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 43

Poor

Over: ADA BROOK

0.6 MI S OF JCT CR 118, Cass, MN

Built 1956 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 80

MN 78

Poor

Over: US 10

AT THE JCT OF TH 78, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1974 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 6,500

T 221

Poor

Over: RAMSEY CREEK

0.8 MI W OF JCT TH 19, Redwood, MN

Built 1977 Load: 41.9 t ADT: 61

MSAS 135

Poor

Over: ELTON HILLS RAVINE

0.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 22, Olmsted, MN

Built 1977 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 3,650

CSAH 22

Poor

Over: TURTLE RIVER

0.7 MI W OF JCT CR 307, Beltrami, MN

Built 1972 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 631

US 14

Poor

Over: N RIVERFRONT DR

AT THE JCT TH 22, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1977 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 16,250

US 14

Poor

Over: N RIVERFRONT DR

AT THE JCT TH 22, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1977 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 14,750

MN 65

Poor

Over: COON CREEK

2.4 MI N OF JCT TH 242, Anoka, MN

Built 1958 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 19,067

UNM 88

Poor

Over: I 35W

AT THE JCT TH 35W; 88, Ramsey, MN

Built 1964 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 4,200

T 147

Poor

Over: STREAM

0.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 10, Dodge, MN

Built 1999 Load: 43.7 t ADT: 25

CR 70

Poor

Over: JUD DITCH # 36;BR 14

0.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 17, Redwood, MN

Built 1965 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 25

I 94

Poor

Over: OTVRR

0.7 MI W OF JCT TH 9, Clay, MN

Built 1968 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 8,148

MN 55

Poor

Over: BNSF; CP RAIL

1.4 MI W OF JCT TH 94, Hennepin, MN

Built 1984 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 14,248

CR 101

Poor

Over: BLACK RIVER

2.3 MI SW OF JCT CSAH 32, Koochiching, MN

Built 1922 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 97

CSAH 7

Poor

Over: SEELYE BROOK

1.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 24, Anoka, MN

Built 1984 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 5,661

US 14

Poor

Over: TH 22

AT THE JCT TH 22, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1996 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 12,402

US 71

Poor

Over: LITTLE FORK RIVER

1.5 MI N OF LITTLE FORK, Koochiching, MN

Built 1980 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,458

MN 18

Poor

Over: SNAKE RIVER

1.8 MI E OF JCT TH 65, Aitkin, MN

Built 1955 Load: 45.5 t ADT: 629

CSAH 52

Poor

Over: MISSISSIPPI RIVER; ST

0.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 23, Hennepin, MN

Built 1973 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 5,727

CSAH 1

Poor

Over: HCRRA

4.0 MI W OF JCT TH 169, Hennepin, MN

Built 1975 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,891

CSAH 9

Poor

Over: N BR UPPER IOWA RIVER

0.1 MI S OF JCT TH 56, Mower, MN

Built 1974 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 65

US 75

Poor

Over: SAND HILL RIVER

0.3 MI N OF JCT TH 220, Polk, MN

Built 1995 Load: 48.5 t ADT: 1,100

SPR 18

Poor

Over: BEAR CREEK

6.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 22, Pine, MN

Built 1936 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 15

GREENWOOD LAKE

Poor

Over: BRULE RIVER

0.1 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 12, Cook, MN

Built 1961 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 8

SPR 15

Poor

Over: HAY CREEK

2.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 22, Pine, MN

Built 1937 Load: 53.2 t ADT: 40

CSAH 17

Poor

Over: POKEGAMA LAKE

1.7 MI W OF JCT US 169, Itasca, MN

Built 1955 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 1,560

CSAH 19

Poor

Over: RUM RIVER

0.5 MI W OF JCT TH 169, Mille Lacs, MN

Built 1970 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 300

UT 400

Poor

Over: E BR WARROAD RIVER

7.5 MI E OF CSAH 5 (120, Roseau, MN

Built 1989 Load: 56.5 t ADT: 1

MN 36

Poor

Over: I 35W

AT JCT TH 36 35W, Ramsey, MN

Built 1964 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 42,500

US 53

Poor

Over: PALEFACE RIVER

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

Built 1964 Load: 65.5 t ADT: 3,845

MN 67

Poor

Over: YELLOW MEDICINE RIVER

8.9 MI N OF ECHO, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1992 Load: 68.6 t ADT: 466

MN 76

Poor

Over: BADGER CREEK

3.9 MI S OF E JCT TH 16, Houston, MN

Built 1982 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 1,255

Showing 13,501-13,532 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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