State profile · Below median Poor share

Minnesota bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Minnesota.

13,532
Public bridges
56.7%
Good condition
4.4%
Poor condition

Minnesota holds 13,532 public highway bridges (#21 of 52 by inventory) with a 4.44% Poor share (#40 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 4.4% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 13 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

13,532

Public highway bridges in Minnesota

Good Condition

56.7%

7,667 bridges rated 7-9

6.7pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

4.4%

601 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-3.1pp vs national avg 7.5%

Minnesota vs national bridge condition

Minnesota - Good condition share 56.7%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Minnesota - Poor-condition share 14.8%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Minnesota in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Minnesota has 13,532 bridges and a 4.4% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #13 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Minnesota has 13,532 bridges and a 4.4% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #13 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Minnesota vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

13,532 21st of 54 higher than 33 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Minnesota

The highlighted point is Minnesota: 13,532 bridges and 4.44% in Poor condition, rank #13 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Minnesota on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Virginia: 14,120 bridges · 3.39% Poor
  • Tennessee: 20,379 bridges · 4.41% Poor
  • Minnesota: 13,532 bridges · 4.44% Poor
  • New Mexico: 4,035 bridges · 4.51% Poor
  • Maryland: 5,484 bridges · 4.56% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Minnesota

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 13,532 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Minnesota’s inventory

State agency holds 27.9% of the 13,532 public highway bridges filed under Minnesota in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Minnesota’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 7.6% of the 13,532 bridges with a recorded original year in Minnesota. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Minnesota56.7%38.9%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Minnesota (FHWA NBI)

Counties (87)

Aitkin 96 Anoka 151 Becker 53 Beltrami 101 Benton 117 Big Stone 17 Blue Earth 193 Brown 108 Carlton 147 Carver 115 Cass 85 Chippewa 116 Chisago 61 Clay 225 Clearwater 50 Cook 58 Cottonwood 151 Crow Wing 73 Dakota 259 Dodge 177 Douglas 40 Faribault 226 Fillmore 348 Freeborn 142 Goodhue 333 Grant 31 Hennepin 936 Houston 172 Hubbard 45 Isanti 37 Itasca 170 Jackson 182 Kanabec 82 Kandiyohi 94 Kittson 160 Koochiching 98 Lac qui Parle 174 Lake 90 Lake of the Woods 62 Le Sueur 68 Lincoln 106 Lyon 234 Mahnomen 40 Marshall 215 Martin 162 McLeod 77 Meeker 63 Mille Lacs 107 Morrison 164 Mower 343 Murray 134 Nicollet 54 Nobles 304 Norman 149 Olmsted 365 Otter Tail 149 Pennington 49 Pine 171 Pipestone 185 Polk 268 Pope 47 Ramsey 341 Red Lake 59 Redwood 200 Renville 141 Rice 142 Rock 265 Roseau 142 Scott 129 Sherburne 47 Sibley 102 St. Louis 663 Stearns 229 Steele 134 Stevens 44 Swift 97 Todd 136 Traverse 121 Wabasha 147 Wadena 77 Waseca 83 Washington 112 Watonwan 167 Wilkin 196 Winona 237 Wright 74 Yellow Medicine 218

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

3.39% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,120

TN

Tennessee

4.41% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$20,379
Selected

MN

Minnesota

4.44% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$13,532

NM

New Mexico

4.51% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$4,035

MD

Maryland

4.56% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,484

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 484

Poor

Over: N BR ROOT RIVER

0.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH 5, Fillmore, MN

Built 1922 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 62

CR 118

Poor

Over: S BR ROOT RIVER

0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 12, Fillmore, MN

Built 1899 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 170

CR 51

Poor

Over: REDWOOD RIVER

0.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 30, Redwood, MN

Built 1962 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 15

T 1331

Poor

Over: NOKASIPPI RIVER

0.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 2, Crow Wing, MN

Built 1908 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 20

M 12

Poor

Over: STREAM

IN ZUMBROTA, Goodhue, MN

Built 1935 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 60

T 76

Poor

Over: BUFFALO RIVER

0.8 MI W OF JCT CSAH 5, Clay, MN

Built 1959 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 9

All Bridges in Minnesota

CSAH 17

Poor

Over: JUD DITCH # 1

1.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 4, Kandiyohi, MN

Built 1961 Load: 33.1 t ADT: 65

MN 4

Poor

Over: N FK CROW RIVER

10.0 MI N OF GROVE CITY, Meeker, MN

Built 1955 Load: 33.1 t ADT: 1,332

I 35

Poor

Over: CSAH 61

3.5 MI S OF JCT TH 210, Carlton, MN

Built 1965 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 8,850

CSAH 3

Poor

Over: LIME CREEK

1.3 MI E OF JCT TH 59, Murray, MN

Built 1966 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 345

I 35W

Poor

Over: UP RR Cliff Rd (CSAH32)

0.5 MI N OF JCT TH 13, Dakota, MN

Built 1959 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 94,603

CSAH 29

Poor

Over: MAPLE RIVER

1.3 MI W OF JCT CR 192, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1956 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 465

CSAH 19

Poor

Over: US 61

3.1 MI NW OF JCT TH 95, Washington, MN

Built 1958 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 7,253

M 1058

Poor

Over: MIDTOWN GREENWAY

0.1 MI N OF LAKE ST, Hennepin, MN

Built 1915 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 1,609

T 615

Poor

Over: ASHLEY CREEK

0.9 MI W OF JCT CR 184, Stearns, MN

Built 1959 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 63

I 94

Poor

Over: SAUK RIVER

2.5 MI NW OF MELROSE, Stearns, MN

Built 1965 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 14,250

CSAH 5

Poor

Over: DODGE CENTER CREEK

0.7 MI N OF JCT CSAH 10, Dodge, MN

Built 1976 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 355

T 59

Poor

Over: S BR MID FK ZUMBRO RIVER

0.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 9, Dodge, MN

Built 1981 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 155

CR 80

Poor

Over: JUD DITCH # 7

0.4 MI E OF JCT CSAH 1, Kandiyohi, MN

Built 1963 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 45

CSAH 5

Poor

Over: ESTES BROOK

0.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH 12, Mille Lacs, MN

Built 1968 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 600

CSAH 21

Poor

Over: S BR TWO RIVERS

0.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 24, Morrison, MN

Built 1970 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 1,050

CSAH 10

Poor

Over: TWIN LAKE NORTH INLET

0.6 MI W OF JCT CSAH 152, Hennepin, MN

Built 1967 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 9,209

CSAH 6

Poor

Over: I 90

7.4 MI W OF JCT TH 75, Rock, MN

Built 1964 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 1,006

T 280

Poor

Over: N BR PIPESTONE CREEK

0.9 MI. E. OF JCT TWP 279, Pipestone, MN

Built 1954 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 25

T 159

Poor

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

1.9 MI S OF JCT TH 19, Goodhue, MN

Built 1976 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 44

CSAH 34

Poor

Over: US 10

2.0 MI W OF JCT TH 78, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1973 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 2,500

MSAS 406

Poor

Over: CP RAIL; BASSETT CREEK

0.4 MI SW OF JCT CSAH 40, Hennepin, MN

Built 1982 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 1,334

CR 251

Poor

Over: SKUNK RIVER

0.2 MI E OF JCT TH 25, Morrison, MN

Built 1978 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 566

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

MN 3

Poor

Over: MISSISSIPPI RIVER; RR

0.7 MI SE OF TH 35E; 94, Ramsey, MN

Built 1926 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 17,600

US 218

Poor

Over: I 90

AT THE E JCT TH 218, Mower, MN

Built 1959 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 3,900

T 313

Poor

Over: WING RIVER

0.7 MI W OF JCT TH71, Todd, MN

Built 1954 Load: 33.9 t ADT: 60

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

CSAH 5

Poor

Over: WILLOW RIVER

1.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 3, Aitkin, MN

Built 1974 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 85

CR 80

Poor

Over: CHETAMBA CREEK (JD #8)

0.3 MI E OF JCT CR 116, Kandiyohi, MN

Built 1963 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 45

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

MSAS 198

Poor

Over: I 94

0.9 MI SE OF JCT TH 55, Hennepin, MN

Built 1962 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 7,400

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

MN 6

Poor

Over: BIG FORK RIVER

32.8 MI N OF DEER RIVER, Itasca, MN

Built 1965 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 520

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 14

Poor

Over: UPPER IOWA RIVER

0.2 MI N OF JCT TH 56, Mower, MN

Built 1955 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 1,400

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

CSAH 17

Poor

Over: MUD CREEK

1.4 MI W OF JCT TH 70, Kanabec, MN

Built 1975 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 115

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

CR 55

Poor

Over: STREAM

0.2 MI W OF JCT CR 64, Kittson, MN

Built 1926 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 70

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

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

Showing 13,401-13,450 of 13,532 bridges

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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