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 9

Good

Over: ST FRANCIS RIVER

2.0 MI E OF JCT CSAH 5, Sherburne, MN

Built 1998 Load: 56.1 t ADT: 1,150

UT 3083

Good

Over: ASH RIVER

NORTH OF ORR, St. Louis, MN

Built 1990 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 2

US 75

Good

Over: SNAKE RIVER

IN WARREN, Marshall, MN

Built 1996 Load: 56.3 t ADT: 3,150

CSAH 29

Good

Over: CANNON RIVER

0.1 MI E JCT TH 3, Rice, MN

Built 2007 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 520

CR 51

Good

Over: LE SUEUR RIVER

0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 20, Waseca, MN

Built 2005 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 31

US 71

Good

Over: Sauk Lake

3.2 MI N OF JCT TH 94, Stearns, MN

Built 2000 Load: 56.8 t ADT: 3,642

MN 40

Good

Over: LAC QUI PARLE RIVER

12.5 MI W OF JCT TH 75, Lac qui Parle, MN

Built 1963 Load: 57.0 t ADT: 234

CR 128

Good

Over: MIDDLE RIVER

0.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 4, Marshall, MN

Built 2012 Load: 57.0 t ADT: 25

CSAH 1

Good

Over: MINNESOTA RIVER OVERFLOW

0.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 15, Renville, MN

Built 2000 Load: 57.0 t ADT: 1,800

T 60

Good

Over: MIDDLE RIVER

1.4 MI W OF JCT TH 75, Marshall, MN

Built 2001 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 29

T 406

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 75

1.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 23, Polk, MN

Built 2003 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 49

T 58

Good

Over: N FORK ZUMBRO RIVER

1.1 MI S OF JCT TH 60, Rice, MN

Built 2003 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 15

CSAH 65

Good

Over: SAUK RIVER

1.6 MI NW OF JCT CSAH 13, Stearns, MN

Built 1995 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 690

CSAH 46

Good

Over: S BR DOBBINS CREEK

0.7 MI W OF JCT CSAH 24, Mower, MN

Built 2023 Load: 57.3 t ADT: 1,050

CR 80

Good

Over: N FK ZUMBRO RIVER

0.4 MI N OF 230TH ST E, Rice, MN

Built 2021 Load: 57.3 t ADT: 135

CSAH 86

Good

Over: PORTER CREEK

0.6 MI W OF JCT CR 138, Rice, MN

Built 2009 Load: 57.3 t ADT: 5,900

MSAS 165

Good

Over: MIDTOWN GREENWAY

0.1 MI N OF LAKE ST, Hennepin, MN

Built 2005 Load: 57.4 t ADT: 6,400

CR 64

Good

Over: STREAM

1.0 MI E OF JCT CR 63, Rice, MN

Built 2005 Load: 57.5 t ADT: 185

CSAH 4

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 1

0.1 MI S OF JCT 370TH. ST, Nicollet, MN

Built 1999 Load: 57.6 t ADT: 43

T 420

Good

Over: SNAKE RIVER

0.7 MI S OF N CO LINE, Polk, MN

Built 1996 Load: 57.6 t ADT: 7

CR 98

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

1.3 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 2, Todd, MN

Built 1995 Load: 57.8 t ADT: 340

CSAH 15

Good

Over: MINNESOTA RIVER

2.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 40, Lac qui Parle, MN

Built 2007 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 220

CR 444

Good

Over: EAST SWAN RIVER

4.2 MI SE OF JCT CSAH 16, St. Louis, MN

Built 2021 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 260

CR 134

Good

Over: SAUK RIVER

0.1 M N OF JCT CSAH4, Stearns, MN

Built 2011 Load: 58.3 t ADT: 13,600

MN 22

Good

Over: SAKATAH STATE TRAIL

1.6 MI N OF JCT TH 14, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1999 Load: 58.4 t ADT: 10,429

SFR 293

Good

Over: CHICKEN CREEK

2.2 MI E OF JCT TH 53, St. Louis, MN

Built 2013 Load: 58.4 t ADT: 1

T 99

Good

Over: CHIPPEWA RIVER

0.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 19, Swift, MN

Built 2005 Load: 58.4 t ADT: 53

MN 23

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

9.5 MI NE OF SO CNTY LINE, Carlton, MN

Built 2020 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 757

CSAH 43

Good

Over: DITCH

0.8 MI S OF JCT TH 14, Steele, MN

Built 2000 Load: 58.6 t ADT: 275

CON 2949

Good

Over: Shingle Creek

0.6 MI W OF JCT TH 100, Hennepin, MN

Built 1980 Load: 58.8 t ADT: 3,620

T 70

Good

Over: LE SUEUR CREEK

1.2 MI SW OF JCT CR 153, Le Sueur, MN

Built 1981 Load: 59.1 t ADT: 12

CSAH 21

Good

Over: BULLARD CREEK

0.4 MI S OF JCT TH 61, Goodhue, MN

Built 1998 Load: 59.2 t ADT: 970

MN 210

Good

Over: RIPPLE RIVER

0.2 MI E OF W JCT TH 169, Aitkin, MN

Built 1980 Load: 59.4 t ADT: 8,908

T 152

Good

Over: S BR MID FK ZUMBRO RIVER

1.7 MI N OF JCT TH 14, Dodge, MN

Built 1995 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 46

CSAH 55

Good

Over: DAY BROOK

0.5 MI S OF JCT CR 554, Itasca, MN

Built 2000 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 55

CSAH 9

Good

Over: TISCHERS CREEK

0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 37, St. Louis, MN

Built 2003 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 5,300

US 12

Good

Over: BNSF RAIL

0.2 MI E OF JCT TH 40, Kandiyohi, MN

Built 1938 Load: 60.0 t ADT: 9,500

CSAH 1

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

1.0 MI N OF JCT CSAH 4, Fillmore, MN

Built 2016 Load: 60.3 t ADT: 1,350

T 149

Good

Over: SLEEPY EYE CREEK

2.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 4, Redwood, MN

Built 2012 Load: 60.4 t ADT: 48

CSAH 152

Good

Over: MINNEHAHA CREEK

2.3 MI S OF LAKE ST, Hennepin, MN

Built 1984 Load: 61.2 t ADT: 17,900

CSAH 2

Good

Over: LOST RIVER

1.8 MI S OF JCT CSAH 28, Polk, MN

Built 2006 Load: 61.2 t ADT: 500

MN 6

Good

Over: ROOSEVELT LAKE

25.0 MI N OF JCT TH 210, Cass, MN

Built 1994 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 2,586

CR 125

Good

Over: S FK ZUMBRO R (DAM)

0.6 MI SE OF JCT CSAH 25, Olmsted, MN

Built 1934 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 499

CR 84

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 30

0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 65, Pennington, MN

Built 1996 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 55

T 122

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 18

0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 65, Pennington, MN

Built 1999 Load: 62.0 t ADT: 5

T 124

Good

Over: JUD DITCH # 18

0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 65, Pennington, MN

Built 2000 Load: 62.0 t ADT: 50

CSAH 34

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

0.2 MI N OF JCT TH 251, Freeborn, MN

Built 2012 Load: 62.5 t ADT: 125

CSAH 54

Good

Over: MUD RIVER

0.3 MI N OF JCT TH 89, Marshall, MN

Built 1995 Load: 62.7 t ADT: 348

CR 120

Good

Over: N BR ROOT RIVER

0.4 MI W OF JCT CSAH 20, Olmsted, MN

Built 2004 Load: 62.7 t ADT: 80

CR 134

Good

Over: E BR WARROAD RIVER

0.9 MI E OF JCT CSAH 5, Roseau, MN

Built 1997 Load: 62.9 t ADT: 96

Showing 11,451-11,500 of 11,969 bridges

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