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 146

Poor

Over: PERCH CREEK

0.6 MI N OF JCT TH 30, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1940 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 156

M 45

Poor

Over: HAWK CREEK

IN CLARA CITY, Chippewa, MN

Built 1963 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 65

US 10

Poor

Over: S BR BUFFALO R

6.0 MI W OF JCT TH 9, Clay, MN

Built 1939 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 8,105

T 237

Poor

Over: STREAM

0.4 MI S OF JCT CSAH 9, Goodhue, MN

Built 1920 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 11

CSAH 38

Poor

Over: CO DITCH # 3

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

Built 1974 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 105

T 165

Poor

Over: SOUTH CREEK

0.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 32, Martin, MN

Built 1918 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 16

T 329

Poor

Over: ELM CREEK

2.8 MI W OF JCT CR. 107, Martin, MN

Built 1924 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 16

T 329

Poor

Over: ELM CREEK

2.3 MI W OF JCT CR. 107, Martin, MN

Built 1925 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 16

CSAH 1

Poor

Over: SWAN RIVER

0.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 12, Morrison, MN

Built 1964 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 422

CR 225

Poor

Over: SWAN RIVER

0.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 12, Morrison, MN

Built 1966 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 106

T 258

Poor

Over: 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

Poor

Over: BIRCH COULEE CREEK

0.6 MI E OF JCT TH 71, Renville, MN

Built 1960 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 160

UNDETERMINED RD

Poor

Over: CREEK

IN BIWABIK, St. Louis, MN

Built 1921 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 1

CR 108

Poor

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.6 MI W OF JCT CSAH12, Wright, MN

Built 1940 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 953

CSAH 25

Poor

Over: PERCH CREEK

0.5 MI E OF JCT CR 136, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1940 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 305

CSAH 14

Poor

Over: WINTER ROAD RIVER

1.0 MI N OF JCT CSAH 3, Lake of the Woods, MN

Built 1982 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 105

T 69

Poor

Over: E FK LAC QUI PARLE RIVER

1.7 MI W OF JCT TH 75, Lincoln, MN

Built 1958 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 30

CR 59

Poor

Over: ROSE CREEK

0.7 MI W OF JCT CSAH 13, Mower, MN

Built 1931 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 45

CSAH 22

Poor

Over: RUM RIVER

0.2 MI E OF JCT CR 55, Anoka, MN

Built 1969 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 8,277

CSAH 8

Poor

Over: MOUND CREEK

0.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 19, Rock, MN

Built 1960 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 454

CSAH 55

Poor

Over: BNSF RR

0.8 MI N OF JCT TH 94, Ramsey, MN

Built 1939 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 7,229

CR 61

Poor

Over: CHETAMBA CREEK

0.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 11, Renville, MN

Built 1964 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 60

CR 851

Poor

Over: STONEY BROOK RIVER

1.9 MI W OF JCT CSAH31, St. Louis, MN

Built 1941 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 200

M 232

Poor

Over: CLEARWATER CREEK

SW OF JCT TH 61; CSAH 8, Washington, MN

Built 2004 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 525

CSAH 121

Poor

Over: RUSH CREEK

0.7 MI N OF JCT CSAH 81, Hennepin, MN

Built 1949 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 7,500

CSAH 2

Poor

Over: BEAVER CREEK

2.0 MI E OF JCT CSAH 1, Renville, MN

Built 1965 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 225

CSAH 16

Poor

Over: EAST TWO RIVER

2.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 7, St. Louis, MN

Built 1966 Load: 21.2 t ADT: 390

CR 439

Poor

Over: SPLIT HAND CREEK

0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 68, Itasca, MN

Built 1950 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 40

M 804

Poor

Over: MIDTOWN GREENWAY

0.1 MI N OF LAKE ST, Hennepin, MN

Built 1915 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 1,544

BUNDLE LAKE ROAD

Poor

Over: WHITEFACE RIVER

1.0 MI N OF JCT CSAH 16, St. Louis, MN

Built 1961 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 10

CR 78

Poor

Over: JUD DITCH # 2

1.2 MI S OF CO LINE, Renville, MN

Built 1964 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 65

T 59

Poor

Over: DITCH

1.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 24, Lac qui Parle, MN

Built 1967 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 50

T 68

Poor

Over: WOODBURY CREEK

0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 6, Mower, MN

Built 1965 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 49

CR 958

Poor

Over: RICE RIVER

1.1 MI W OF JCT CR 914, St. Louis, MN

Built 1981 Load: 22.2 t ADT: 70

PANCORE LAKE ROAD

Poor

Over: POPLAR RIVER

4 MI W OF JCT CSAH 2, Cook, MN

Built 1982 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 50

CR 52

Poor

Over: POMME DE TERRE RIVER

0.8 MI E OF JCT CSAH 21, Grant, MN

Built 1964 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 55

CSAH 13

Poor

Over: ELK RIVER

1.0 MI W OF JCT CSAH 3, Benton, MN

Built 1968 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 340

T 74

Poor

Over: MAYO CREEK

0.1 MI W OF E CO LINE, Cass, MN

Built 1985 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 20

M 60

Poor

Over: MINNEHAHA CREEK

0.5 MI SW OF JCT CSAH 5, Hennepin, MN

Built 1950 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 251

T 278

Poor

Over: 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

Poor

Over: STREAM

0.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 20, Lyon, MN

Built 1938 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 517

M 20

Poor

Over: 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

Poor

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

0.7 MI W OF JCT CSAH 21, Renville, MN

Built 1958 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 30

CSAH 25

Poor

Over: DARK RIVER

4.0 MI N OF JCT CSAH66, St. Louis, MN

Built 1940 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 365

I 494

Poor

Over: Minnesota River

2.0 MI E OF JCT TH 77, Hennepin, MN

Built 1981 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 44,357

M 1064

Poor

Over: MIDTOWN GREENWAY

0.1 MI N OF LAKE ST, Hennepin, MN

Built 1916 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 1,670

CR 38

Poor

Over: CP RAIL

AT JCT TH 55, Grant, MN

Built 1910 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 30

T 166

Poor

Over: TEN MILE CREEK

1.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 8, Lac qui Parle, MN

Built 1967 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 25

M 1

Poor

Over: CENTER CREEK

0.5 MI NW OF JCT NORTH A, Martin, MN

Built 1945 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 70

MSAS 116

Poor

Over: OTTER TAIL RIVER

0.3 MI N OF JCT VERNON, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1908 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 1,350

Showing 11,701-11,750 of 11,969 bridges

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