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 251

Poor

Over: SKUNK RIVER

0.2 MI E OF JCT TH 25, Morrison, MN

Built 1978 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 566

T 36

Poor

Over: SLEEPY EYE CREEK (JD #36

0.9 MI W OF JCT CSAH 6, Redwood, MN

Built 1965 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 18

US 169

Poor

Over: DM;IR RY

3.7 MI S OF N JCT TH 73, St. Louis, MN

Built 1961 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 14,200

T 313

Poor

Over: WING RIVER

0.7 MI W OF JCT TH71, Todd, MN

Built 1954 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 60

CSAH 5

Poor

Over: WILLOW RIVER

1.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 3, Aitkin, MN

Built 1974 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 85

CSAH 4

Poor

Over: JUD DITCH # 12

0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 5, Redwood, MN

Built 1971 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 150

SPR 3

Poor

Over: SAVANNA RIVER

1.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 14, Aitkin, MN

Built 1977 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 10

MN 16

Poor

Over: DEER CREEK

3.3 MI W OF W JCT TH 63, Mower, MN

Built 1977 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,550

I 35

Poor

Over: MOOSE HORN RIVER

3.5 MI N OF JCT TH 27, Carlton, MN

Built 1968 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 8,200

I 35

Poor

Over: MOOSE HORN RIVER

3.5 MI N OF JCT TH 27, Carlton, MN

Built 1968 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 8,200

CSAH 14

Poor

Over: MISSION CREEK

0.3 MI W OF JCT CSAH 61, Pine, MN

Built 1967 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 561

CSAH 25

Poor

Over: RICE RIVER

0.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH 25, St. Louis, MN

Built 1988 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 365

M 332

Poor

Over: GILMORE CREEK

091 MI E JCT CSAH 21, Winona, MN

Built 1974 Load: 34.9 t ADT: 100

CSAH 13

Poor

Over: DEER CREEK

1.4 MI W OF JCT CSAH 8, Mower, MN

Built 1977 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 90

MN 11

Poor

Over: SILVER CREEK

3.0 MI W OF CLEMENTSON, Lake of the Woods, MN

Built 1985 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 820

MN 135

Poor

Over: DM&IR RY

9.5 MI E OF S JCT TH53, St. Louis, MN

Built 1971 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 3,830

T 812

Poor

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

0.2 MI E OF JCT TH 246, Rice, MN

Built 1962 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 20

T 38

Poor

Over: LITTLE COTTONWOOD RIVER

0.7 MI N OF JCT CSAH 20, Brown, MN

Built 1980 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 29

T 537

Poor

Over: NOKASIPPI RIVER

0.4 MI SE OF JCT CSAH 24, Crow Wing, MN

Built 1972 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 60

CSAH 12

Poor

Over: W BR RUM RIVER

0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 5, Mille Lacs, MN

Built 1974 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1,700

CSAH 3

Poor

Over: CASCADE CREEK

1.0 MI N OF JCT CSAH 25, Olmsted, MN

Built 1938 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1,450

CSAH 3

Poor

Over: DITCH

0.5 MI N OF JCT TH 40, Chippewa, MN

Built 1958 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 235

T 343

Poor

Over: STEWARD CREEK (CD #23)

0.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 15, Freeborn, MN

Built 1963 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 72

CR 136

Poor

Over: CROOKED CREEK

3.0 MI N OF JCT CSAH 1, Crow Wing, MN

Built 1974 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 330

CR 914

Poor

Over: LITTLE FORK RIVER

0.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 25, St. Louis, MN

Built 1990 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 30

CSAH 12

Poor

Over: CROW WING RIVER

0.1 MI E OF JCT TH227, Wadena, MN

Built 1958 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 643

M 718

Poor

Over: MIDTOWN GREENWAY

0.1 MI N OF LAKE ST, Hennepin, MN

Built 1913 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 3,300

SPR 2

Poor

Over: SAVANNA RIVER

0.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 14, Aitkin, MN

Built 1965 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 1

VICTOR LAKE ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE ISABELLA RIVER

0.1 MI E OF JCT TH 1, Lake, MN

Built 1975 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 5

T 181

Poor

Over: JUD DITCH # 36

1.4 MI S OF JCT TH 68, Redwood, MN

Built 1966 Load: 36.9 t ADT: 18

MN 19

Poor

Over: CANNON RIVER

0.1 MI E OF N JCT TH 3, Rice, MN

Built 1973 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 7,179

CSAH 1

Poor

Over: MP; L CANAL

0.6 MI E OF JCT TH 210, Carlton, MN

Built 1976 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,006

CSAH 34

Poor

Over: STONY RIVER

5.75 MI W OF JCT TH 1, Lake, MN

Built 1972 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 137

CSAH 49

Poor

Over: BNSF RR

1.8 MI S OF JCT TH 36, Ramsey, MN

Built 2009 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 15,400

MN 135

Poor

Over: DM;IR RY

1.4 MI S OF JCT TH 37, St. Louis, MN

Built 1970 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 6,000

T 179

Poor

Over: JUD DITCH # 36

0.4 MI S OF JCT TH 68, Redwood, MN

Built 1965 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 24

CR 923

Poor

Over: STURGEON RIVER

1.8 MI E OF JCT CSAH 5, St. Louis, MN

Built 1986 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 15

T 101

Poor

Over: TIMMS CREEK

0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 15, Renville, MN

Built 1960 Load: 38.4 t ADT: 31

CR 121

Poor

Over: ESTES BROOK

0.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 13, Mille Lacs, MN

Built 2013 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 40

US 14

Poor

Over: MINN RIVER; UP RR

0.4 MI E OF JCT TH 169, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1976 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 39,000

CON 3038

Poor

Over: SB TH 100 TO WB I 394

AT THE JCT TH 100; 394, Hennepin, MN

Built 1989 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 7,432

M 8

Poor

Over: STREAM

0.3 MI E OF JCT TH 267, Murray, MN

Built 1972 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 62

CR 71

Poor

Over: SEELYE BROOK

0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 28, Anoka, MN

Built 1986 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 641

CON 1283

Poor

Over: SB TH 100 TO 394 HOV EB

AT THE JCT TH 100; 394, Hennepin, MN

Built 1989 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 294

T 495

Poor

Over: CP RAIL

AT JCT TH 55, Douglas, MN

Built 1962 Load: 40.4 t ADT: 50

T 14

Poor

Over: ENCAMPMENT RIVER

0.7 MI E OF JCT CSAH 3, Lake, MN

Built 1974 Load: 40.5 t ADT: 4

T 107

Poor

Over: SOUTH CREEK

0.6 MI N OF JCT CSAH 26, Martin, MN

Built 1952 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 15

WHITEFACE RIVER RD

Poor

Over: N. BR. WHITEFACE RIVER

6.0 MI N OF INT CSAH 4, St. Louis, MN

Built 1967 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 30

CSAH 43

Poor

Over: ADA BROOK

0.6 MI S OF JCT CR 118, Cass, MN

Built 1956 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 80

CSAH 13

Poor

Over: ESTES BROOK

0.4 MI E OF JCT CSAH 7, Mille Lacs, MN

Built 1960 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 120

Showing 11,901-11,950 of 11,969 bridges

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