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

CSAH 74

Unknown

Over: I 94; RAMP

0.7 MI E OF JCT TH 15, Stearns, MN

Built 1976 ADT: 42,408

CSAH 6

Unknown

Over: MN 15

0.5 MI N OF JCT TH 94, Stearns, MN

Built 1976 ADT: 21,300

CSAH 6

Unknown

Over: I 94

1.2 MI SE OF JCT TH 23, Stearns, MN

Built 1976 ADT: 34,836

MN 23

Unknown

Over: I 94

AT THE JCT TH 23, Stearns, MN

Built 1976 ADT: 34,836

MN 23

Unknown

Over: I 94

AT THE JCT TH 23, Stearns, MN

Built 1976 ADT: 34,836

CSAH 138

Unknown

Over: I 94

1.0 MI NW OF JCT TH 23, Stearns, MN

Built 1976 ADT: 25,500

I 94

Unknown

Over: CSAH 75 EB

6.0 MI NW OF JCT TH 23, Stearns, MN

Built 1976 ADT: 12,300

I 94

Unknown

Over: CSAH 2

4.1 MI NW OF JCT TH 23, Stearns, MN

Built 1976 ADT: 8,000

I 94

Unknown

Over: CSAH 2

4.1 MI NW OF JCT TH 23, Stearns, MN

Built 1976 ADT: 8,000

PEDESTRIAN

Unknown

Over: I 94

6.7 MI NW OF JCT TH 23, Stearns, MN

Built 1977 ADT: 38,874

CR 159

Unknown

Over: I 94

7.9 MI NW OF JCT TH 23, Stearns, MN

Built 1976 ADT: 33,500

CON 4476

Unknown

Over: MN 15

AT THE JCT TH 15, Stearns, MN

Built 1977 ADT: 21,300

I 94

Unknown

Over: TR 477

1.8 MI NW OF JCT TH 23, Stearns, MN

Built 1976 ADT: 30

I 94

Unknown

Over: TR 477

1.8 MI NW OF JCT TH 23, Stearns, MN

Built 1976 ADT: 30

CSAH 45

Unknown

Over: US 14

1.2 MI E OF S JCT TH 35, Steele, MN

Built 1965 ADT: 16,500

US 14

Unknown

Over: TH 218; IM RAIL

AT JCT TH 14; 218, Steele, MN

Built 1971 ADT: 4,700

US 14

Unknown

Over: CSAH 48; IM RAIL

AT THE JCT TH 14; 218, Steele, MN

Built 2002 ADT: 2,700

T 39

Unknown

Over: US 14

4.8 MI W OF JCT TH 14; 35, Steele, MN

Built 2009 ADT: 9,363

CSAH 7

Unknown

Over: US 14

1.3 MI W OF JCT TH 14; 35, Steele, MN

Built 2009 ADT: 9,363

CSAH 17

Unknown

Over: US 14

2.8 MI W OF JCT TH 14; 35, Steele, MN

Built 2009 ADT: 9,363

CSAH 18

Unknown

Over: US 14

6.8 MI W OF JCT TH 14; 35, Steele, MN

Built 2009 ADT: 10,000

CSAH 16

Unknown

Over: US 14;RAILROAD

6.2 MI E OF JCT TH 218, Steele, MN

Built 2021 ADT: 8,800

MN 30

Unknown

Over: I 35

AT JCT TH 30, Steele, MN

Built 1965 ADT: 21,069

CSAH 4

Unknown

Over: I 35

6.2 MI N OF JCT TH 30, Steele, MN

Built 1965 ADT: 21,069

CSAH 31

Unknown

Over: I 35

3.7 MI S OF JCT TH 14; 35, Steele, MN

Built 1965 ADT: 22,400

MSAS 128

Unknown

Over: I 35

0.8 MI N OF JCT TH 14; 35, Steele, MN

Built 1964 ADT: 33,500

MSAS 109

Unknown

Over: I 35

1.7 MI N OF JCT TH 14, Steele, MN

Built 1964 ADT: 33,500

CSAH 18

Unknown

Over: I 35

0.5 MI S OF JCT TH 14; 35, Steele, MN

Built 1965 ADT: 22,400

I 35

Unknown

Over: CSAH 34

3.4 MI N OF JCT TH 14, Steele, MN

Built 1995 ADT: 600

I 35

Unknown

Over: CSAH 34

3.4 MI N OF JCT TH 14, Steele, MN

Built 1995 ADT: 600

I 35

Unknown

Over: 46TH ST NW

5.4 MI N OF JCT TH 14, Steele, MN

Built 1995 ADT: 318

I 35

Unknown

Over: 46TH ST NW

5.4 MI N OF JCT TH 14, Steele, MN

Built 1995 ADT: 318

CSAH 12

Unknown

Over: I 35

8.0 mi N of jct TH 14, Steele, MN

Built 2002 ADT: 32,000

US 14

Unknown

Over: I 35

AT JCT OF TH 14; 35, Steele, MN

Built 2009 ADT: 33,500

US 14

Unknown

Over: I 35

AT JCT OF TH 14; 35, Steele, MN

Built 2010 ADT: 33,500

I 35

Unknown

Over: HOFFMAN DRIVE NW

AT JCT HOFFMAN DRIVE NW, Steele, MN

Built 2014 ADT: 17,100

I 35

Unknown

Over: HOFFMAN DRIVE NW

AT JCT HOFFMAN DRIVE NW, Steele, MN

Built 2014 ADT: 17,100

US 59

Unknown

Over: TH 9;BNSF RR

AT THE JCT TH 9, Stevens, MN

Built 1996 ADT: 4,150

PEDESTRIAN

Unknown

Over: MN 27; STREAM

0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 46, Todd, MN

Built 2022 ADT: 3,179

M 108

Unknown

Over: TH 10; CSAH 54; BNSF RR

1.1 MI W OF JCT TH 10, Todd, MN

Built 2012 ADT: 1,250

CSAH 46

Unknown

Over: I 94

1.5 MI NW OF COUNTY LINE, Todd, MN

Built 1965 ADT: 21,519

MN 60

Unknown

Over: MISS RIVER; STS

AT WISC STATE LINE, Wabasha, MN

Built 1987 ADT: 100

US 61

Unknown

Over: SNAKE CREEK; TWP RD

3.8 MI NW OF JCT TH 74, Wabasha, MN

Built 1967 ADT: 50

US 14

Unknown

Over: CR 60; DME RR

15.4 MI W OF JCT TH 13;14, Waseca, MN

Built 2004 ADT: 1,050

US 14

Unknown

Over: CR 60;DME RR

15.4 MI W OF JCT TH 13;14, Waseca, MN

Built 2004 ADT: 1,050

CSAH 3

Unknown

Over: US 14

12.8 MI W OF JCT TH 13;14, Waseca, MN

Built 2004 ADT: 8,908

CSAH 2

Unknown

Over: US 14

4.95 MI N JCT MN 13, Waseca, MN

Built 2008 ADT: 7,006

CSAH 27

Unknown

Over: US 14

2.57 MI W JCT MN 13, Waseca, MN

Built 2008 ADT: 7,006

CSAH 5

Unknown

Over: US 14

1.6 MI E JCT MN 13, Waseca, MN

Built 2008 ADT: 10,000

US 14

Unknown

Over: CSAH 4

0.81 MI W JCT MN 13, Waseca, MN

Built 2008 ADT: 940

Showing 1,451-1,500 of 11,969 bridges

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