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

CR 135

Fair

Over: CLEARWATER RIVER

AT N COUNTY LINE, Wright, MN

Built 1974 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 736

T 314

Fair

Over: WILD RICE RIVER

2.4 MI S OF JCT CSAH 14, Mahnomen, MN

Built 1984 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 30

IRR BIA RTE 18

Fair

Over: BLACKDUCK RIVER

12 KM NE OF REDBY, Beltrami, MN

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 400

RESERVATION ROAD

Fair

Over: FOND DU LAC CREEK

8KM NW 135/ MN 33, Carlton, MN

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 290

US 59

Fair

Over: BNSF RR AND CP RAIL LINE

0.1 MI N OF JCT US 10, Becker, MN

Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,966

US 12

Fair

Over: MINNESOTA RIVER

0.4 MI W OF ORTONVILLE, Big Stone, MN

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,366

MN 15

Fair

Over: LITTLE COTTONWOOD RIVER

2.1 MI S OF TH 68, Brown, MN

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,450

Honeymoon Trail

Fair

Over: POPLAR RIVER CONSPAN

NO DATA ENTERED, Cook, MN

Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

I 35

Fair

Over: TH 45

AT JCT TH 45; TH 35, Carlton, MN

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,750

I 35

Fair

Over: TH 45

AT JCT TH 45; TH 35, Carlton, MN

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,305

I 35

Fair

Over: MOOSE HORN RIVER

1.8 MI N OF JCT TH 27, Carlton, MN

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,200

I 35

Fair

Over: MOOSE HORN RIVER

1.8 MI N OF JCT TH 27, Carlton, MN

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,200

CSAH 8

Fair

Over: N FK NEMADJI RIVER

3.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 11, Carlton, MN

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 630

M 61

Fair

Over: LITTLE PINE RIVER

0.4 MI E OF JCT CSAH 1, Crow Wing, MN

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10

CSAH 13

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.9 MI S OF JCT TH 30, Dodge, MN

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 609

T 202

Fair

Over: JUD DITCH # 13

0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 2, Faribault, MN

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 35

MN 65

Fair

Over: MISS RVR; MAIN; W RVR PK

0.3 MI NE OF JCT TH 952A, Hennepin, MN

Built 1917 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,500

I 35

Fair

Over: TH 65 NB

1.0 MI S OF JCT TH 90, Freeborn, MN

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,150

US 169

Fair

Over: TH 55 (OLSON MEMORIAL)

AT JCT TH 55; 169, Hennepin, MN

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 82,108

MN 55

Fair

Over: Crow River

15.1 MI NW OF JCT TH 494, Hennepin, MN

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,317

US 169

Fair

Over: EXCELSIOR 3RD ST; RR

1.0 MI S OF JCT TH 7, Hennepin, MN

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 88,000

US 169

Fair

Over: 2nd St NE

0.5 MI S OF JCT TH 7, Hennepin, MN

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 90,000

MSAS 388

Fair

Over: I 394

1.4 MI W OF JCT TH 100, Hennepin, MN

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,800

CON 2224

Fair

Over: Lyndale Avenue SB

0.1 MI S OF JCT TH 394, Hennepin, MN

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 26,255

MSAS 169

Fair

Over: I 94

3.4 MI N OF JCT TH 12, Hennepin, MN

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,336

UNU 52

Fair

Over: RR; STREETS TO I 94

0.3 MI SE OF JCT TH 94, Hennepin, MN

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,000

MSAS 190

Fair

Over: I 94

0.3 MI W OF W JCT TH 35W, Hennepin, MN

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,800

MSAS 281

Fair

Over: TH 65; RAMPS

ATH THE JCT TH 65; 94, Hennepin, MN

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,233

I 94

Fair

Over: Cedar Ave

0.2 MI E OF JCT TH 55, Hennepin, MN

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 147,000

CSAH 52

Fair

Over: I 35W

2.4 MI SW OF JCT TH 280, Hennepin, MN

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,400

US 169

Fair

Over: CSAH 81 RAMP; BNSF RR

1.7 MI S OF JCT 169; 610, Hennepin, MN

Built 2008 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30,585

T 38

Fair

Over: WINNEBAGO CREEK

0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 5, Houston, MN

Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8

CR 93

Fair

Over: KABEKONA RIVER

0.7 MI E OF JCT TH 64, Hubbard, MN

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 105

US 2

Fair

Over: PRAIRIE RIVER

2.8 MI E OF GRAND RAPIDS, Itasca, MN

Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,700

CSAH 61

Fair

Over: TALMADGE RIVER

0.3 MI N OF JCT CR693, St. Louis, MN

Built 1921 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,350

I 35

Fair

Over: Kingsbury Creek

At the W jct TH 2, St. Louis, MN

Built 1922 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 28,000

MN 11

Fair

Over: WINTER ROAD RIVER

4.6 MI W OF BAUDETTE, Lake of the Woods, MN

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,794

CSAH 6

Fair

Over: TAMARAC RIVER

2.0 MI E OF JCT CSAH 1, Marshall, MN

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 195

M 418

Fair

Over: TURTLE CREEK

0.6 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 46, Mower, MN

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150

T 141

Fair

Over: ROBERTS CREEK

0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 2, Mower, MN

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 49

MN 61

Fair

Over: TEMPERANCE RIVER

1.4 MI NE OF SCHROEDER, Cook, MN

Built 1931 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,000

MN 61

Fair

Over: POPLAR RIVER

AT LUTSEN, Cook, MN

Built 1931 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,650

MN 61

Fair

Over: CASCADE RIVER

9.9 MI NE OF LUTSEN, Cook, MN

Built 1932 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,650

T 181

Fair

Over: DES MOINES RIVER

1.6 MI N OF JCT CSAH 7, Murray, MN

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 55

MN 9

Fair

Over: WILD RICE RIVER

2.8 MI S OF JCT TH 200, Norman, MN

Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,650

CR 128

Fair

Over: S BR WILD RICE RIVER

1.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 39, Norman, MN

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 22

CSAH 5

Fair

Over: S BR MID FK ZUMBRO RIVER

0.8 MI NW OF JCT CSAH 4, Olmsted, MN

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,950

CSAH 25

Fair

Over: HAY CREEK

4.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 31, Pine, MN

Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 64

CSAH 7

Fair

Over: SNAKE RIVER

0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 53, Pine, MN

Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 760

US 59

Fair

Over: SAND HILL RIVER

10 MI S OF JCT TH 2, Polk, MN

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,307

Showing 2,451-2,500 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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