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

MN 19

Good

Over: MINNESOTA RIVER

6.3 MI E OF JCT TH 71, Redwood, MN

Built 1997 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 6,900

CSAH 13

Good

Over: CANNON RIVER

0.4 MI N OF JCT TH 60, Rice, MN

Built 1996 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 790

CSAH 8

Good

Over: ROCK RIVER

0.4 MI E OF JCT CSAH 19, Rock, MN

Built 2010 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 454

SFR 216

Good

Over: SWAMP RIVER

4.0 MI E OF JCT CSAH 16, Cook, MN

Built 2003 Load: 47.8 t ADT: 100

MN 68

Good

Over: YELLOW MEDICINE RIVER

2.0 MI NW OF TAUNTON, Lincoln, MN

Built 1986 Load: 47.8 t ADT: 2,050

T 31

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

1.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 38, Martin, MN

Built 2003 Load: 47.8 t ADT: 50

T 89

Good

Over: S FORK CROW RIVER

0.1 MI E OF JCT TH 22, McLeod, MN

Built 2003 Load: 47.8 t ADT: 50

T 80

Good

Over: SPLIT ROCK CREEK

0.6 MI W OF JCT TH 23, Rock, MN

Built 1996 Load: 47.8 t ADT: 31

CSAH 8

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: BNSF RR

1.0 MI W OF JCT TH 10, Anoka, MN

Built 1991 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 14,084

MN 84

Good

Over: NORWAY BROOK DAM

0.28 MI E OF MN 371, Cass, MN

Built 2021 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 3,064

T 117

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: BIG COTTONWOOD RIVER

1.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 2, Lyon, MN

Built 2013 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 758

M 23

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.2 MI W JCT TH 52 ON DI, Olmsted, MN

Built 2003 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 94

T 1393

Good

Over: REDHORSE CREEK

0.5 MI SE OF RD FORK(340, Pine, MN

Built 2012 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 2

T 122

Good

Over: RUSH RIVER

3.0 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 17, Sibley, MN

Built 2006 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 65

CSAH 11

Good

Over: MUSTINKA RIVER

0.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 16, Traverse, MN

Built 2012 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 125

T 48

Good

Over: WHISKEY CREEK

0.4 MI E OF JCT TH75, Wilkin, MN

Built 1997 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 16

CR 105

Good

Over: EAST BURNS CREEK

2.3 MI SW OF JCT CSAH 17, Winona, MN

Built 1986 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 2,050

CSAH 2

Good

Over: N FK CROW RIVER

0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 35, Wright, MN

Built 2006 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 939

US 212

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: REDWOOD RIVER

0.3 MI S OF JCT TH 19, Lyon, MN

Built 2000 Load: 48.2 t ADT: 2,900

CR 128

Good

Over: CLEARWATER RIVER

AT N COUNTY LINE, Wright, MN

Built 1997 Load: 48.2 t ADT: 808

MN 30

Good

Over: BIG COBB RIVER

5.2 MI SE OF MAPLETON, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1958 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 443

CSAH 8

Good

Over: NET RIVER

IN HOLYOKE, Carlton, MN

Built 2007 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 305

CSAH 19

Good

Over: MAPLE RIVER

1.1 MI S OF CO LINE, Faribault, MN

Built 2015 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 260

UT 1037

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

0.9 MI E OF JCT CSAH 10, Itasca, MN

Built 2000 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 15

MSAS 109

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: TURTLE CREEK

0.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 28, Mower, MN

Built 2012 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 1,700

CSAH 21

Good

Over: PRIOR LAKE

1.4 MI NW OF JCT TH 13, Scott, MN

Built 1991 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 18,000

NFD 1902

Good

Over: SHANNON RIVER

1.1 MI NW OF CR 766 (230, St. Louis, MN

Built 1994 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 10

CR 453

Good

Over: STREAM

0.2 MI S OF JCT CR 592, St. Louis, MN

Built 2011 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 80

CSAH 36

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: WILD RICE LAKE RIVER

LOWER RICE LAKE DAM, Clearwater, MN

Built 2006 Load: 48.5 t ADT: 30

T 145

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 7, McLeod, MN

Built 1996 Load: 48.5 t ADT: 20

CR 127

Good

Over: CLEARWATER RIVER

0.5 MI N OF JCT CR 126, Red Lake, MN

Built 1993 Load: 48.5 t ADT: 60

FOURMILE LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: TEMPERANCE RIVER

4.8 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 2, Cook, MN

Built 1960 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 30

MN 250

Good

Over: N BR ROOT RIVER

3.4 MI N OF JCT TH 16, Fillmore, MN

Built 2015 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 409

CSAH 135

Good

Over: MAXWELL CHANNEL

0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 51, Hennepin, MN

Built 2016 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 667

T 104

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

1.0 MI N OF JCT TH 212, McLeod, MN

Built 1992 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 81

T 74

Good

Over: RUM RIVER

0.2 MI E OF JCT TH 169, Mille Lacs, MN

Built 2004 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 89

T 147

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

2.4 MI N OF JCT TH 30, Murray, MN

Built 2019 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 49

T 65

Good

Over: ROCK RIVER

0.7 MI W OF JCT CSAH 9, Rock, MN

Built 2003 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 56

T 70

Good

Over: S FK ROSEAU RIVER

0.8 MI E OF JCT TH 89, Roseau, MN

Built 1998 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 12

T 627

Good

Over: ST FRANCIS RIVER

0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 3, Sherburne, MN

Built 2008 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 310

CSAH 2

Good

Over: SAUK RIVER

0.2 MI S OF JCT TH 23, Stearns, MN

Built 1997 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 4,900

T 221

Good

Over: CHIPPEWA RIVER

0.6 MI S OF JCT CR 62, Swift, MN

Built 2009 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 60

T 41

Good

Over: LITTLE SIOUX RIVER

1.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 9, Jackson, MN

Built 1981 Load: 48.7 t ADT: 25

T 144

Good

Over: 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

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