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 412
FairOver: CO DITCH # 20
0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 2, Marshall, MN
Built 1981 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 8
CSAH 7
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
0.7 MI S OF JCT CR 53, McLeod, MN
Built 1975 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 811
CSAH 25
FairOver: LOWER TAMARACK RIVER
4.7 MI E OF JCT CSAH 24, Pine, MN
Built 1981 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 64
US 61
FairOver: ZUMBRO RIVER
0.9 MI NW OF JCT TH 42, Wabasha, MN
Built 1969 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 3,250
US 61
FairOver: ZUMBRO RIVER
0.9 MI NW OF JCT TH 42, Wabasha, MN
Built 1969 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 3,250
CSAH 9
FairOver: MILLER CREEK
0.1 MI S OF LAKE CITY, Wabasha, MN
Built 1977 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 1,100
CSAH 37
FairOver: S FK WHITEWATER RIVER
1.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 26, Winona, MN
Built 1974 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 155
T 94
FairOver: HAZEL CREEK (CD #9)
1.0 MI N OF JCT CSAH 17, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 1989 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 15
CR 85
FairOver: CHANARAMBIE CREEK
0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 4, Murray, MN
Built 1927 Load: 25.2 t ADT: 45
MSAS 226
FairOver: BNSF RR
0.2 MI N OF HENN AVE, Hennepin, MN
Built 1893 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 1,738
T 132
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
0.6 MI N OF JCT CSAH 10, Lincoln, MN
Built 1934 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 43
CSAH 3
FairOver: FORT RIDGELY CREEK
1.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 2, Renville, MN
Built 1961 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 210
I 35
FairOver: ABANDONED CITY ST
1.2 MI N OF W JCT TH 2, St. Louis, MN
Built 1969 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 35,500
CSAH 4
FairOver: TRIB GERNANDER CREEK
0.8 MI NW OF JCT CSAH17, Winona, MN
Built 1938 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 220
CSAH 3
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
2.0 MI NE OF JCT TH 61, Lake, MN
Built 1985 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 580
CSAH 9
FairOver: STREAM
1.7 MI E OF JCT CSAH 6, Lincoln, MN
Built 1927 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 103
CSAH 9
FairOver: SPRING BRANCH CREEK
0.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH 26, Watonwan, MN
Built 1920 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 315
T 125
FairOver: WATONWAN RIVER
0.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 9, Cottonwood, MN
Built 1940 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 60
T 499
FairOver: GOOSE CREEK (CD #55)
0.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 5, Freeborn, MN
Built 1984 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 45
CSAH 35
FairOver: JESSIE BROOK
0.4 MI W OF JCT TH 6, Itasca, MN
Built 1958 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 375
MN 11
FairOver: STREAM
1.4 MI E OF S JCT TH 53, Koochiching, MN
Built 1949 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 5,227
CSAH 3
FairOver: S FK YELLOW BANK RIVER
0.8 MI S OF JCT CSAH 30, Lac qui Parle, MN
Built 1970 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 75
CSAH 20
FairOver: WILD RICE RIVER
0.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 25, Norman, MN
Built 1967 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 105
T 97
FairOver: STATE DITCH # 68
0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 147, Norman, MN
Built 1967 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 9
CSAH 11
FairOver: WABASHA CREEK
0.9 MI S OF CO LINE, Redwood, MN
Built 1960 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 480
CSAH 7
FairOver: REDWOOD RIVER
1.0 MI S OF JCT CSAH 30, Redwood, MN
Built 1964 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 470
CSAH 16
FairOver: JUD DITCH # 27
0.2 MI N OF JCT CR 70, Renville, MN
Built 1966 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 780
CSAH 6
FairOver: SPRING BROOK
0.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 4, Rock, MN
Built 1957 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 920
CSAH 50
FairOver: FRENCH RIVER
0.1 MI SW OF JCT CR290, St. Louis, MN
Built 1962 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 474
CSAH 11
FairOver: KINGSBURY CREEK
0.1 MI W OF JCT TH 2, St. Louis, MN
Built 1983 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 3,250
CR 340
FairOver: WATER HEN CREEK
0.8 MI W OF JCT CSAH 4, St. Louis, MN
Built 1980 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 30
SERVICE RD
FairOver: JENKINS CREEK
1.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 7, St. Louis, MN
Built 1981 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 2
CSAH 2
FairOver: WEST ALBANY CREEK
0.7 MI N OF JCT CSAH31, Wabasha, MN
Built 1959 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 610
CSAH 42
FairOver: MISSISSIPPI RIVER
1.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 39, Wright, MN
Built 1984 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 7,300
CROSS RIVER RD
FairOver: TEMPERANCE RIVER
0.1 MI WEST OF COUNTY 2, Cook, MN
Built 2015 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 50
MSAS 165
FairOver: MINNEHAHA CREEK
AT MINNEHAHA PKWY, Hennepin, MN
Built 1970 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 5,471
M 2322
FairOver: MIDTOWN GREENWAY
0.1 MI N OF LAKE ST, Hennepin, MN
Built 1915 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 1,102
CSAH 4
FairOver: TC;W RR
1.1 MI N OF JCT TH 5, Hennepin, MN
Built 1960 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 7,234
MN 9
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
4.5 MI N OF JCT TH 200, Norman, MN
Built 1980 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 820
CSAH 64
FairOver: SAUK RIVER
0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 65, Stearns, MN
Built 1967 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 1,200
CSAH 11
FairOver: ZUMBRO RIVER
0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 6, Wabasha, MN
Built 1955 Load: 25.7 t ADT: 520
CSAH 22
FairOver: FORD BROOK
0.4 MI W OF JCT TH 47, Anoka, MN
Built 1987 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 6,300
T 215
FairOver: SLEEPY EYE CREEK
2.9 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 8, Brown, MN
Built 1981 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 40
MN 77
FairOver: UP RR
0.3 MI N OF JCT TH 13, Dakota, MN
Built 1978 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 45,951
CSAH 1
FairOver: SPRING VALLEY CREEK
0.1 MI W OF JCT TH 63, Fillmore, MN
Built 1961 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 1,150
T 349
FairOver: PINE ISLAND CREEK
2.0 MI S OF JCT CSAH 11, Goodhue, MN
Built 1950 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 20
CR 163
FairOver: WAGNER CREEK
1.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 29, Itasca, MN
Built 1964 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 10
CSAH 4
FairOver: WILD RICE RIVER
0.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH 14, Mahnomen, MN
Built 1981 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 310
T 289
FairOver: DITCH
0.4 MI E OF JCT TH 218, Mower, MN
Built 1917 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 90
CSAH 29
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
1.6 MI S OF JCT CR 77, Murray, MN
Built 1921 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 285
Showing 2,101-2,150 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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