Total Bridges
11,969
Public highway bridges in Minnesota
State profile · Below national median SD
Minnesota bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Minnesota — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 11,969
- Public bridges
- 55.0%
- Good condition
- 3.6%
- Poor condition
- 3.6%
- Structurally deficient
Good Condition
55.0%
6,580 bridges rated 7-9
5.0pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
3.6%
435 bridges rated 0-4
Structurally Deficient
3.6%
435 bridges flagged for repair priority
-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 — Structurally deficient share 12.1%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
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 on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)
States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Minnesota on the same metric.
51
Virginia
3.03% top marginal rate
01
Alabama
3.35% top marginal rate
27
Minnesota
3.63% top marginal rate
09
Connecticut
3.95% top marginal rate
47
Tennessee
3.97% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in Minnesota
Six lowest-condition bridges in Minnesota, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.
T 187
Structurally DeficientOver: OKABENA CREEK
0.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 18, Jackson, MN
Built 1905 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 10
M 8
Structurally DeficientOver: WELCOME CREEK
0.1 MI W OF CO LINE, Itasca, MN
Built 1919 Load: 3.3 t ADT: 10
CSAH 7
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: W SWAN RIVER
0.4 MI S OF JCT CR606, St. Louis, MN
Built 1921 Load: 3.3 t ADT: 24
CR 156
Structurally DeficientOver: MAPLE RIVER
0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 154, Blue Earth, MN
Built 1961 Load: 3.9 t ADT: 141
T 309
Structurally DeficientOver: 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
GoodOver: N FK CROW RIVER
0.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 34, Stearns, MN
Built 1993 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 129
CSAH 40
GoodOver: BEVENS CREEK
0.4 MI S OF JCT CSAH 50, Carver, MN
Built 2014 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 1,800
US 61
GoodOver: MISSISSIPPI RIVER
AT WISC STATE LINE, Houston, MN
Built 1993 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 9,000
CSAH 46
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: DES MOINES RIVER
0.6 MI W OF JCT CSAH 42, Murray, MN
Built 2000 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 40
CSAH 1
GoodOver: PISGAH RESERVOIR
0.5 MI NE JCT ISTH 94, Otter Tail, MN
Built 2011 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 4,700
T 86
GoodOver: CHAMPEPADAN CREEK
0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 8, Rock, MN
Built 1998 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 20
MSAS 120
GoodOver: SAND CREEK
0.1 MI S OF JCT TH 282, Scott, MN
Built 2012 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 430
CSAH 44
GoodOver: INDIAN CREEK
0.1 M S JCT INDIAN CRK RD, St. Louis, MN
Built 2013 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 375
T 131
GoodOver: LONG CREEK
3.9 MI E OF JCT CSAH 2, Wabasha, MN
Built 2012 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 54
T 22
GoodOver: ELM CREEK
0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 38, Martin, MN
Built 2000 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 49
CSAH 20
GoodOver: LEAF RIVER
3.1 MI N OF JCT TH 10, Wadena, MN
Built 1996 Load: 52.3 t ADT: 885
UT 152
GoodOver: RICE RIVER
2.3 MI E OF KIMBERLY, Aitkin, MN
Built 2009 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 49
CR 55
GoodOver: CHETAMBA CREEK
1.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 11, Renville, MN
Built 2013 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 20
CR 68
GoodOver: COLD CREEK
1.0 MI N OF JCT TH 60, Wabasha, MN
Built 1996 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 130
T 77
GoodOver: WATONWAN RIVER
0.6 MI W OF JCT TH 4, Watonwan, MN
Built 1996 Load: 52.7 t ADT: 35
T 138
GoodOver: Watonwan River
0.9 MmiN of jct CR 116, Watonwan, MN
Built 2001 Load: 52.7 t ADT: 25
T 81
GoodOver: Spring Creek
0.1 mi N of jct CSAH 3, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 2002 Load: 52.7 t ADT: 56
CSAH 31
GoodOver: MOOSE BROOK
2.4 MI W OF JCT CSAH 26, Itasca, MN
Built 2001 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 30
CSAH 45
GoodOver: OTTER TAIL RIVER
0.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 1, Otter Tail, MN
Built 2023 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 241
T 51
GoodOver: UP RR
1.3 MI E JCT CSAH 19, Rice, MN
Built 2007 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 175
CR 615
GoodOver: EMBARRASS RIVER
0.6 MI E OF JCT CSAH 21, St. Louis, MN
Built 2013 Load: 52.8 t ADT: 265
CSAH 23
GoodOver: GRIBBEN CRK
0.9 MI S OF JCT TH 16, Fillmore, MN
Built 2003 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 65
UT 332
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: South Creek
1.0 mi E of jct CSAH 59, Martin, MN
Built 2001 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 47
CR 652
GoodOver: STURGEON RIVER
0.5 MI E OF JCT TH 73, St. Louis, MN
Built 2005 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 25
T 139
GoodOver: S Fk Whitewater River
1.2 mi W of jct CR 119, Winona, MN
Built 2001 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 51
CSAH 10
GoodOver: RED EYE RIVER
2.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 23, Wadena, MN
Built 1996 Load: 53.0 t ADT: 91
CSAH 1
GoodOver: MIDWAY RIVER
0.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 61, Carlton, MN
Built 2020 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 2,050
2171
GoodOver: PIGEON RIVER
4.57 MILES W OF STH 46, Itasca, MN
Built 2018 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 50
T 174
GoodOver: SAND HILL RIVER
1.0 MI S OF JCT CSAH 51, Polk, MN
Built 1993 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 10
CSAH 10
GoodOver: CHETAMBA CREEK
1.7 MI N OF JCT CSAH 11, Renville, MN
Built 2010 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 165
CSAH 23
GoodOver: ELK RIVER
2.6 MI N OF JCT TH 10, Sherburne, MN
Built 1996 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 4,800
T 1064
GoodOver: ASHLEY CREEK
0.6 MI SE OF N CO LINE, Stearns, MN
Built 1966 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 4
CON 95
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: MARSH RIVER
4.0 MI E OF JCT TH 75, Norman, MN
Built 1995 Load: 53.2 t ADT: 18
MSAS 179
GoodOver: CHESTER CREEK
1.3 MI N OF JCT TH 194, St. Louis, MN
Built 1930 Load: 53.2 t ADT: 1,274
T 182
GoodOver: DITCH
1.2 MI N JCT CSAH 6, Swift, MN
Built 2006 Load: 53.2 t ADT: 34
CSAH 6
GoodOver: MOOSE HORN RIVER
0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 61, Carlton, MN
Built 2023 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 2,800
CSAH 61
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: WILDCAT CREEK
0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 3, Houston, MN
Built 2015 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 1,567
MN 28
GoodOver: SWAN RIVER
1.6 MI N OF SWANVILLE, Morrison, MN
Built 2011 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 860
CSAH 80
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: Elk River
0.1 MI S OFJCT CSAH 16, Sherburne, MN
Built 2000 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 560
T 129
GoodOver: STOCKTON VALLEY CREEK
0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 23, Winona, MN
Built 1999 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 83
CSAH 4
GoodOver: STREAM
0.5 MI S OF JCT TH 28, Traverse, MN
Built 2001 Load: 53.7 t ADT: 540
CSAH 2
GoodOver: WELLS CREEK
0.4 MI S OF JCT CR 45, Goodhue, MN
Built 2023 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 408
T 380
GoodOver: SHELL RIVER
0.8 MI NW OF JCT CSAH 21, Wadena, MN
Built 1996 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 58
CR 107
GoodOver: 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
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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