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

SERVICE RD

Poor

Over: SPRAGUE CREEK

8.0 MI N OF JCT CSAH 28, Roseau, MN

Built 1970 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 2

T 76

Poor

Over: MARSH CREEK

0.4 MI W OF JCT CR 136, Mahnomen, MN

Built 1920 Load: 4.7 t ADT: 4

CR 121

Poor

Over: South Fork Zumbro River

1.4 MI E OF JCT CR 112, Olmsted, MN

Built 1895 Load: 4.7 t ADT: 75

CR 51

Poor

Over: WOLVERTON CREEK

1.4 MI E OF JCT TH 75, Clay, MN

Built 1969 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 20

T 6

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 5, Dodge, MN

Built 1940 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 37

T 104

Poor

Over: PINE CREEK

0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 25, Fillmore, MN

Built 1941 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 13

M 41

Poor

Over: N BR ZUMBRO RIVER

0.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 11, Goodhue, MN

Built 1938 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 82

T 200

Poor

Over: E FK DES MOINES RIVER

0.9 MI E OF JCT CSAH 13, Martin, MN

Built 1931 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 54

T 246

Poor

Over: CHIPPEWA RIVER

0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 1, Pope, MN

Built 1998 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 1

CSAH 1

Poor

Over: WING RIVER

0.4 MI E OF JCT CR107, Wadena, MN

Built 1962 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 207

SERVICE RD

Poor

Over: KANARANZI CREEK

0.2 MI S OF JCT I-90, Nobles, MN

Built 1915 Load: 5.2 t ADT: 1

T 393

Poor

Over: SHOTLEY BROOK

0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 23, Beltrami, MN

Built 1917 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 1

T 115

Poor

Over: N BR MID FK ZUMBRO RIVER

0.5 MI N OF JCT TH 57, Dodge, MN

Built 1930 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 14

M 22

Poor

Over: STREAM

0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 15, Redwood, MN

Built 1918 Load: 5.5 t ADT: 70

T 72

Poor

Over: YELLOW MEDICINE RIVER

0.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 8, Lincoln, MN

Built 1913 Load: 5.9 t ADT: 8

M 62

Poor

Over: HARDWOOD CREEK

0.2 MI S OF 180 ST, Washington, MN

Built 1920 Load: 6.3 t ADT: 61

MSAS 113

Poor

Over: TCW RR

1.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 18, Carver, MN

Built 1913 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 736

T 201

Poor

Over: STREAM

0.1 MI S OF JCT TH 76, Houston, MN

Built 1919 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 18

CSAH 8

Poor

Over: TUTTLE LAKE OUTLET

1.5 MI W OF JCT CR 133, Martin, MN

Built 1959 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 480

UT 3086

Poor

Over: ASH RIVER

2.5 MI E OF JCT US 53, St. Louis, MN

Built 1980 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 1

T 59

Poor

Over: LAC QUI PARLE RIVER

1.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 36, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1915 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 5

T 362

Poor

Over: N FK CROW RIVER

0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 27, Meeker, MN

Built 1899 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 24

M 340

Poor

Over: STREAM

0.1 MI W OF JCT CR444, St. Louis, MN

Built 1968 Load: 6.8 t ADT: 20

CSAH 12

Poor

Over: CHETAMBA CREEK

1.6 MI N OF JCT CSAH 11, Renville, MN

Built 1966 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 270

T 52C

Poor

Over: CANBY CREEK

0.8 MI E OF JCT CSAH 11, Lac qui Parle, MN

Built 1964 Load: 7.8 t ADT: 50

M 85

Poor

Over: MIDWAY RIVER

0.3 MI N OF JCT TH 2, St. Louis, MN

Built 1961 Load: 7.8 t ADT: 50

M 2298

Poor

Over: MIDTOWN GREENWAY

0.1 MI N OF LAKE ST, Hennepin, MN

Built 1915 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 3,772

T 215

Poor

Over: S BR BUFFALO RIVER

0.5 MI S OF JCT CR 67, Clay, MN

Built 1950 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 21

M 1608

Poor

Over: MINNEHAHA CREEK

0.1 MI N OF JCT TH 55, Hennepin, MN

Built 1890 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 4,334

MSAS 190

Poor

Over: MIDTOWN GREENWAY

0.1 MI N OF LAKE ST, Hennepin, MN

Built 1914 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 8,600

CSAH 21

Poor

Over: ELM CREEK

1.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 38, Martin, MN

Built 1953 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 70

CSAH 4 ROW

Poor

Over: CO DITCH # 9

.2 MI W OF CSAH 19, Wilkin, MN

Built 1940 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 456

MSAS 162

Poor

Over: ST AUGUSTA CREEK

1.5 MI E OF JCT TH152, Stearns, MN

Built 1925 Load: 9.2 t ADT: 1

CSAH 33

Poor

Over: STREAM

2.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 4, Murray, MN

Built 1958 Load: 9.4 t ADT: 115

T 18

Poor

Over: CO DITCH # 3

0.5 MI W OF JCT CR 59, Lac qui Parle, MN

Built 1958 Load: 9.8 t ADT: 32

M 56

Poor

Over: ST ALBANS BAY

0.5 MI N OF JCT TH 7, Hennepin, MN

Built 1941 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 4,400

T 133

Poor

Over: ST FRANCIS RIVER

0.4 MI W OF JCT CSAH 7, Benton, MN

Built 1959 Load: 10.1 t ADT: 16

CSAH 11

Poor

Over: HAWK CREEK

2.4 MI E OF JCT TH 23, Renville, MN

Built 1959 Load: 10.2 t ADT: 150

CSAH 14

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.3 MI N OF S CO LINE, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1960 Load: 10.8 t ADT: 299

T 177

Poor

Over: STREAM

0.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 24, Dodge, MN

Built 1945 Load: 10.8 t ADT: 31

T 246

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.3 MI W OF JCT TH 58, Goodhue, MN

Built 1920 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 20

T 2

Poor

Over: STREAM

0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 24, Lac qui Parle, MN

Built 1973 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 89

T 126

Poor

Over: JUD DITCH # 9

0.8 MI W OF JCT CSAH 8, Redwood, MN

Built 1979 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 25

CR 102

Poor

Over: KNIFE RIVER

2.0 MI N OF JCT TH 61, Lake, MN

Built 1974 Load: 11.1 t ADT: 232

SERVICE RD

Poor

Over: JUD DITCH # 7

0.7 MI N OF CSAH 3, Watonwan, MN

Built 1970 Load: 11.1 t ADT: 1

CR M

Poor

Over: STREAM

0.2 MI E OF JCT TH 56, Dodge, MN

Built 1951 Load: 11.4 t ADT: 92

T 244

Poor

Over: BADGER CREEK

0.9 MI W OF JCT CSAH 6, Faribault, MN

Built 1973 Load: 11.4 t ADT: 35

T 197

Poor

Over: SKUNK CREEK

0.8 MI S OF JCT CSAH 4, Jackson, MN

Built 1966 Load: 11.4 t ADT: 25

CSAH 42

Poor

Over: SAND HILL RIVER

1.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 9, Norman, MN

Built 1959 Load: 11.4 t ADT: 205

T 391

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

0.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 75, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1976 Load: 11.4 t ADT: 50

Showing 11,551-11,600 of 11,969 bridges

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