Total Bridges
11,969
Public highway bridges in Minnesota
State profile · Below national median SD
Minnesota bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Minnesota — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 11,969
- Public bridges
- 55.0%
- Good condition
- 3.6%
- Poor condition
- 3.6%
- Structurally deficient
Good Condition
55.0%
6,580 bridges rated 7-9
5.0pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
3.6%
435 bridges rated 0-4
Structurally Deficient
3.6%
435 bridges flagged for repair priority
-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 — Structurally deficient share 12.1%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
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 on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)
States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Minnesota on the same metric.
51
Virginia
3.03% top marginal rate
01
Alabama
3.35% top marginal rate
27
Minnesota
3.63% top marginal rate
09
Connecticut
3.95% top marginal rate
47
Tennessee
3.97% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in Minnesota
Six lowest-condition bridges in Minnesota, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.
T 187
Structurally DeficientOver: OKABENA CREEK
0.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 18, Jackson, MN
Built 1905 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 10
M 8
Structurally DeficientOver: WELCOME CREEK
0.1 MI W OF CO LINE, Itasca, MN
Built 1919 Load: 3.3 t ADT: 10
CSAH 7
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: W SWAN RIVER
0.4 MI S OF JCT CR606, St. Louis, MN
Built 1921 Load: 3.3 t ADT: 24
CR 156
Structurally DeficientOver: MAPLE RIVER
0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 154, Blue Earth, MN
Built 1961 Load: 3.9 t ADT: 141
T 309
Structurally DeficientOver: TROUT RUN CREEK
0.9 MI E OF JCT CSAH43, Winona, MN
Built 1918 Load: 4.1 t ADT: 20
All Bridges in Minnesota
T 124
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
0.4 MI SE OF JCT CR 82, Rice, MN
Built 1978 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 64
CSAH 7
FairOver: SPLIT ROCK CREEK
2.1 MI W OF JCT TH 23, Rock, MN
Built 1973 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 105
CR E3
FairOver: FLORIDA CREEK
0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 15, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 1977 Load: 23.2 t ADT: 25
CSAH 7
FairOver: ROCK RIVER
0.9 MI W OF JCT CSAH 2, Rock, MN
Built 1969 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 729
CSAH 4
FairOver: WHITEFACE RIVER
1.6 MI S OF JCT CR333, St. Louis, MN
Built 1965 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 760
CSAH 30
FairOver: RED RIVER OF THE NORTH
ON WEST COUNTY LINE, Wilkin, MN
Built 1974 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 490
T 8
FairOver: FLORIDA CREEK
1.3 MI W OF JCT CSAH 14, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 1977 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 25
CR 115
FairOver: STREAM
1.2 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 7, Lincoln, MN
Built 1948 Load: 23.4 t ADT: 92
T 368
FairOver: LAWRENCE CREEK
IN FRANCONIA, Chisago, MN
Built 1963 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 18
CSAH 3
FairOver: MISSISSIPPI RIVER
2.0 MI N OF BRAINERD, Crow Wing, MN
Built 1950 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 9,200
CSAH 19
FairOver: E FK BLUE EARTH RIVER
0.1 MI N OF JCT CR 112, Faribault, MN
Built 1973 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 50
CSAH 14
FairOver: LITTLE CANNON RIVER
1.0 MI N OF JCT CSAH 22, Goodhue, MN
Built 1969 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 395
CR 49
FairOver: STREAM
0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 14, Goodhue, MN
Built 1930 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 30
CSAH 8
FairOver: JUD DITCH # 1
1.0 MI E OF JCT CSAH 3, Kandiyohi, MN
Built 1940 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 1,000
SPR 4
FairOver: BNSF RR
0.6 MI NW OF JCT TH 23, Lyon, MN
Built 1972 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 150
CSAH 19
FairOver: STRAIGHT RIVER
0.1 MI E OF JCT TH14, Steele, MN
Built 1965 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 6,100
T 76
FairOver: WATONWAN RIVER
0.6 MI N OF JCT CR 116, Watonwan, MN
Built 1977 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 25
T 16
FairOver: JUD DITCH # 1
0.9 MI W OF JCT CR 133, Watonwan, MN
Built 1978 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 20
T 107
FairOver: PINE CREEK
1.2 MI N OF JCT TH 30, Fillmore, MN
Built 1981 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 56
I 394
FairOver: BNSF; UP RR
1.7 MI E OF JCT TH 100, Hennepin, MN
Built 1987 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 116,536
CR A3
FairOver: WOOD LAKE CREEK (JD #10)
0.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 18, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 1968 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 45
CR 157
FairOver: W FK MOOSE HORN RIVER
3.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 4, Carlton, MN
Built 1953 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 125
UT 264
FairOver: DITCH
0.8 MI S OF JCT TH 210, Carlton, MN
Built 1983 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 56
CSAH 9
FairOver: S BR MID FK ZUMBRO RIVER
0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 16, Dodge, MN
Built 1968 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 1,119
US 169
FairOver: BASSETT CREEK
0.2 MI S OF JCT TH 55, Hennepin, MN
Built 1967 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 95,000
T 523
FairOver: STREAM
0.8 MI E OF JCT CSAH 7, Mower, MN
Built 1979 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 31
T 8
FairOver: STREAM
0.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 6, Nobles, MN
Built 1973 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 48
CSAH 49
FairOver: BNSF RR
0.5 MI N OF JCT UNIV AVE, Ramsey, MN
Built 1976 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 14,000
T 57
FairOver: WABASHA CREEK(CD # 64)
0.6 MI W OF JCT CSAH 13, Redwood, MN
Built 1971 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 40
CSAH 133
FairOver: ST LOUIS RIVER
0.5 MI W OF JCT CR226, St. Louis, MN
Built 1976 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 230
CSAH 40
FairOver: SUCKER RIVER
0.1 MI W OF JCT CR693, St. Louis, MN
Built 1959 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 145
MSAS 115
FairOver: MISSISSIPPI RIVER
0.8 MI SW OF JCT TH 10, Stearns, MN
Built 1971 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 14,300
CSAH 31
FairOver: STRAIGHT RIVER
0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 30, Steele, MN
Built 1973 Load: 23.9 t ADT: 225
CSAH 16
FairOver: SLEEPY EYE CREEK
0.9 MI N OF JCT TH 14, Brown, MN
Built 1963 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 452
M 1062
FairOver: MIDTOWN GREENWAY
0.1 MI N OF LAKE ST, Hennepin, MN
Built 1916 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,822
CSAH 27
FairOver: LAC QUI PARLE RIVER
1.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 20, Lac qui Parle, MN
Built 1971 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 140
CR 766
FairOver: STURGEON RIVER
0.3 MI S OF JCT CR 931, St. Louis, MN
Built 1963 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 20
T 180
FairOver: STREAM
2.3 MI N OF S CO LINE, Brown, MN
Built 1935 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 32
M 700
FairOver: MIDTOWN GREENWAY
0.1 MI N OF LAKE ST, Hennepin, MN
Built 1913 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 1,688
CSAH 11
FairOver: LE SUEUR CREEK
0.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 24, Le Sueur, MN
Built 1981 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 2,017
T 69
FairOver: N BR YELLOW MEDICINE R
0.9 MI W OF JCT CSAH 7, Lincoln, MN
Built 1982 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 27
CSAH 26
FairOver: S FK ZUMBRO RIVER
1.6 MI W OF JCT CSAH 3, Olmsted, MN
Built 1964 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 450
CSAH 7
FairOver: RED LAKE RIVER
0.4 MI W OF JCT CR 84, Pennington, MN
Built 1970 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 940
MN 21
FairOver: CANNON RIVER
0.6 MI N OF JCT TH 60, Rice, MN
Built 1954 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 15,200
CSAH 45
FairOver: STRAIGHT RIVER
0.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH12, Steele, MN
Built 1969 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 3,500
T 5
FairOver: LAC QUI PARLE RIVER
2.0 MI E OF JCT TH 75, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 1977 Load: 24.1 t ADT: 20
CSAH 7
FairOver: S BR N FK WHITEWATER R
0.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 2, Olmsted, MN
Built 1938 Load: 24.2 t ADT: 205
T 171
FairOver: COAL MINE CREEK
0.7 MI N OF JCT TH 14, Brown, MN
Built 1950 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 30
T 75
FairOver: MAYO CREEK
0.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 17, Cass, MN
Built 1993 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 50
CR 117
FairOver: FOREST PRAIRIE CREEK
0.5 MI E OF TH 112, Le Sueur, MN
Built 1974 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 85
Showing 2,001-2,050 of 11,969 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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