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 19

Good

Over: SNAKE RIVER

0.9 MI E OF JCT CSAH 17, Marshall, MN

Built 2005 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 40

CSAH 15

Good

Over: S FK CROW RIVER

0.6 MI N OF JCT CSAH 11, McLeod, MN

Built 2012 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 1,050

CR 173

Good

Over: Wild Rice River

0.6 mi S of jct CSAH 29, Norman, MN

Built 2002 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 55

CR 82

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 30

AT JCT CR 65, Pennington, MN

Built 1996 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 75

CSAH 18

Good

Over: S BR RUSH RIVER

0.5 MI E JCT CSAH 17, Sibley, MN

Built 2007 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 294

T 339

Good

Over: LITTLE COBB RIVER

0.4 MI S OF JCT CSAH 10, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1993 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 29

T 92

Good

Over: S FK CROW RIVER

0.8 MI E OF JCT CR 71, McLeod, MN

Built 2001 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 65

CSAH 1

Good

Over: CEDAR RIVER

0.8 MI E OF JCT TH 218, Mower, MN

Built 2013 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 560

T 59

Good

Over: DES MOINES RIVER

2.6 MI E OF JCT CSAH 38, Murray, MN

Built 2013 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 49

CR 151

Good

Over: RICE CREEK

0.4 MI W OF JCT TH 30, Blue Earth, MN

Built 2022 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 101

T 117

Good

Over: WELLS CREEK

1.0 MI S OF JCT CSAH 2, Goodhue, MN

Built 2014 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 97

T 196

Good

Over: SLEEPY EYE CREEK

1.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 4, Redwood, MN

Built 2019 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 49

CSAH 65

Good

Over: DARK RIVER

1.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 25, St. Louis, MN

Built 2019 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 42

SERVICE RD

Good

Over: COON CREEK

350 W OF E RIVER ROAD, Anoka, MN

Built 1994 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 1

CR 101

Good

Over: LITTLE COTTONWOOD RIVER

0.7 MI NW OF JCT CSAH 47, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1994 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 23

CR 102

Good

Over: Co Ditch # 31

2.7 mi W of jct CSAH 17, Faribault, MN

Built 2002 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 30

T 414

Good

Over: SNAKE RIVER

2.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 69, Polk, MN

Built 2004 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 10

CSAH 17

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.3 MI W OF JCT CSAH 4, Rock, MN

Built 2004 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 205

MN 74

Good

Over: N FK WHITEWATER RIVER

0.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH 26, Winona, MN

Built 1995 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 807

CR 129

Good

Over: GILMORE CREEK

0.2 mi W of jct TH 61, Winona, MN

Built 2002 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 1,600

T 37

Good

Over: ROLLINGSTONE CREEK

0.1 MI S OF JCT TH 248, Winona, MN

Built 2005 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 67

CSAH 8

Good

Over: MINNESOTA RIVER

0.9 MI N OF JCT 360TH ST, Brown, MN

Built 2023 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 60

CSAH 62

Good

Over: ZUMBRO RIVER

0.1 MI OF JCT CSAH 11, Goodhue, MN

Built 2007 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 8,100

MN 610

Good

Over: Mississippi River

1.8 MI SW OF JCT TH 10, Hennepin, MN

Built 1999 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 54,435

M 868

Good

Over: BNSF RR

0.3 MI N OF HENN AVE, Hennepin, MN

Built 1996 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 128

T 183

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

1.5 MI S OF JCT TH 212, McLeod, MN

Built 1992 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 67

MSAS 104

Good

Over: Ottertail River

0.1 MI S OF LINCOLN AVE, Otter Tail, MN

Built 2002 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 11,700

CSAH 18

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 30

0.1 MI N OF JCT CR 65, Pennington, MN

Built 1994 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 180

CSAH 20

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 30

0.1 MI N OF JCT CR 65, Pennington, MN

Built 1967 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 530

CSAH 3

Good

Over: KANARANZI CREEK

2.0 MI S OF JCT CSAH 1, Rock, MN

Built 2000 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 325

M 35

Good

Over: HIGH ISLAND CREEK

0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 17, Sibley, MN

Built 2001 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 20

M 10

Good

Over: LITTLE FORK RIVER

0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 25, St. Louis, MN

Built 2018 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 700

T 5726

Good

Over: STREAM

0.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 123, St. Louis, MN

Built 2017 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 169

SERVICE RD

Good

Over: STREAM

1.21 MI SE OF JCT TH 169, St. Louis, MN

Built 2019 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 5

T 35

Good

Over: WEST ALBANY CREEK

0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 31, Wabasha, MN

Built 1982 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 40

T 185

Good

Over: RED EYE RIVER

0.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 7, Wadena, MN

Built 2001 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 23

T 118

Good

Over: S FK WATONWAN RIVER

0.9 MI N OF JCT CR 101, Watonwan, MN

Built 1978 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 10

CR 119

Good

Over: S FK WHITEWATER RIVER

0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 39, Winona, MN

Built 2003 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 175

T 25

Good

Over: POMME DE TERRE RIVER

1.1 MI S JCT CSAH 20, Swift, MN

Built 2008 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 20

CR 164

Good

Over: BIG COBB RIVER

0.6 MI E OF JCT CSAH 52, Blue Earth, MN

Built 2011 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 66

MN 47

Good

Over: LITTLE ANN RIVER

11.3 MI N OF JCT MN 23, Kanabec, MN

Built 2020 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 1,256

Shoepack Lake Rd

Good

Over: CABIN CREEK BOX CULVERT

NO DATA ENTERED, Lake, MN

Built 2010 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 25

M 3

Good

Over: MILLE LACS LAKE

IN ISLE, Mille Lacs, MN

Built 2017 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 271

CSAH 21

Good

Over: BEAR ISLAND RIVER

0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 120, St. Louis, MN

Built 2021 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 1,500

T 1076

Good

Over: PRAIRIE RIVER

0.2 MI S OF JCT CR 64, Aitkin, MN

Built 2003 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 10

M 480

Good

Over: POND CHANNEL

1.4 MI NW JCT MSAS 110, Carver, MN

Built 2007 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 110

CSAH 7

Good

Over: INGUADONA BAY

0.7 MI W OF JCT CR 129, Cass, MN

Built 2011 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 690

CSAH 40

Good

Over: LYNCH CREEK

1.5 MI E OF JCT TH 52, Fillmore, MN

Built 2004 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 175

MSAS 305

Good

Over: MINNEHAHA CREEK

0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 3, Hennepin, MN

Built 1991 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 900

CSAH 21

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 30

0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 65, Pennington, MN

Built 1998 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 30

Showing 11,251-11,300 of 11,969 bridges

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