9 t ADT: 135

T 166

Good

Over: STREAM

0.9 MI N OF JCT CR 57, Redwood, MN

Built 2000 Load: 46.9 t ADT: 23

CR 78

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: JD # 14

1.9 MI N JCT CSAH 14, Traverse, MN

Built 2007 Load: 46.9 t ADT: 125

CSAH 14

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: OVERFLOW CHANNEL

12.5 MI W OF JCT TH 89, Beltrami, MN

Built 2016 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 44

T 18

Good

Over: RICE CREEK

0.6 MI N OF JCT CSAH 1, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1981 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 24

CR 54

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 26, McLeod, MN

Built 2000 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 130

CR 96

Good

Over: CLEARWATER RIVER

1.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 1, Pennington, MN

Built 1998 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 35

M 560

Good

Over: RAVINE

0.02 M E JCT HAMLINE AV, Ramsey, MN

Built 2013 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 1,650

CSAH 23

Good

Over: FALLS CREEK

0.6 MI N OF JCT TH 60, Rice, MN

Built 2010 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 480

M 21

Good

Over: S BR TWO RIVERS

0.2 MI S JCT MN 11, Roseau, MN

Built 2007 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 150

PVT 487

Good

Over: CN RAILROAD

IN GILBERT, St. Louis, MN

Built 2000 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 20

MN 23

Good

Over: SAUK RIVER

0.2 MI W OF TH 22, Stearns, MN

Built 1987 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 8,600

T 74

Good

Over: ST JAMES CREEK

0.4 MI W OF JCT CR 112, Watonwan, MN

Built 2020 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 48

CSAH 101

Good

Over: RUSH CREEK

1.0 MI S OF JCT CSAH 81, Hennepin, MN

Built 2014 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 6,958

T 214

Good

Over: S FK CROW RIVER

1.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 22, McLeod, MN

Built 2002 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 38

T 80

Good

Over: ROCK RIVER

0.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 1, Pipestone, MN

Built 2004 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 82

T 140

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 5, Redwood, MN

Built 1997 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 25

CR 116

Good

Over: S FK WATONWAN RIVER

1.3 MI E OF JCT CR 111, Watonwan, MN

Built 2008 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 100

MN 74

Good

Over: MID FK WHITEWATER RIVER

1.0 MI S OF JCT CSAH 26, Winona, MN

Built 1995 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 807

CSAH 1

Good

Over: Miss. R. Diversion Chan.

0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 21, Aitkin, MN

Built 2010 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 325

CSAH 1

Good

Over: N BR ROOT RIVER

1.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 7, Mower, MN

Built 2015 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 440

CSAH 19

Good

Over: KANARANZI CREEK

0.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 32, Nobles, MN

Built 2020 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 332

T 1572

Good

Over: OTTER TAIL RIVER

0.5 MI W OF JCT TH 210, Otter Tail, MN

Built 2006 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 103

CR 88

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

1.6 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 20, Rice, MN

Built 2001 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 135

T 131

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

0.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 42, Rice, MN

Built 2010 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 37

CSAH 37

Good

Over: LESTER RIVER

0.6 MI S JCT CSAH 43, St. Louis, MN

Built 2012 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 3,750

CSAH 4

Good

Over: RABBIT RIVER

0.5 MI S OF JCT TH 9, Wilkin, MN

Built 2023 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 270

T 289

Good

Over: Pine Creek

0.1 mi S of jct CSAH 2, Winona, MN

Built 2002 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 15

CSAH 13

Good

Over: ROOSEVELT CANAL

1.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 72, Cass, MN

Built 2003 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 1,000

T 136

Good

Over: N BR YELLOW MEDICINE R

1.4 MI E JCT CSAH 1, Lyon, MN

Built 2002 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 20

T 171

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 1A

0.5 MI N OF JCT 370TH. ST, Nicollet, MN

Built 1997 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 7

CSAH 4

Good

Over: Rock River Overflow

0.6 mi E of jct CSAH 18, Rock, MN

Built 2002 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 2,750

T 53

Good

Over: S FK ROSEAU RIVER

1.6 MI W OF JCT CSAH 21, Roseau, MN

Built 2000 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 108

CSAH 7

Good

Over: RED EYE RIVER

1.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 26, Wadena, MN

Built 2011 Load: 47.5 t ADT: 306

US 61

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: WILLOW RIVER

3.3 MI W OF JCT CSAH 10, Aitkin, MN

Built 2022 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 17

CSAH 83

Good

Over: BNSF RR

0.5 MI N OF JCT TH 10, Anoka, MN

Built 2014 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 8,100

M 275

Good

Over: MINNEHAHA CREEK

0.3 MI W OF AQUILLA AVE, Hennepin, MN

Built 2017 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 8,300

US 52

Good

Over: CASCADE CREEK

0.1 MI S OF N JCT TH52;14, Olmsted, MN

Built 2004 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 46,000

CSAH 17

Good

Over: CHIPPEWA RIVER

0.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH2, Swift, MN

Built 2014 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 310

US 10

Good

Over: LITTLE ROCK LAKE

4.1 MI SE OF JCT CSAH 12, Benton, MN

Built 1990 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 12,000

T 165

Good

Over: DES MOINES RIVER

0.9 MI N OF JCT TH 62, Cottonwood, MN

Built 2001 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 27

CR 132

Good

Over: 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

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