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

UT 388

Poor

Over: HASTY BROOK

0.7 MI NE OF JCT TH 73, Carlton, MN

Built 1935 Load: 15.7 t ADT: 1

CSAH 14

Poor

Over: SAUK RIVER

0.5 MI SW OF JCT CSAH12, Stearns, MN

Built 1965 Load: 15.7 t ADT: 560

T 295

Poor

Over: FORT RIDGELY CREEK

0.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 3, Renville, MN

Built 1962 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 3

T 95

Poor

Over: STREAM

0.4 MI S OF JCT CSAH 12, Chippewa, MN

Built 1964 Load: 16.1 t ADT: 47

T 65

Poor

Over: STREAM

0.8 MI W OF JCT CSAH 7, Lac qui Parle, MN

Built 1974 Load: 16.1 t ADT: 30

T 149

Poor

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

1.4 MI SW OF JCT TH 7, Big Stone, MN

Built 1968 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 10

T 104

Poor

Over: JUD DITCH # 14

1.0 MI S OF JCT CSAH16, Traverse, MN

Built 1955 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 12

M 109

Poor

Over: EAST BURNS CREEK

0.1 MI S OF JCT TH43, Winona, MN

Built 1939 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 2,250

M 41

Poor

Over: HAWK CREEK

IN CLARA CITY, Chippewa, MN

Built 1963 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 65

CSAH 9

Poor

Over: DITCH

1.0 MI S OF JCT CSAH 10, Dodge, MN

Built 1938 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 739

CSAH 24

Poor

Over: STREAM

0.8 MI E OF JCT TH 57, Dodge, MN

Built 1930 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 255

CR 70

Poor

Over: JD #8

0.4 MI E OF JCT CSAH 10, Freeborn, MN

Built 1940 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 35

CSAH 7

Poor

Over: STREAM

2.3 MI S OF JCT TH 61, Goodhue, MN

Built 1920 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 620

CR 56

Poor

Over: STREAM

0.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 1, Goodhue, MN

Built 1930 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 305

T 331

Poor

Over: STREAM

0.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 12, Goodhue, MN

Built 1950 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 8

MSAS 190

Poor

Over: MIDTOWN GREENWAY

0.1 MI N OF LAKE ST, Hennepin, MN

Built 1914 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 8,600

T 756

Poor

Over: LOST RIVER

0.6 MI N OF JCT CSAH 33, Polk, MN

Built 1964 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 6

M 45

Poor

Over: CROOKED CREEK

1.7 MI W OF JCT TH 6, Crow Wing, MN

Built 1960 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 15

CSAH 4

Poor

Over: KETTLE RIVER

0.4 MI E OF JCT CSAH 21, Carlton, MN

Built 1935 Load: 16.7 t ADT: 278

CSAH 25

Poor

Over: RED RIVER OF THE NORTH

1.1 MI W OF JCT TH 75, Norman, MN

Built 1952 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 175

CSAH 38

Poor

Over: ELM CREEK

0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 21, Martin, MN

Built 1964 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 530

T 25

Poor

Over: SNAKE RIVER

0.6 MI W OF JCT TH 65, Aitkin, MN

Built 1974 Load: 17.3 t ADT: 8

T 189

Poor

Over: BR CO DITCH 66

1.7 MI N OF JCT CSAH 17, Polk, MN

Built 1925 Load: 17.3 t ADT: 4

CSAH 77

Poor

Over: MC RY

0.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 45, Ramsey, MN

Built 1926 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 5,800

CSAH 11

Poor

Over: LITTLE BEAVER CREEK

0.4 MI S OF JCT CSAH 8, Rock, MN

Built 1954 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 56

CSAH 12

Poor

Over: LITTLE ROCK CREEK

0.7 MI NE OF JCT 10, Benton, MN

Built 1967 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 1,100

T 167

Poor

Over: BEVENS CREEK

0.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 51, Carver, MN

Built 1971 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 86

T 127

Poor

Over: RICE CREEK

0.6 MI W OF JCT CSAH 15, Faribault, MN

Built 1965 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 82

CR 60

Poor

Over: LIME CREEK (CD #5)

0.4 MI W OF JCT CSAH 4, Freeborn, MN

Built 1973 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 260

CSAH 7

Poor

Over: STREAM

2.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 2, Mower, MN

Built 1967 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 285

T 276

Poor

Over: FLANDREAU CREEK

0.7 MI N OF JCT CSAH 10, Pipestone, MN

Built 1991 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 20

CR 64

Poor

Over: SAND CREEK

0.5 MI W OF JCT CR 89, Scott, MN

Built 1965 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 280

CSAH 9

Poor

Over: RED EYE RIVER

2.9 MI E OF JCT CSAH22, Wadena, MN

Built 1965 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 325

T 121

Poor

Over: JUD DITCH # 12

0.1 N OF JCT TH9, Wilkin, MN

Built 1950 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 1

T 126

Poor

Over: JUD DITCH # 12

0.1 E OF JCT TH9, Wilkin, MN

Built 1950 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 6

CSAH 26

Poor

Over: WHITEWATER RIVER

0.1 MI E OF JCT TH74, Winona, MN

Built 1965 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 1,100

CSAH 25

Poor

Over: RUSH CREEK

4.7 MI S OF JCT TH 90, Winona, MN

Built 1979 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 100

CR 40

Poor

Over: LITTLE ROCK CREEK

0.7 MI W OF JCT CR 56, Benton, MN

Built 1973 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 60

M 1

Poor

Over: N FK ZUMBRO RIVER

0.1 MI N OF JCT TH 56, Goodhue, MN

Built 1920 Load: 18.2 t ADT: 20

CSAH 61

Poor

Over: SNAKE RIVER

0.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 8, Pine, MN

Built 1976 Load: 18.3 t ADT: 5,576

MSAS 108

Poor

Over: RCRRA; STROHS

0.1 MI E OF JCT PAYNE AV, Ramsey, MN

Built 1978 Load: 18.4 t ADT: 6,600

CSAH 4

Poor

Over: BIG COBB RIVER

0.1 MI N OF JCT CR 164, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1963 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 253

CSAH 1

Poor

Over: JUD DITCH # 14

1.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 2, Faribault, MN

Built 1951 Load: 18.6 t ADT: 145

CSAH 10

Poor

Over: PERCH CREEK

0.7 MI S OF JCT CO R 135, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1955 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 125

T 280

Poor

Over: TRIB N BR PIPESTONE CRK

0.4 MI E OF JCT TWP 278, Pipestone, MN

Built 1968 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 25

CR 54

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.0 MI W OF JCT CSAH 13, Nobles, MN

Built 1952 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 80

M 921

Poor

Over: TISCHERS CREEK

0.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH9, St. Louis, MN

Built 1950 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 100

T 263

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.6 MI N OF JCT CSAH 2, Mower, MN

Built 1926 Load: 19.2 t ADT: 4

T 302

Poor

Over: TRIB REDWOOD RIVER

1.3 MI E OF JCT TH 23, Pipestone, MN

Built 1941 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 70

CSAH 35

Poor

Over: PLATTE RIVER

0.1 MI E OF JCT CR 256, Morrison, MN

Built 1967 Load: 19.5 t ADT: 330

Showing 11,651-11,700 of 11,969 bridges

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