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 814

Good

Over: N FK CROW RIVER

0.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 34, Stearns, MN

Built 1993 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 129

CSAH 40

Good

Over: BEVENS CREEK

0.4 MI S OF JCT CSAH 50, Carver, MN

Built 2014 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 1,800

US 61

Good

Over: MISSISSIPPI RIVER

AT WISC STATE LINE, Houston, MN

Built 1993 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 9,000

CSAH 46

Good

Over: TRIB TO DOBBINS CREEK

0.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 24, Mower, MN

Built 2023 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 1,050

CSAH 7

Good

Over: DES MOINES RIVER

0.6 MI W OF JCT CSAH 42, Murray, MN

Built 2000 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 40

CSAH 1

Good

Over: PISGAH RESERVOIR

0.5 MI NE JCT ISTH 94, Otter Tail, MN

Built 2011 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 4,700

T 86

Good

Over: CHAMPEPADAN CREEK

0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 8, Rock, MN

Built 1998 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 20

MSAS 120

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

0.1 MI S OF JCT TH 282, Scott, MN

Built 2012 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 430

CSAH 44

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.1 M S JCT INDIAN CRK RD, St. Louis, MN

Built 2013 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 375

T 131

Good

Over: LONG CREEK

3.9 MI E OF JCT CSAH 2, Wabasha, MN

Built 2012 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 54

T 22

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 38, Martin, MN

Built 2000 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 49

CSAH 20

Good

Over: LEAF RIVER

3.1 MI N OF JCT TH 10, Wadena, MN

Built 1996 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 885

UT 152

Good

Over: RICE RIVER

2.3 MI E OF KIMBERLY, Aitkin, MN

Built 2009 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 49

CR 55

Good

Over: CHETAMBA CREEK

1.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 11, Renville, MN

Built 2013 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 20

CR 68

Good

Over: COLD CREEK

1.0 MI N OF JCT TH 60, Wabasha, MN

Built 1996 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 130

T 77

Good

Over: WATONWAN RIVER

0.6 MI W OF JCT TH 4, Watonwan, MN

Built 1996 Load: 52.7 t ADT: 35

T 138

Good

Over: Watonwan River

0.9 MmiN of jct CR 116, Watonwan, MN

Built 2001 Load: 52.7 t ADT: 25

T 81

Good

Over: Spring Creek

0.1 mi N of jct CSAH 3, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 2002 Load: 52.7 t ADT: 56

CSAH 31

Good

Over: MOOSE BROOK

2.4 MI W OF JCT CSAH 26, Itasca, MN

Built 2001 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 30

CSAH 45

Good

Over: OTTER TAIL RIVER

0.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 1, Otter Tail, MN

Built 2023 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 241

T 51

Good

Over: UP RR

1.3 MI E JCT CSAH 19, Rice, MN

Built 2007 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 175

CR 615

Good

Over: EMBARRASS RIVER

0.6 MI E OF JCT CSAH 21, St. Louis, MN

Built 2013 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 265

CSAH 23

Good

Over: GRIBBEN CRK

0.9 MI S OF JCT TH 16, Fillmore, MN

Built 2003 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 65

UT 332

Good

Over: PEPPERMINT CREEK

0.6 MI N OF JCT CSAH 3, Lake of the Woods, MN

Built 1992 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 55

CSAH 32

Good

Over: South Creek

1.0 mi E of jct CSAH 59, Martin, MN

Built 2001 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 47

CR 652

Good

Over: STURGEON RIVER

0.5 MI E OF JCT TH 73, St. Louis, MN

Built 2005 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 25

T 139

Good

Over: S Fk Whitewater River

1.2 mi W of jct CR 119, Winona, MN

Built 2001 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 51

CSAH 10

Good

Over: RED EYE RIVER

2.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 23, Wadena, MN

Built 1996 Load: 53.0 t ADT: 91

CSAH 1

Good

Over: MIDWAY RIVER

0.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 61, Carlton, MN

Built 2020 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 2,050

2171

Good

Over: PIGEON RIVER

4.57 MILES W OF STH 46, Itasca, MN

Built 2018 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 50

T 174

Good

Over: SAND HILL RIVER

1.0 MI S OF JCT CSAH 51, Polk, MN

Built 1993 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 10

CSAH 10

Good

Over: CHETAMBA CREEK

1.7 MI N OF JCT CSAH 11, Renville, MN

Built 2010 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 165

CSAH 23

Good

Over: ELK RIVER

2.6 MI N OF JCT TH 10, Sherburne, MN

Built 1996 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 4,800

T 1064

Good

Over: ASHLEY CREEK

0.6 MI SE OF N CO LINE, Stearns, MN

Built 1966 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 4

CON 95

Good

Over: SB 169 to EB TH 13

5.5 MI S OF JCT TH 494, Hennepin, MN

Built 1993 Load: 53.2 t ADT: 11,240

US 75

Good

Over: WILD RICE RIVER

0.5 MI S OF S JCT TH 200, Norman, MN

Built 2004 Load: 53.2 t ADT: 1,466

CSAH 17

Good

Over: MARSH RIVER

4.0 MI E OF JCT TH 75, Norman, MN

Built 1995 Load: 53.2 t ADT: 18

MSAS 179

Good

Over: CHESTER CREEK

1.3 MI N OF JCT TH 194, St. Louis, MN

Built 1930 Load: 53.2 t ADT: 1,274

T 182

Good

Over: DITCH

1.2 MI N JCT CSAH 6, Swift, MN

Built 2006 Load: 53.2 t ADT: 34

CSAH 6

Good

Over: MOOSE HORN RIVER

0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 61, Carlton, MN

Built 2023 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 2,800

CSAH 61

Good

Over: CP RAIL; BASS CREEK

1.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 9, Hennepin, MN

Built 1994 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 9,658

MN 26

Good

Over: WILDCAT CREEK

0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 3, Houston, MN

Built 2015 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 1,567

MN 28

Good

Over: SWAN RIVER

1.6 MI N OF SWANVILLE, Morrison, MN

Built 2011 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 860

CSAH 80

Good

Over: OTTER TAIL RIVER

0.1 MI NW OF JCT TH 10, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1998 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 2,600

CSAH 20

Good

Over: Elk River

0.1 MI S OFJCT CSAH 16, Sherburne, MN

Built 2000 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 560

T 129

Good

Over: STOCKTON VALLEY CREEK

0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 23, Winona, MN

Built 1999 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 83

CSAH 4

Good

Over: STREAM

0.5 MI S OF JCT TH 28, Traverse, MN

Built 2001 Load: 53.7 t ADT: 540

CSAH 2

Good

Over: WELLS CREEK

0.4 MI S OF JCT CR 45, Goodhue, MN

Built 2023 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 408

T 380

Good

Over: SHELL RIVER

0.8 MI NW OF JCT CSAH 21, Wadena, MN

Built 1996 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 58

CR 107

Good

Over: HOME BROOK

2.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 15, Cass, MN

Built 2003 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 325

Showing 11,351-11,400 of 11,969 bridges

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