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

MSAS 107

Unknown

Over: I 694; RAMPS

0.4 MI E OF E JCT TH 35, Ramsey, MN

Built 2006 ADT: 1

CON 199

Unknown

Over: I 35E; I 694 WB ON RAMP

AT THE E JCT TH 694; 35E, Ramsey, MN

Built 2006 ADT: 49,752

CSAH 96

Unknown

Over: I 35W

0.8 MI N OF JCT TH 694, Ramsey, MN

Built 2015 ADT: 89,000

I 35E

Unknown

Over: E PENNSYLVANIA AV

0.5 MI S OF CAYUGA ST, Ramsey, MN

Built 2014 ADT: 15,400

I 35E

Unknown

Over: E PENNSYLVANIA AVE

0.5 MI S OF CAYUGA STREET, Ramsey, MN

Built 2015 ADT: 15,400

I 35E

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR; MINNEHAHA AV

0.2 M S OF CAYUGA ST, Ramsey, MN

Built 2014 ADT: 1

I 35E

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR; MINNEHAHA AV

0.2 MI S CAYUGA ST, Ramsey, MN

Built 2014 ADT: 50

I 35E

Unknown

Over: CAYUGA ST; BNSF RR

.5 MI N OF PENNSYLVANIA, Ramsey, MN

Built 2014 ADT: 400

I 35E

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR; CAYUGA ST

0.5 MI N OF PENN AVE, Ramsey, MN

Built 2015 ADT: 400

MSAS 109

Unknown

Over: I 35E

1.8 MI S OF JCT TH 36, Ramsey, MN

Built 2014 ADT: 148,951

M 327

Unknown

Over: I 35E

1.4 MI S OF JCT TH 36, Ramsey, MN

Built 2014 ADT: 137,000

I 35E

Unknown

Over: ROSELAWN AVE

0.8 MI S OF JCT TH 36, Ramsey, MN

Built 2015 ADT: 7,100

I 35E

Unknown

Over: ROSELAWN AVE

0.8 MI S OF JCT TH 36, Ramsey, MN

Built 2014 ADT: 7,100

I 35E

Unknown

Over: COUNTY ROAD B

0.3 MI S OF JCT TH 36, Ramsey, MN

Built 2015 ADT: 5,400

I 35E

Unknown

Over: COUNTY ROAD B

0.3 MI S OF JCT TH 36, Ramsey, MN

Built 2014 ADT: 5,400

I 35E

Unknown

Over: TH 36

AT JCT 35E & TH36, Ramsey, MN

Built 2015 ADT: 86,000

I 35E

Unknown

Over: TH 36

AT JCT TH 36; 35E, Ramsey, MN

Built 2014 ADT: 86,000

US 10

Unknown

Over: I 35W NB

0.4 Mi N of S Jct TH 10, Ramsey, MN

Built 2016 ADT: 160,000

I 35W

Unknown

Over: ROSEGATE;RAILROAD

0.7 MI N OF JCT MN 36, Ramsey, MN

Built 2021 ADT: 1

I 35W

Unknown

Over: ROSEGATE; BNSR RR

0.7 MI N OF JCT TH 36, Ramsey, MN

Built 2019 ADT: 1

I 35W

Unknown

Over: COUNTY RD C

0.8 MI N OF JCT MN 36, Ramsey, MN

Built 2021 ADT: 9,800

I 35W

Unknown

Over: CSAH 23

0.8 MI N OF JCT TH 36, Ramsey, MN

Built 2019 ADT: 17,800

I 35W

Unknown

Over: COUNTY RD I

2.8 MI N OF JCT TH 694, Ramsey, MN

Built 2019 ADT: 6,300

CSAH 49

Unknown

Over: TH 694

0.97 MI NW OF JCT TH 35E, Ramsey, MN

Built 2019 ADT: 85,000

CON 7612

Unknown

Over: I 694

0.96 MI NW OF JCT TH 35E, Ramsey, MN

Built 2020 ADT: 85,000

CON 7611

Unknown

Over: I 694

0.98 MI NW OF JCT TH 35E, Ramsey, MN

Built 2020 ADT: 85,000

MSAS 158

Unknown

Over: MSAS 258(EXCHANGE)

AT THE JCT EXCHANGE ST, Ramsey, MN

Built 1936 ADT: 1,865

MSAS 139

Unknown

Over: Robert Street (952A)

0.1 MI S OF CONCORD ST, Ramsey, MN

Built 1930 ADT: 14,000

MN 280

Unknown

Over: COMO AVE

2.0 MI N OF JCT TH 94, Ramsey, MN

Built 1957 ADT: 9,400

I 94

Unknown

Over: MCKNIGHT RD

1.0 MI W OF JCT TH 120, Ramsey, MN

Built 1962 ADT: 17,300

MSAS 215

Unknown

Over: I 94

1.5 MI W OF JCT TH 120, Ramsey, MN

Built 1969 ADT: 99,000

MN 36

Unknown

Over: Cleveland Avenue

0.2 MI E OF JCT TH 35W, Ramsey, MN

Built 1963 ADT: 14,500

UTILITIES

Unknown

Over: MSAS 249(SHEPARD RD)

0.3 MI SW OF JCT MSAS 18, Ramsey, MN

Built 1952 ADT: 17,364

MN 5

Unknown

Over: MISS RIVER; CITY ST

2.1 MI SW OF JCT TH 51, Ramsey, MN

Built 1961 ADT: 1

MN 51

Unknown

Over: I 94

AT JCT TH 94; 51, Ramsey, MN

Built 1962 ADT: 144,000

CSAH 51

Unknown

Over: I 94

1.0 MI E OF JCT TH 51, Ramsey, MN

Built 1961 ADT: 155,000

CSAH 77

Unknown

Over: I 694

0.4 MI W OF JCT TH 35W, Ramsey, MN

Built 1964 ADT: 120,000

MSAS 233

Unknown

Over: I 94

0.5 MI SE OF JCT TH 280, Ramsey, MN

Built 1968 ADT: 152,000

LRT

Unknown

Over: TH 280

0.5 MI N OF JCT TH 94, Ramsey, MN

Built 2013 ADT: 41,500

CON 3893

Unknown

Over: TH 5 EB Off Ramp

1.7 MI SW OF JCT TH 51, Ramsey, MN

Built 1962 ADT: 14,880

MSAS 188

Unknown

Over: I 35E

1.9 MI NE OF JCT TH 5, Ramsey, MN

Built 1967 ADT: 84,000

CSAH 38

Unknown

Over: I 35E; I35E OFF RAMP

0.8 MI N OF JCT TH 5, Ramsey, MN

Built 1967 ADT: 80,000

RAILROAD

Unknown

Over: I 35E

0.2 MI S OF JCT TH 5, Ramsey, MN

Built 1964 ADT: 85,000

RAILROAD

Unknown

Over: I 35E

0.7 MI N OF JCT CSAH 96, Ramsey, MN

Built 1966 ADT: 57,000

I 694

Unknown

Over: I 35W

AT THE JCT TH 694; 35W, Ramsey, MN

Built 1963 ADT: 104,161

MSAS 154

Unknown

Over: I 94, EB OFF; EB ON RP

0.5 MI W OF W JCT TH 35E, Ramsey, MN

Built 1966 ADT: 1

CON 5777

Unknown

Over: I 94 WB

AT THE W JCT TH 94; 35E, Ramsey, MN

Built 1966 ADT: 68,000

M 567

Unknown

Over: I 35E

0.2 MI S OF JCT TH 5, Ramsey, MN

Built 1965 ADT: 85,000

SKYWAY

Unknown

Over: BREWSTER ST

0.1 MI E OF JCT MN 51, Ramsey, MN

Built 2021 ADT: 1

RAILROAD

Unknown

Over: MN 3

0.5 MI E OF JCT TH 21, Rice, MN

Built 1936 ADT: 6,955

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