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 55

Poor

Over: JUD DITCH # 11

0.2 MI W OF JCT CR 54, Waseca, MN

Built 1973 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 145

CSAH 4

Poor

Over: ELK RIVER

0.8 MI W OF JCT CSAH 3, Benton, MN

Built 1973 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 1,550

US 61

Poor

Over: BIKE PATH

1.5 MI SE OF JCT TH 94, Ramsey, MN

Built 1986 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 38,500

M 26

Poor

Over: VALLEY CREEK

0.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 21, Washington, MN

Built 1924 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 268

CSAH 30

Poor

Over: WHITEWATER RIVER

0.1 MI E OF JCT TH74, Winona, MN

Built 1968 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 295

M 2008

Poor

Over: MIDTOWN GREENWAY

0.1 MI N OF LAKE ST, Hennepin, MN

Built 1914 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 5,200

M 808

Poor

Over: MIDTOWN GREENWAY

0.1 MI N OF LAKE ST, Hennepin, MN

Built 1915 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,020

T 6

Poor

Over: JUD DITCH # 12

0.1 MI E OF JCT TH9, Wilkin, MN

Built 1936 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 5

CSAH 8

Poor

Over: 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

Poor

Over: HAWK CREEK FLOODWAY

0.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 13, Chippewa, MN

Built 1964 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 67

CR J

Poor

Over: JD #11

1.0 MI W OF JCT CSAH 3, Dodge, MN

Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 33

CSAH 33

Poor

Over: STREAM

2.7 MI N OF JCT CSAH 4, Murray, MN

Built 1958 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 115

CSAH 49

Poor

Over: 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

Poor

Over: BNSF RR

0.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 52, Ramsey, MN

Built 1970 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 6,350

UT 1103

Poor

Over: DITCH

1.2 MI S OF JCT TH 210, Carlton, MN

Built 1983 Load: 24.7 t ADT: 3

M 1034

Poor

Over: MIDTOWN GREENWAY

0.1 MI N OF LAKE ST, Hennepin, MN

Built 1914 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 5,213

CR 69

Poor

Over: BIG COTTONWOOD RIVER

2.0 MI SE OF JCT TH 59, Lyon, MN

Built 1959 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 36

CR 213

Poor

Over: LITTLE ELK RIVER

0.6 MI E OF JCT CSAH 13, Morrison, MN

Built 1985 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 790

CSAH 1

Poor

Over: RED RIVER OF THE NORTH

2.5 MI W OF JCT TH 75, Polk, MN

Built 1939 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 205

CSAH 10

Poor

Over: COTTONWOOD RIVER

0.7 MI N OF JCT CR 57, Redwood, MN

Built 1959 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 295

M 1

Poor

Over: TAMARACK RIVER

IN WRIGHT, Carlton, MN

Built 1940 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 180

CR 137

Poor

Over: SAND CREEK

0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 142, Le Sueur, MN

Built 1964 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 162

T 114

Poor

Over: JUD DITCH # 10

0.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 2, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1988 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 25

T 256

Poor

Over: JUD DITCH # 7

1.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 2, Faribault, MN

Built 1978 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 30

M 61

Poor

Over: ROCKY RUN

0.6 MI E OF JCT CSAH 13, St. Louis, MN

Built 1933 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 250

MN 74

Poor

Over: MID FK WHITEWATER RIVER

3.0 MI S OF JCT CSAH 26, Winona, MN

Built 1964 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 807

M 2010

Poor

Over: MIDTOWN GREENWAY

0.1 MI N OF LAKE ST, Hennepin, MN

Built 1914 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 1,249

CSAH 26

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.2 MI S OF JCT TH 30, Murray, MN

Built 1958 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 55

CSAH 13

Poor

Over: PORTAGE RIVER

0.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 8, Carlton, MN

Built 1974 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 128

I 494

Poor

Over: Minnesota River

2.0 MI E OF JCT TH 77, Hennepin, MN

Built 1981 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 44,357

CSAH 9

Poor

Over: STREAM

0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 18, Nobles, MN

Built 1950 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 330

T 71

Poor

Over: HIGH ISLAND CREEK

0.9 MI NE OF JCT CSAH12, Sibley, MN

Built 1940 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 64

CSAH 22

Poor

Over: W BR RUM RIVER

0.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 7, Benton, MN

Built 1966 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 540

CSAH 12

Poor

Over: KETTLE RIVER

0.4 MI W OF JCT TH 73, Carlton, MN

Built 1964 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 300

CSAH 6

Poor

Over: BLACKHOOF CREEK

3.5 MI E;N OF JCT CSAH 5, Carlton, MN

Built 1918 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 420

T 312

Poor

Over: MASTEN CREEK

0.2 MI SE OF JCT CSAH 15, Dodge, MN

Built 1988 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 48

CSAH 5

Poor

Over: STREAM

0.3 MI S OF JCT TH 52, Fillmore, MN

Built 1966 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 1,050

T 140

Poor

Over: DUSCHEE CREEK

0.8 MI SE OF JCT TH 16, Fillmore, MN

Built 1910 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 37

I 94

Poor

Over: PELICAN CREEK

1.0 MI NW OF JCT CSAH 4, Grant, MN

Built 1963 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 15,302

CR 61

Poor

Over: DINNER CREEK

1.6 MI W OF JCT TH 71, Koochiching, MN

Built 1993 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 10

CR 705

Poor

Over: HARRIET CREEK

0.7 MI NE OF JCT FS 175, Lake, MN

Built 1967 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 36

CSAH 1

Poor

Over: S BR RAPID RIVER

0.5 MI N OF JCT CR 86, Lake of the Woods, MN

Built 1960 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 125

CR 101

Poor

Over: INLET TO LAKE SHAOKATAN

0.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 15, Lincoln, MN

Built 1976 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 46

CSAH 5

Poor

Over: STREAM

0.2 MI S OF JCT CR 52, Redwood, MN

Built 1977 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 630

T 132

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 8, Redwood, MN

Built 1982 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 36

T 147

Poor

Over: COAL MINE CREEK

1.3 MI N OF JCT TH 14, Redwood, MN

Built 1977 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 34

T 160

Poor

Over: STREAM

2.9 MI N OF JCT TH 14, Redwood, MN

Built 1978 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 20

CSAH 78

Poor

Over: HEATH CREEK

1.4 MI SW OF JCT TH 19, Rice, MN

Built 1955 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 2,850

T 125

Poor

Over: STREAM

0.1 MI W OF JCT TH 246, Rice, MN

Built 1950 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 36

M 846

Poor

Over: TISCHERS CREEK

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

Built 1965 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 220

Showing 11,751-11,800 of 11,969 bridges

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