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 151

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 30

0.1 MI N OF JCT CR 65, Pennington, MN

Built 1994 Load: 48.8 t ADT: 3

CR 75

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 42

0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 82, Traverse, MN

Built 2005 Load: 48.8 t ADT: 10

CSAH 1

Good

Over: N FK WATONWAN RIVER

0.2 MI N OF JCT CR 132, Watonwan, MN

Built 1992 Load: 48.8 t ADT: 35

MN 27

Good

Over: KETTLE RIVER

5.4 MI W OF E JCT TH 73, Carlton, MN

Built 2004 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 625

CSAH 34

Good

Over: MASTEN CREEK

0.38 MI E MN 57, Dodge, MN

Built 2007 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 2,303

MN 16

Good

Over: S FK ROOT RIVER

0.8 MI E OF E JCT TH 76, Houston, MN

Built 1986 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,564

US 75

Good

Over: MIDDLE RIVER

0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 4, Marshall, MN

Built 1982 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,150

CSAH 51

Good

Over: PLATTE RIVER

1.1 MI NW OF JCT CR 272, Morrison, MN

Built 2007 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 225

CSAH 4

Good

Over: SAUK RIVER

0.1 MI W OF JCT CR 138, Stearns, MN

Built 2011 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 22,200

US 71

Good

Over: LEAF RIVER

3.3 MI N OF JCT TH 10, Wadena, MN

Built 1997 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 3,467

T 152

Good

Over: N FK WATONWAN RIVER

2.2 MI N JCT MN 30, Watonwan, MN

Built 2007 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 43

M 6

Good

Over: N FK WHITEWATER RIVER

0.4 mi W of jct TH 74, Winona, MN

Built 2002 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 20

T 62

Good

Over: GARVIN BROOK

0.6 MI E OF JCT CSAH 23, Winona, MN

Built 2008 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 60

CSAH 4

Good

Over: N FK WATONWAN RIVER

2.0 MI N OF JCT TH 30, Watonwan, MN

Built 2012 Load: 49.1 t ADT: 235

T 52

Good

Over: STONY BROOK

0.1 MI N OF JCT CR 48, Benton, MN

Built 1995 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 66

CR 160

Good

Over: MASHAUG CREEK

1.2 MI N OF JCT CR 169, Norman, MN

Built 2008 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 90

CSAH 1

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

0.2 MI S OF JCT CR 146, Olmsted, MN

Built 2004 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 9,700

T 164

Good

Over: JD #7

1.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 11, Renville, MN

Built 2012 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 49

T 81

Good

Over: ROCK RIVER

0.1 MI S OF N CO LINE, Rock, MN

Built 2000 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 71

T 39

Good

Over: BLOOD RUN

1.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 13, Rock, MN

Built 2006 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 20

CSAH 3

Good

Over: RICE CREEK

0.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH6, Sherburne, MN

Built 2013 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 1,300

CSAH 22

Good

Over: RED RIVER OF THE NORTH

AT N DAKOTA STATE LINE, Clay, MN

Built 2006 Load: 49.3 t ADT: 4,022

CSAH 10

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.6 MI SE OF JCT CSAH11, Houston, MN

Built 2004 Load: 49.3 t ADT: 345

CSAH 2

Good

Over: BIG CANNON RIVER

0.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 5, Le Sueur, MN

Built 2003 Load: 49.3 t ADT: 435

CSAH 1

Good

Over: MINNESOTA RIVER

0.5 MI NW OF JCT CSAH 6, Scott, MN

Built 2005 Load: 49.3 t ADT: 690

CSAH 8

Good

Over: S BR RUSH R(JTDITCH 1-A)

0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 17, Sibley, MN

Built 2005 Load: 49.3 t ADT: 2,150

MSAS 109

Good

Over: POND

IN THE CITY OF RAMSEY, Anoka, MN

Built 2006 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 740

CR 158

Good

Over: BIG COBB RIVER

0.5 MI S OF JCT TH 30, Blue Earth, MN

Built 2000 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 52

T 333

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 75

1.9 MI N JCT CSAH 22, Polk, MN

Built 2006 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 49

CR 109

Good

Over: Leaf River

202 mi SE of jct CSAH 6, Wadena, MN

Built 2001 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 116

T 506

Good

Over: TAMARAC RIVER

0.4 MI E OF JCT TH 72, Beltrami, MN

Built 2010 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 83

T 337

Good

Over: BIG COBB RIVER

0.1 MI N OF JCT CR 164, Blue Earth, MN

Built 2011 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 30

FOURMILE LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: TEMPERANCE RIVER

1.4 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 2, Cook, MN

Built 1960 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 34

T 53

Good

Over: VERMILLION RIVER

0.1 MI N JCT CSAH 66, Dakota, MN

Built 2007 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 75

M 1121

Good

Over: MINNEHAHA CREEK

0.1 MI W OF JCT TH 55, Hennepin, MN

Built 2000 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 5,500

CSAH 146

Good

Over: LONG LAKE CREEK

1.0 MI N OF JCT CSAH 51, Hennepin, MN

Built 2017 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 1,573

M 1480

Good

Over: MINNEHAHA CREEK

AT MINNEHAHA PKWY, Hennepin, MN

Built 1930 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 829

CSAH 1

Good

Over: N BR YELLOW MEDICINE R

0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 26, Lyon, MN

Built 1993 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 380

CSAH 12

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 20

1.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 2, Marshall, MN

Built 1998 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 220

T 291

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 20

1.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 2, Marshall, MN

Built 2001 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 40

T 198

Good

Over: TAMARAC RIVER

0.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 30, Marshall, MN

Built 2003 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 50

T 1

Good

Over: SNAKE RIVER

0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 21, Marshall, MN

Built 1996 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 23

T 577

Good

Over: TAMARAC RIVER

0.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH 5, Marshall, MN

Built 1997 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 120

T 181

Good

Over: TAMARAC RIVER

1.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 30, Marshall, MN

Built 1999 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 33

T 395

Good

Over: MUD RIVER

0.2 MI W OF JCT TH 89, Marshall, MN

Built 2001 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 50

T 353

Good

Over: THIEF RIVER

0.3 MI W OF JCT CR 128, Marshall, MN

Built 2002 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 25

CSAH 34

Good

Over: Tamarac River

1.0 mi N of jct CSAH 30, Marshall, MN

Built 2001 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 150

T 163

Good

Over: MIDDLE RIVER

1.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 4, Marshall, MN

Built 2003 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 20

CSAH 34

Good

Over: SNAKE RIVER

1.0 MI N OF JCT TH 1, Marshall, MN

Built 2005 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 230

CSAH 6

Good

Over: THIEF RIVER

0.5 MI W OF JCT CSAH 49, Marshall, MN

Built 2004 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 320

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