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
MN 19
GoodOver: MINNESOTA RIVER
6.3 MI E OF JCT TH 71, Redwood, MN
Built 1997 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 6,900
CSAH 13
GoodOver: CANNON RIVER
0.4 MI N OF JCT TH 60, Rice, MN
Built 1996 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 790
CSAH 8
GoodOver: ROCK RIVER
0.4 MI E OF JCT CSAH 19, Rock, MN
Built 2010 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 454
SFR 216
GoodOver: SWAMP RIVER
4.0 MI E OF JCT CSAH 16, Cook, MN
Built 2003 Load: 47.8 t ADT: 100
MN 68
GoodOver: YELLOW MEDICINE RIVER
2.0 MI NW OF TAUNTON, Lincoln, MN
Built 1986 Load: 47.8 t ADT: 2,050
T 31
GoodOver: ELM CREEK
1.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 38, Martin, MN
Built 2003 Load: 47.8 t ADT: 50
T 89
GoodOver: S FORK CROW RIVER
0.1 MI E OF JCT TH 22, McLeod, MN
Built 2003 Load: 47.8 t ADT: 50
T 80
GoodOver: SPLIT ROCK CREEK
0.6 MI W OF JCT TH 23, Rock, MN
Built 1996 Load: 47.8 t ADT: 31
CSAH 8
GoodOver: LAC QUI PARLE RIVER
1.1 MI E JCT CSAH 23, Lac qui Parle, MN
Built 2007 Load: 47.9 t ADT: 80
CSAH 14
GoodOver: BNSF RR
1.0 MI W OF JCT TH 10, Anoka, MN
Built 1991 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 14,084
MN 84
GoodOver: NORWAY BROOK DAM
0.28 MI E OF MN 371, Cass, MN
Built 2021 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 3,064
T 117
GoodOver: N BR MID FK ZUMBRO RIVER
0.9 MI E OF JCT CSAH 7, Dodge, MN
Built 2016 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 68
CSAH 7
GoodOver: BIG COTTONWOOD RIVER
1.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 2, Lyon, MN
Built 2013 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 758
M 23
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
0.2 MI W JCT TH 52 ON DI, Olmsted, MN
Built 2003 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 94
T 1393
GoodOver: REDHORSE CREEK
0.5 MI SE OF RD FORK(340, Pine, MN
Built 2012 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 2
T 122
GoodOver: RUSH RIVER
3.0 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 17, Sibley, MN
Built 2006 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 65
CSAH 11
GoodOver: MUSTINKA RIVER
0.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 16, Traverse, MN
Built 2012 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 125
T 48
GoodOver: WHISKEY CREEK
0.4 MI E OF JCT TH75, Wilkin, MN
Built 1997 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 16
CR 105
GoodOver: EAST BURNS CREEK
2.3 MI SW OF JCT CSAH 17, Winona, MN
Built 1986 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 2,050
CSAH 2
GoodOver: N FK CROW RIVER
0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 35, Wright, MN
Built 2006 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 939
US 212
GoodOver: MINNESOTA RIVER OVERFLOW
0.1 MI E OF W JCT TH 67, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 1989 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 4,276
MSAS 105
GoodOver: S CHAN ST LOUIS RIVER
0.1 MI S OF JCT TH 33, Carlton, MN
Built 1995 Load: 48.2 t ADT: 930
CSAH 7
GoodOver: REDWOOD RIVER
0.3 MI S OF JCT TH 19, Lyon, MN
Built 2000 Load: 48.2 t ADT: 2,900
CR 128
GoodOver: CLEARWATER RIVER
AT N COUNTY LINE, Wright, MN
Built 1997 Load: 48.2 t ADT: 808
MN 30
GoodOver: BIG COBB RIVER
5.2 MI SE OF MAPLETON, Blue Earth, MN
Built 1958 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 443
CSAH 8
GoodOver: NET RIVER
IN HOLYOKE, Carlton, MN
Built 2007 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 305
CSAH 19
GoodOver: MAPLE RIVER
1.1 MI S OF CO LINE, Faribault, MN
Built 2015 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 260
UT 1037
GoodOver: SAND CREEK
0.9 MI E OF JCT CSAH 10, Itasca, MN
Built 2000 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 15
MSAS 109
GoodOver: SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER
0.7 MI E OF JCT TH 15, McLeod, MN
Built 2018 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 1,625
CSAH 23
GoodOver: TURTLE CREEK
0.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 28, Mower, MN
Built 2012 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 1,700
CSAH 21
GoodOver: PRIOR LAKE
1.4 MI NW OF JCT TH 13, Scott, MN
Built 1991 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 18,000
NFD 1902
GoodOver: SHANNON RIVER
1.1 MI NW OF CR 766 (230, St. Louis, MN
Built 1994 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 10
CR 453
GoodOver: STREAM
0.2 MI S OF JCT CR 592, St. Louis, MN
Built 2011 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 80
CSAH 36
GoodOver: Pomme De Terre River
1.5 MI W OF JCT TH 59, Swift, MN
Built 2001 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 55
IRR BIA RTE 18
GoodOver: WILD RICE LAKE RIVER
LOWER RICE LAKE DAM, Clearwater, MN
Built 2006 Load: 48.5 t ADT: 30
T 145
GoodOver: BUFFALO CREEK
0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 7, McLeod, MN
Built 1996 Load: 48.5 t ADT: 20
CR 127
GoodOver: CLEARWATER RIVER
0.5 MI N OF JCT CR 126, Red Lake, MN
Built 1993 Load: 48.5 t ADT: 60
FOURMILE LAKE ROAD
GoodOver: TEMPERANCE RIVER
4.8 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 2, Cook, MN
Built 1960 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 30
MN 250
GoodOver: N BR ROOT RIVER
3.4 MI N OF JCT TH 16, Fillmore, MN
Built 2015 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 409
CSAH 135
GoodOver: MAXWELL CHANNEL
0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 51, Hennepin, MN
Built 2016 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 667
T 104
GoodOver: BUFFALO CREEK
1.0 MI N OF JCT TH 212, McLeod, MN
Built 1992 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 81
T 74
GoodOver: RUM RIVER
0.2 MI E OF JCT TH 169, Mille Lacs, MN
Built 2004 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 89
T 147
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK
2.4 MI N OF JCT TH 30, Murray, MN
Built 2019 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 49
T 65
GoodOver: ROCK RIVER
0.7 MI W OF JCT CSAH 9, Rock, MN
Built 2003 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 56
T 70
GoodOver: S FK ROSEAU RIVER
0.8 MI E OF JCT TH 89, Roseau, MN
Built 1998 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 12
T 627
GoodOver: ST FRANCIS RIVER
0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 3, Sherburne, MN
Built 2008 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 310
CSAH 2
GoodOver: SAUK RIVER
0.2 MI S OF JCT TH 23, Stearns, MN
Built 1997 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 4,900
T 221
GoodOver: CHIPPEWA RIVER
0.6 MI S OF JCT CR 62, Swift, MN
Built 2009 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 60
T 41
GoodOver: LITTLE SIOUX RIVER
1.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 9, Jackson, MN
Built 1981 Load: 48.7 t ADT: 25
T 144
GoodOver: JUD DITCH # 30
0.1 MI N OF JCT CR 65, Pennington, MN
Built 1994 Load: 48.8 t ADT: 2
Showing 11,151-11,200 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.
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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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