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

T 188

Fair

Over: MAYO CREEK

0.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 17, Cass, MN

Built 1990 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 6

MSAS 179

Fair

Over: UP RR

0.1 MI N OF MHAHA AVE, Ramsey, MN

Built 1985 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 7,613

CSAH 5

Fair

Over: N FK CROW RIVER

1.7 MI NW OF JCT CR125, Wright, MN

Built 1956 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 968

CSAH 2

Fair

Over: CLEARWATER RIVER

AT N COUNTY LINE, Wright, MN

Built 1958 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 2,500

T 156

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

0.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 3, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1982 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 25

T 502

Fair

Over: ROSEAU RIVER

0.1 MI W OF JCT CR 123, Roseau, MN

Built 1980 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 3

CSAH 5

Fair

Over: N BR YELLOW MEDICINE R

0.4 MI S OF JCT CSAH 19, Lincoln, MN

Built 1987 Load: 17.1 t ADT: 127

CSAH 9

Fair

Over: MID FK CROW RIVER

1.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 33, Kandiyohi, MN

Built 1986 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 485

MN 217

Fair

Over: LITTLE FORK RIVER

0.1 MI E OF JCT TH 65, Koochiching, MN

Built 1963 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,217

CSAH 39

Fair

Over: ELM CREEK

0.5 MI S OF JCT CR 142, Martin, MN

Built 1966 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,153

CR 207

Fair

Over: STONE RIVER

1.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH28, St. Louis, MN

Built 1969 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 10

T 168

Fair

Over: S FK PINE RIVER

0.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH 2, Cass, MN

Built 1984 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 18

CSAH 31

Fair

Over: BNSF RR; TRAILS

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

Built 1973 Load: 17.3 t ADT: 10,650

UT 9223

Fair

Over: MUD HEN CREEK

0.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 16, St. Louis, MN

Built 1988 Load: 17.3 t ADT: 5

T 137

Fair

Over: N FK WATONWAN RIVER

0.8 MI S OF JCT TH4, Watonwan, MN

Built 1962 Load: 17.3 t ADT: 35

CR 115

Fair

Over: BNSF RR

1.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 33, Clay, MN

Built 1945 Load: 17.3 t ADT: 100

M 1641

Fair

Over: MINNEHAHA CREEK

0.2 MI E OF LYNDALE AVE, Hennepin, MN

Built 1925 Load: 17.3 t ADT: 867

CSAH 11

Fair

Over: LITTLE COTTONWOOD RIVER

0.7 MI N OF JCT CSAH 22, Brown, MN

Built 1953 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 197

T 106

Fair

Over: JUD DITCH # 13

1.3 MI W OF JCT TH 254, Faribault, MN

Built 1976 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 35

T 443

Fair

Over: S BR ROOT RIVER

0.6 MI N OF JCT CSAH 3, Fillmore, MN

Built 1935 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 51

CSAH 19

Fair

Over: DITCH # 10

0.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 28, Clay, MN

Built 1956 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 50

CR 526

Fair

Over: WEST TWO RIVERS

0.1 MI S OF JCT TH1, St. Louis, MN

Built 1930 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 15

T 148

Fair

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

0.7 MI E OF JCT TH 7, Big Stone, MN

Built 1921 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 35

CR 82

Fair

Over: W BR BLACK RIVER

0.5 MI W OF JCT TH 11, Koochiching, MN

Built 1978 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 50

CR 61

Fair

Over: JACK CREEK

0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 63, Jackson, MN

Built 1941 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 40

CSAH 80

Fair

Over: BNSF RR

0.1 MI N OF JCT TH 169, Itasca, MN

Built 1971 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 710

CR 101

Fair

Over: E FK LAC QUI PARLE RIVER

0.7 MI S OF JCT CSAH 18, Lincoln, MN

Built 1959 Load: 17.6 t ADT: 24

CSAH 4

Fair

Over: S FK CROW RIVER

0.5 MI N OF JCT TH 22, McLeod, MN

Built 1977 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 631

CR 61

Fair

Over: DOBBINS CREEK

0.2 MI N OF JCT TH 90, Mower, MN

Built 1973 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 1,700

T 104

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

0.7 MI N OF JCT CSAH 2, Mower, MN

Built 1978 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 38

T 152

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.6 MI S OF JCT TH 56, Dodge, MN

Built 1945 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 44

T 279

Fair

Over: CO DITCH # 20

0.3 MI N OF JCT CR 98, Kandiyohi, MN

Built 1935 Load: 17.8 t ADT: 6

T 40

Fair

Over: DITCH

0.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH 2, Faribault, MN

Built 1973 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 35

CR 118

Fair

Over: ROOT RIVER

2.7 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 5, Fillmore, MN

Built 1973 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 170

CR 74

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 9, McLeod, MN

Built 1969 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 95

CSAH 27

Fair

Over: ELM CREEK

1.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 44, Martin, MN

Built 1977 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 1,456

MSAS 114

Fair

Over: CASCADE CREEK

0.8 MI E OF JCT TH 52, Olmsted, MN

Built 1961 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 13,000

MSAS 114

Fair

Over: CASCADE CREEK

0.8 MI E OF JCT TH 52, Olmsted, MN

Built 1961 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 13,000

US 61

Fair

Over: HAY CRK; WITHERS D

1.5 MI NW OF JCT TH 58, Goodhue, MN

Built 1952 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 23,100

MSAS 145

Fair

Over: OTTER TAIL RIVER

0.3 MI N OF JCT VERNON, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1955 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 5,500

T 75

Fair

Over: CO DITCH # 9

0.6 MI N OF JCT CR C4, Yellow Medicine, MN

Built 1977 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 25

CSAH 22

Fair

Over: S FK ELM CREEK

2.3 MI E OF JCT TH 71, Jackson, MN

Built 1954 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 150

CSAH 34

Fair

Over: TH 280

0.5 MI N OF JCT TH 94, Ramsey, MN

Built 1971 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 14,300

CSAH 29

Fair

Over: RICEFORD CREEK

2.8 MI E OF JCT TH 43, Fillmore, MN

Built 1950 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 60

T 89

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

0.1 MI W OF JCT CR 137, Olmsted, MN

Built 1974 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 15

IRR BIA RTE 3

Fair

Over: CLEARWATER RIVER

RES BOUNDARY 2M NE BERNER, Clearwater, MN

Built 1964 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 150

T 29

Fair

Over: STONY CREEK

1.1 MI SW OF JCT TH 9, Clay, MN

Built 1922 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 40

CSAH 3

Fair

Over: MISSISSIPPI R; CITY STS

AT RAMSEY; HENN CO LINE, Ramsey, MN

Built 1989 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 13,100

CSAH 11

Fair

Over: ELK RIVER

0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 73, Sherburne, MN

Built 1971 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 4,400

CSAH 17

Fair

Over: YELLOW MEDICINE RIVER

0.3 MI W OF JCT CSAH 5, Lincoln, MN

Built 1958 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 350

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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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