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
CR 225
PoorOver: SWAN RIVER
0.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 12, Morrison, MN
Built 1966 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 106
T 258
PoorOver: JUD DITCH # 53,LAT # 2
0.9 MI N OF JCT CR 135, Norman, MN
Built 1961 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 5
CSAH 19
PoorOver: BIRCH COULEE CREEK
0.6 MI E OF JCT TH 71, Renville, MN
Built 1960 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 160
UNDETERMINED RD
PoorOver: CREEK
IN BIWABIK, St. Louis, MN
Built 1921 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 1
CR 108
PoorOver: BUFFALO CREEK
0.6 MI W OF JCT CSAH12, Wright, MN
Built 1940 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 953
CSAH 25
PoorOver: PERCH CREEK
0.5 MI E OF JCT CR 136, Blue Earth, MN
Built 1940 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 305
CSAH 14
PoorOver: WINTER ROAD RIVER
1.0 MI N OF JCT CSAH 3, Lake of the Woods, MN
Built 1982 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 105
CR 59
PoorOver: ROSE CREEK
0.7 MI W OF JCT CSAH 13, Mower, MN
Built 1931 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 45
CSAH 22
PoorOver: RUM RIVER
0.2 MI E OF JCT CR 55, Anoka, MN
Built 1969 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 8,277
CSAH 8
PoorOver: MOUND CREEK
0.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 19, Rock, MN
Built 1960 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 454
CSAH 55
PoorOver: BNSF RR
0.8 MI N OF JCT TH 94, Ramsey, MN
Built 1939 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 7,229
CR 61
PoorOver: CHETAMBA CREEK
0.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 11, Renville, MN
Built 1964 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 60
CR 851
PoorOver: STONEY BROOK RIVER
1.9 MI W OF JCT CSAH31, St. Louis, MN
Built 1941 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 200
M 232
PoorOver: CLEARWATER CREEK
SW OF JCT TH 61; CSAH 8, Washington, MN
Built 2004 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 525
CSAH 121
PoorOver: RUSH CREEK
0.7 MI N OF JCT CSAH 81, Hennepin, MN
Built 1949 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 7,500
CSAH 16
PoorOver: EAST TWO RIVER
2.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 7, St. Louis, MN
Built 1966 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 390
CR 439
PoorOver: SPLIT HAND CREEK
0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 68, Itasca, MN
Built 1950 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 40
M 804
PoorOver: MIDTOWN GREENWAY
0.1 MI N OF LAKE ST, Hennepin, MN
Built 1915 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 1,544
BUNDLE LAKE ROAD
PoorOver: WHITEFACE RIVER
1.0 MI N OF JCT CSAH 16, St. Louis, MN
Built 1961 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 10
CR 78
PoorOver: JUD DITCH # 2
1.2 MI S OF CO LINE, Renville, MN
Built 1964 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 65
CR 958
PoorOver: RICE RIVER
1.1 MI W OF JCT CR 914, St. Louis, MN
Built 1981 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 70
PANCORE LAKE ROAD
PoorOver: POPLAR RIVER
4 MI W OF JCT CSAH 2, Cook, MN
Built 1982 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 50
M 60
PoorOver: MINNEHAHA CREEK
0.5 MI SW OF JCT CSAH 5, Hennepin, MN
Built 1950 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 251
T 278
PoorOver: TEN MILE CREEK (JD #8)
1.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 35, Lac qui Parle, MN
Built 1977 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 20
CSAH 11
PoorOver: STREAM
0.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 20, Lyon, MN
Built 1938 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 517
M 20
PoorOver: S BR YELLOW MEDICINE R
0.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 3, Lyon, MN
Built 1925 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 25
CSAH 15
PoorOver: MIDDLE CREEK
0.7 MI W OF JCT CSAH 21, Renville, MN
Built 1958 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 30
CSAH 25
PoorOver: DARK RIVER
4.0 MI N OF JCT CSAH66, St. Louis, MN
Built 1940 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 365
I 494
PoorOver: Minnesota River
2.0 MI E OF JCT TH 77, Hennepin, MN
Built 1981 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 44,357
M 1064
PoorOver: MIDTOWN GREENWAY
0.1 MI N OF LAKE ST, Hennepin, MN
Built 1916 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 1,670
T 166
PoorOver: TEN MILE CREEK
1.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 8, Lac qui Parle, MN
Built 1967 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 25
MSAS 116
PoorOver: OTTER TAIL RIVER
0.3 MI N OF JCT VERNON, Otter Tail, MN
Built 1908 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 1,350
CR 55
PoorOver: JUD DITCH # 11
0.2 MI W OF JCT CR 54, Waseca, MN
Built 1973 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 145
CSAH 4
PoorOver: ELK RIVER
0.8 MI W OF JCT CSAH 3, Benton, MN
Built 1973 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 1,550
US 61
PoorOver: BIKE PATH
1.5 MI SE OF JCT TH 94, Ramsey, MN
Built 1986 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 38,500
CSAH 30
PoorOver: WHITEWATER RIVER
0.1 MI E OF JCT TH74, Winona, MN
Built 1968 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 295
M 2008
PoorOver: MIDTOWN GREENWAY
0.1 MI N OF LAKE ST, Hennepin, MN
Built 1914 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 5,200
M 808
PoorOver: MIDTOWN GREENWAY
0.1 MI N OF LAKE ST, Hennepin, MN
Built 1915 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,020
T 6
PoorOver: JUD DITCH # 12
0.1 MI E OF JCT TH9, Wilkin, MN
Built 1936 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 5
CSAH 8
PoorOver: S BR YELLOW MEDICINE R
0.2 MI S OF JCT CR 126, Lincoln, MN
Built 1958 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 247
T 67
PoorOver: HAWK CREEK FLOODWAY
0.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 13, Chippewa, MN
Built 1964 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 67
CR J
PoorOver: JD #11
1.0 MI W OF JCT CSAH 3, Dodge, MN
Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 33
CSAH 33
PoorOver: STREAM
2.7 MI N OF JCT CSAH 4, Murray, MN
Built 1958 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 115
CSAH 49
PoorOver: US-KAB-WAN-KA RIVER
2.8 MI E OF JCT CSAH 15, St. Louis, MN
Built 1983 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 40
CSAH 23
PoorOver: BNSF RR
0.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 52, Ramsey, MN
Built 1970 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 6,350
UT 1103
PoorOver: DITCH
1.2 MI S OF JCT TH 210, Carlton, MN
Built 1983 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 3
M 1034
PoorOver: MIDTOWN GREENWAY
0.1 MI N OF LAKE ST, Hennepin, MN
Built 1914 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 5,213
CR 69
PoorOver: BIG COTTONWOOD RIVER
2.0 MI SE OF JCT TH 59, Lyon, MN
Built 1959 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 36
CR 213
PoorOver: LITTLE ELK RIVER
0.6 MI E OF JCT CSAH 13, Morrison, MN
Built 1985 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 790
CSAH 10
PoorOver: COTTONWOOD RIVER
0.7 MI N OF JCT CR 57, Redwood, MN
Built 1959 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 295
Showing 11,651-11,700 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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How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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