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

CR 77

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 30

0.1 MI N OF JCT CR 65, Pennington, MN

Built 1997 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 185

CON 1248

Good

Over: CP RAIL

AT THE E JCT TH 35, St. Louis, MN

Built 1983 Load: 50.6 t ADT: 2,000

T 118

Good

Over: S FK PINE RIVER

0.7 MI E OF JCT CSAH 1, Cass, MN

Built 2013 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 98

T 404

Good

Over: Jud Ditch # 75

1.9 mi N of jct CSAH 23, Polk, MN

Built 2002 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 15

T 98

Good

Over: RUSH RIVER (END CD 54)

1.3 mi S of jct CR 62, Sibley, MN

Built 2002 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 18

CSAH 37

Good

Over: BNSF RR

0.4 MI SE OF JCT TH 35W, Hennepin, MN

Built 1996 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 12,500

Missabe Rd

Good

Over: ARROWHEAD CREEK BOX CULV

NO DATA ENTERED, Lake, MN

Built 2010 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 50

CSAH 7

Good

Over: LITTLE CEDAR RIVER

0.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 5, Mower, MN

Built 2019 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 1,050

US 169

Good

Over: ROBARTS CREEK

3.0 MI N OF JCT TH 99, Nicollet, MN

Built 2018 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 8,429

CSAH 59

Good

Over: PALEFACE RIVER

0.7 MI W OF JCT CR 322, St. Louis, MN

Built 2017 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 100

CSAH 11

Good

Over: S BR BUFFALO RIVER

0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 9, Wilkin, MN

Built 2000 Load: 50.9 t ADT: 34

CR 62

Good

Over: SANDY RIVER

1.4 MI W OF JCT TH 65, Aitkin, MN

Built 2005 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 66

T 214

Good

Over: LITTLE COTTONWOOD RIVER

0.6 MI J OF JCT CSAH 20, Brown, MN

Built 2005 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 18

CSAH 61

Good

Over: ST LOUIS RIVER

0.5 MI NE OF TH 35, Carlton, MN

Built 1987 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 4,973

M 12

Good

Over: Redwood River

0.2 mi N of jct CSAH 5, Lyon, MN

Built 2002 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 20

CSAH 32

Good

Over: TAMARAC RIVER

2.8 MI S OF JCT CSAH 6, Marshall, MN

Built 2004 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 30

T 56

Good

Over: LITTLE CEDAR RIVER

0.8 MI E OF JCT CSAH 7, Mower, MN

Built 1999 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 44

T 191

Good

Over: WELLS CREEK

2.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 3, Goodhue, MN

Built 1996 Load: 51.1 t ADT: 30

CSAH 3

Good

Over: CHAMPEPADAN CREEK

0.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 8, Rock, MN

Built 1999 Load: 51.1 t ADT: 420

CSAH 1

Good

Over: LE SUEUR RIVER

0.9 MI SW OF JCT CSAH 90, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1995 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 953

T 312

Good

Over: SLEEPY EYE CREEK

0.8 MI W OF JCT CSAH 2, Redwood, MN

Built 2017 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 49

CSAH 5

Good

Over: ST FRANCIS RIVER

0.8 MI S OF JCT CSAH 3, Sherburne, MN

Built 2009 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 1,500

CSAH 65

Good

Over: STURGEON RIVER

0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 753, St. Louis, MN

Built 1995 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 620

I 35

Good

Over: STRAIGHT RIVER

0.33 MI S OF JCT TH 14;35, Steele, MN

Built 2009 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 11,009

I 35

Good

Over: STRAIGHT RIVER

0.33 MI S OF JCT TH 14;35, Steele, MN

Built 2010 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 11,009

I 35

Good

Over: STRAIGHT RIVER

5.3 MI S OF JCT TH 14, Steele, MN

Built 2017 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 11,009

I 35

Good

Over: STRAIGHT RIVER

5.2 MI S OF JCT TH 14, Steele, MN

Built 2018 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 11,009

CSAH 14

Good

Over: TWELVE MILE CREEK

1.0 MI W OF JCT CSAH 13, Traverse, MN

Built 1996 Load: 51.2 t ADT: 145

T 413

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 75

1.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 23, Polk, MN

Built 2003 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 5

T 991

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 75

1.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 23, Polk, MN

Built 2003 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 10

T 402

Good

Over: CO DITCH # 43

1.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 23, Polk, MN

Built 2003 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 10

CSAH 15

Good

Over: CROW WING RIVER

4.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 23, Wadena, MN

Built 1996 Load: 51.3 t ADT: 260

MN 56

Good

Over: LITTLE CEDAR RIVER

0.6 MI E OF JCT CSAH 7, Mower, MN

Built 1992 Load: 51.4 t ADT: 1,578

T 273

Good

Over: FLANDREAU CREEK

0.5 MI E OF JCT TWP 273N, Pipestone, MN

Built 2007 Load: 51.4 t ADT: 28

CSAH 16

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

0.3 MI E OF JCT CR 55, Rock, MN

Built 2011 Load: 51.4 t ADT: 29

T 127

Good

Over: WILD RICE RIVER

1.2 MI E OF JCT TH 9, Norman, MN

Built 1996 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 27

CSAH 3

Good

Over: LE SUEUR RIVER

0.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 9, Waseca, MN

Built 2009 Load: 51.5 t ADT: 1,087

T 228

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

2.1 MI W JCT CSAH 11 on, Olmsted, MN

Built 1992 Load: 51.6 t ADT: 243

CSAH 1

Good

Over: CLEARWATER RIVER

1.25 MI W OF JCT US 59, Red Lake, MN

Built 2009 Load: 51.6 t ADT: 410

CSAH 6

Good

Over: DUTCH CHARLEYS CREEK

1.1 MI S OF JCT TH 14, Redwood, MN

Built 2010 Load: 51.6 t ADT: 790

CSAH 4

Good

Over: WHITEWATER RIVER

3.2 MI S OF JCT TH 42, Wabasha, MN

Built 2011 Load: 51.6 t ADT: 1,100

CSAH 86

Good

Over: STREAM

0.8 MI E OF JCT CR 96, Rice, MN

Built 2009 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 6,100

CSAH 17

Good

Over: HIGH ISLAND CREEK

0.1 MI S OF JCT TH 5, Sibley, MN

Built 2020 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 2,100

MN 23

Good

Over: KINGSBURY CREEK

1.1 MI S OF JCT TH 35 NB, St. Louis, MN

Built 2015 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 13,900

T 152

Good

Over: SNAKE CREEK

0.8 MI W OF JCT TH 61, Wabasha, MN

Built 2018 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 60

CR 133

Good

Over: RED EYE RIVER

0.3 MI S OF JCT TH 227, Wadena, MN

Built 1996 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 471

CSAH 33

Good

Over: HCRRA

0.1 MI N OF JCT LAKE ST, Hennepin, MN

Built 2006 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 11,100

CSAH 3

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 9, McLeod, MN

Built 2003 Load: 51.9 t ADT: 640

CSAH 8

Good

Over: RED EYE RIVER

0.2 MI W OF JCT TH 71, Wadena, MN

Built 1993 Load: 52.0 t ADT: 1,533

CR 51

Good

Over: TRIB TO SPLIT ROCK CREEK

1.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 14, Rock, MN

Built 1996 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 43

Showing 11,301-11,350 of 11,969 bridges

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