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

T 415

Poor

Over: STREAM

0.6 MI N OF JCT TH 23, Stearns, MN

Built 2005 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 25

CSAH 45

Poor

Over: TURTLE CREEK

0.9 S OF JCT CR60, Steele, MN

Built 1951 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 4,050

T 79

Poor

Over: TURTLE CREEK

1.7 MI N OF CSAH 18, Todd, MN

Built 1949 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 50

CR 54

Poor

Over: BULL RUN CREEK

0.2 MI N OF JCT TH83, Waseca, MN

Built 1931 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 40

CSAH 8

Poor

Over: CARIBOU RIVER

2.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 7, Lake, MN

Built 1979 Load: 26.5 t ADT: 32

L.ISABELLA R. ROAD

Poor

Over: L.ISABELLA RIVER

0.8 MI W OF JCT FR 177, Lake, MN

Built 1974 Load: 26.6 t ADT: 50

CSAH 7

Poor

Over: STREAM

2.1 MI N OF JCT TH 52, Olmsted, MN

Built 1968 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 870

T 92

Poor

Over: SPRING CREEK

1.8 MI N OF JCT TH 7, Chippewa, MN

Built 1964 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 60

CSAH 28

Poor

Over: SEELYE BROOK

0.1 MI W OF JCT CR 71, Anoka, MN

Built 1961 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 734

CSAH 68

Poor

Over: SPLIT HAND CREEK

0.4 MI W OF JCT CSAH 3, Itasca, MN

Built 1950 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 60

T 118

Poor

Over: DITCH

0.1 MI NW OF JCT CSAH 43, Steele, MN

Built 1950 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 30

CSAH 20

Poor

Over: RUM RIVER

0.1 MI E OF JCT TH 169, Mille Lacs, MN

Built 1966 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 520

CSAH 15

Poor

Over: DES MOINES RIVER

0.3 MI W OF JCT CSAH 13, Cottonwood, MN

Built 1960 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 415

CR 146

Poor

Over: CO DITCH # 18

0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 13, Norman, MN

Built 1966 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 30

CSAH 14

Poor

Over: LONG PRAIRIE RIVER

0.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH16, Todd, MN

Built 1970 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 1,500

CSAH 10

Poor

Over: HAY CREEK

1.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 31, Clay, MN

Built 1966 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 3,300

T 11

Poor

Over: STREAM

0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 7, Lincoln, MN

Built 1961 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 15

MSAS 160

Poor

Over: MIDTOWN GREENWAY

0.1 MI N OF LAKE ST, Hennepin, MN

Built 1916 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 680

MSAS 282

Poor

Over: MINNEHAHA CREEK

0.5 MI W OF JCT TEXAS AV, Hennepin, MN

Built 1963 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 3,950

MSAS 113

Poor

Over: BNSF; CP RAIL

0.2 MI N OF JCT MSAS 137, Ramsey, MN

Built 1969 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 7,500

T 131

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.4 MI SE OF JCT CR105, Winona, MN

Built 1918 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 45

T 144

Poor

Over: TOAD RIVER

0.3 MI E OF JCT TH 87, Becker, MN

Built 1940 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 28

CSAH 3

Poor

Over: LIME CREEK

0.3 MI E OF JCT TH 59, Murray, MN

Built 1966 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 345

CR 52

Poor

Over: BLACK RIVER

1.7 MI W OF JCT CSAH 12, Pennington, MN

Built 1965 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 35

MSAS 406

Poor

Over: BNSF RR

0.5 MI SW OF JCT CSAH 40, Hennepin, MN

Built 1941 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,334

MN 26

Poor

Over: STREAM

2.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 3, Houston, MN

Built 1956 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,636

MN 23

Poor

Over: REDWOOD RIVER

1.1 MI N OF JCT TH14, Lyon, MN

Built 1937 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,763

T 211

Poor

Over: N FK CROW RIVER

0.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 3, Meeker, MN

Built 1979 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 11

I 90

Poor

Over: ROSE CREEK

4.0 MI E OF JCT TH 56, Mower, MN

Built 1959 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 13,166

T 55

Poor

Over: CO DITCH # 7

0.6 MI E OF JCT CR 70, Murray, MN

Built 1977 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 36

T 320

Poor

Over: CHETAMBA CREEK

0.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 11, Renville, MN

Built 1964 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 42

CR 81

Poor

Over: STREAM

1.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 9, Renville, MN

Built 1958 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 30

T 271

Poor

Over: LITTLE ROCK CREEK

0.4 MI S OF JCT CR 77, Renville, MN

Built 1961 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 7

CSAH 5

Poor

Over: WILD RICE RIVER

0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 5, Mahnomen, MN

Built 1966 Load: 29.5 t ADT: 150

CSAH 5

Poor

Over: RICE RIVER

0.5 MI S OF KIMBERLY, Aitkin, MN

Built 1969 Load: 29.6 t ADT: 131

CR 54

Poor

Over: STREAM

0.4 MI E OF JCT TH 75, Lac qui Parle, MN

Built 1910 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 25

CSAH 46

Poor

Over: MOOSE HORN RIVER

0.7 MI W OF JCT CSAH 61, Pine, MN

Built 1971 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 394

CSAH 14

Poor

Over: DM;IR RY

0.2 MI S OF JCT TH 35, St. Louis, MN

Built 1966 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 4,150

T 3020

Poor

Over: BREDA CREEK

1.4 MI S OF JCT CR 353, St. Louis, MN

Built 1969 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 4

CSAH 5

Poor

Over: MZ LTD; BROWNS CREEK

0.2 MI SE OF JCT TH 96, Washington, MN

Built 1967 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 5,200

CSAH 2

Poor

Over: JUD DITCH # 12

0.1 MI E OF JCT TH9, Wilkin, MN

Built 1950 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 24

T 18

Poor

Over: ROSE CREEK

0.3 MI W OF JCT CSAH 19, Mower, MN

Built 1976 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 29

T 336

Poor

Over: SLEEPY EYE CREEK

1.0 MI S OF JCT CR 60, Redwood, MN

Built 1963 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 50

TOMAHAWK ROAD

Poor

Over: ISLAND RIVER

15.4 MI NE OF JCT TH 1, Lake, MN

Built 1954 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 4

CSAH 6

Poor

Over: ST FRANCIS RIVER

0.1 MI N OF JCT CR 87, Benton, MN

Built 1967 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 560

CSAH 17

Poor

Over: CO DITCH # 11

0.4 MI SW OF JCT CSAH 4, Chippewa, MN

Built 1978 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 510

T 2

Poor

Over: SNAKE RIVER

1.8 MI W OF JCT CSAH 15, Marshall, MN

Built 1984 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 35

CSAH 78

Poor

Over: LITTLE FORK RIVER

0.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 115, St. Louis, MN

Built 1984 Load: 30.7 t ADT: 90

T 7

Poor

Over: WATERLOO CREEK

0.1 MI N OF STATE LINE, Houston, MN

Built 1974 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 55

CSAH 9

Poor

Over: BURNHAM CREEK

0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 9, Polk, MN

Built 1959 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,967

Showing 11,801-11,850 of 11,969 bridges

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