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 94

Good

Over: BUFFALO RIVER

0.3 MI W OF JCT CSAH 11, Clay, MN

Built 2013 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 20

IRR BIA RTE 8

Good

Over: NETT LAKE RIVER

3.5KM N BOISE FORTE TOWER, Koochiching, MN

Built 1935 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 10

MN 23

Good

Over: RCPE RAIL

3.1 MI NE OF FLORENCE, Lyon, MN

Built 1992 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 2,763

I 35

Good

Over: WILLOW RIVER

1.0 MI N OF JCT CSAH 43, Pine, MN

Built 1965 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 7,750

CSAH 36

Good

Over: SUNRISE RIVER

0.9 MI E OF JCT CSAH 30, Chisago, MN

Built 2015 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 1,124

MN 1

Good

Over: W BRANCH BAPTISM RIVER

IN FINLAND, Lake, MN

Built 1986 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 904

US 14

Good

Over: RCPE RAIL

IN BALATON, Lyon, MN

Built 1987 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 1,339

T 234

Good

Over: SLEEPY EYE CREEK

0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 4, Redwood, MN

Built 2003 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 50

CSAH 8

Good

Over: LITTLE COTTONWOOD RIVER

6.3 MI N JCT CSAH 20, Brown, MN

Built 2008 Load: 54.2 t ADT: 775

T 39

Good

Over: HAWK CREEK

0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 2, Chippewa, MN

Built 2004 Load: 54.2 t ADT: 45

T 113

Good

Over: HAWK CREEK

1.0 MI S OF JCT TH 7, Chippewa, MN

Built 2012 Load: 54.2 t ADT: 49

M 12

Good

Over: GARVIN BROOK

0.2 MI N JCT TH 61, Winona, MN

Built 2008 Load: 54.2 t ADT: 350

T 341

Good

Over: GARVIN BROOK

0.5 MI N STOCKTON, Winona, MN

Built 2006 Load: 54.2 t ADT: 50

CSAH 23

Good

Over: W FK LAC QUI PARLE RIVER

0.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 10, Lac qui Parle, MN

Built 1998 Load: 54.3 t ADT: 2,146

MN 30

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 14

2.0 MI E OF LAKE WILSON, Murray, MN

Built 1990 Load: 54.3 t ADT: 2,058

CR 77

Good

Over: SUNRISE RIVER

0.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 36, Anoka, MN

Built 2012 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 631

CR 307

Good

Over: TURTLE RIVER

0.5 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 22, Beltrami, MN

Built 2014 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 35

CSAH 11

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD RIVER

0.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 25, Brown, MN

Built 2009 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 359

CSAH 10

Good

Over: PELICAN RIVER

0.2 mi E of jct TH 59, Otter Tail, MN

Built 2002 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 1,600

T 298

Good

Over: ROSE VALLEY CREEK

0.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 16, Winona, MN

Built 2006 Load: 54.5 t ADT: 10

MN 23

Good

Over: ELK RIVER

1.5 MI E OF JCT TH 95, Benton, MN

Built 2011 Load: 54.7 t ADT: 3,516

CSAH 19

Good

Over: N FK CROW RIVER

1.7 MI E OF JCT CR196, Stearns, MN

Built 2012 Load: 54.7 t ADT: 175

T 87

Good

Over: DRY WEATHER CREEK

0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 13, Chippewa, MN

Built 1999 Load: 54.9 t ADT: 40

CSAH 2

Good

Over: Lac Qui Parle River

0.1 mi ER of jct CR 63, Lac qui Parle, MN

Built 2001 Load: 54.9 t ADT: 255

CSAH 7

Good

Over: Paul Buntan Ditch

0.3 mi E of jct CSAH 13, Pine, MN

Built 2002 Load: 54.9 t ADT: 760

CR 111

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

0.6 MI N OF JCT CSAH 9, Clearwater, MN

Built 1960 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 30

CSAH 47

Good

Over: CHUB CREEK

0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 88, Dakota, MN

Built 2003 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 3,927

MN 60

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

4.9 MI NE OF JCT TH 90, Nobles, MN

Built 1996 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 4,450

CSAH 11

Good

Over: CYR CREEK

2.7 MI E OF JCT CSAH 3, Red Lake, MN

Built 1997 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 850

T 235

Good

Over: SLEEPY EYE CREEK

0.7 MI S OF JCT CSAH 4, Redwood, MN

Built 2003 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 66

T 73

Good

Over: ROCK RIVER

0.6 MI W JCT CSAH 2, Rock, MN

Built 2008 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 67

T 2

Good

Over: KANARANZI CREEK

1.4 MI W OF JCT CSAH 3, Rock, MN

Built 2010 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 91

CSAH 65

Good

Over: SAUK RIVER

0.5 MI W OF JCT CR157, Stearns, MN

Built 2018 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 2,750

CSAH 1

Good

Over: WATONWAN RIVER

0.5 MI W OF JCT TH 4, Watonwan, MN

Built 1998 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 35

T 118

Good

Over: N Fk Crow River

1.9 mi W of jct CSAH 5, Wright, MN

Built 2001 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 63

CSAH 24

Good

Over: CLEARWATER RIVER

0.5 MI W OF JCT TH 59, Red Lake, MN

Built 1996 Load: 55.2 t ADT: 170

T 162

Good

Over: S FK WATONWAN RIVER

1.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 10, Watonwan, MN

Built 2011 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 49

TRAPPERS LAKE RD

Good

Over: DUMBBELL RIVER

12.8MI W OF JCT CSAH 7, Lake, MN

Built 2023 Load: 55.4 t ADT: 35

CR 120

Good

Over: STREAM

0.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 54, Cass, MN

Built 2013 Load: 55.5 t ADT: 95

CSAH 27

Good

Over: RED LAKE RIVER

1.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 3, Pennington, MN

Built 1999 Load: 55.5 t ADT: 360

CSAH 2

Good

Over: CLEARWATER RIVER

3.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 28, Polk, MN

Built 2006 Load: 55.5 t ADT: 500

T 55

Good

Over: Beaver Creek

2.9 mi N of jct TH 30, Murray, MN

Built 2002 Load: 55.6 t ADT: 32

M 605

Good

Over: WATER WORKS PARK TRAIL

0.1 MI SE OF 3RD AVE S, Hennepin, MN

Built 1999 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 3,842

T 112

Good

Over: N FK BEAR CREEK

0.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 2, Mower, MN

Built 1993 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 24

MSAS 152

Good

Over: DOBBINS CREEK

0.1 MI S OF OAKLAND AVE, Mower, MN

Built 2007 Load: 55.7 t ADT: 1,100

T 120

Good

Over: Shakopee Creek

0.4 mi E of jct CR 83, Swift, MN

Built 2002 Load: 55.8 t ADT: 20

T 426

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 1

1.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 22, Polk, MN

Built 1993 Load: 56.0 t ADT: 30

T 185

Good

Over: SHAKOPEE CREEK

0.6 MI N OF JCT CSAH 27, Swift, MN

Built 1999 Load: 56.0 t ADT: 37

MN 16

Good

Over: STREAM

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

Built 1986 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 1,564

CSAH 42

Good

Over: DES MOINES RIVER

0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 7, Murray, MN

Built 2001 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 255

Showing 11,401-11,450 of 11,969 bridges

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