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
CSAH 27
FairOver: WILLOW CREEK
0.8 MI N OF JCT CSAH 50, Martin, MN
Built 1968 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 1,456
T 74
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
0.4 MI E OF JCT CSAH 24, McLeod, MN
Built 1988 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 25
CSAH 36
FairOver: MARION CREEK
0.3 MI N OF JCT TH 52, Olmsted, MN
Built 1970 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 5,200
CSAH 61
FairOver: BNSF RR
1.7 MI S OF JCT CSAH 61, Pine, MN
Built 1982 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 3,100
CSAH 5
FairOver: LITTLE BEAVER CREEK
0.4 MI W OF JCT CSAH 11, Rock, MN
Built 1971 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 556
CSAH 25
FairOver: BEAR RIVER
2.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH66, St. Louis, MN
Built 1941 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 365
US 14
FairOver: GILMORE CREEK
0.3 MI SW OF JCT TH 61, Winona, MN
Built 1971 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 12,027
CSAH 7
FairOver: RUM RIVER
1.5 MI E OF JCT TH 47, Anoka, MN
Built 1975 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 7,564
CR B
FairOver: STREAM
0.1 MI W OF JCT TH 56, Dodge, MN
Built 1935 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 68
CSAH 6
FairOver: LITTLE CEDAR RIVER
0.6 MI E OF JCT CSAH 7, Mower, MN
Built 1982 Load: 28.9 t ADT: 405
CR 54
FairOver: RIPPLE RIVER
0.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 1, Aitkin, MN
Built 1986 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 658
CSAH 2
FairOver: COTTONWOOD RIVER
0.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 23, Brown, MN
Built 1967 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 349
US 8
FairOver: ST CROIX RIVER
at Wisconsin state line, Chisago, MN
Built 1955 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 13,300
T 239
FairOver: STONY CREEK
0.4 MI E OF JCT CSAH 52, Clay, MN
Built 1958 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 14
M 9
FairOver: BITTER CREEK
IN ZUMBROTA, Goodhue, MN
Built 1930 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,000
CSAH 15
FairOver: ARCOLA CHANNEL
0.7 MI S OF JCT CSAH 51, Hennepin, MN
Built 1962 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 13,252
CR 74
FairOver: REDWOOD RIVER
0.2 MI W OF JCT TH 23, Lyon, MN
Built 1969 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 298
T 349
FairOver: CLEARWATER RIVER
0.6 MI S OF N CO LINE, Meeker, MN
Built 1984 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 63
T 232
FairOver: GROVE CREEK
2.1 MI E OF JCT TH 4, Meeker, MN
Built 1987 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 66
T 289
FairOver: JEWETT CREEK
1.0 MI W OF JCT CSAH 34, Meeker, MN
Built 1988 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 60
MSAS 129
FairOver: RED CEDAR RIVER
0.8 MI N OF OAKLAND AVE, Mower, MN
Built 1966 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,550
CR 54
FairOver: LITTLE ROCK RIVER
1.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 15, Nobles, MN
Built 1977 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 80
CSAH 10
FairOver: REDWOOD RIVER
0.4 MI S OF JCT CSAH 30, Redwood, MN
Built 1957 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 355
CSAH 26
FairOver: PIKE RIVER
0.1 MI W OF JCT CR 411, St. Louis, MN
Built 1986 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 290
CR 79
FairOver: LONG PRAIRIE RIVER
1.0 MI S OF JCT CR 63, Todd, MN
Built 1975 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 250
CR 119
FairOver: ST JAMES CREEK
0.7 MI E OF JCT TH4, Watonwan, MN
Built 1930 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 45
MSAS 108
FairOver: S FK CROW RIVER
0.1 MI E OF JCT TH 12, Wright, MN
Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 7,390
M 1334
FairOver: MINNEHAHA CREEK
0.1 MI S OF W 50TH ST, Hennepin, MN
Built 1992 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 954
FR2182
FairOver: RICE RIVER
4.4 MI S OF JCT CSAH 7, Itasca, MN
Built 1970 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 27
CR 83
FairOver: JUD DITCH # 1
0.5 MI W OF JCT CR 136, Kandiyohi, MN
Built 1960 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 45
FH 7 SPUR 933
FairOver: STONY RIVER
.15 MI S OF JCT TH 1, Lake, MN
Built 1984 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 50
CR 71
FairOver: S FK CROW RIVER
0.2 MI N OF JCT TH 22, McLeod, MN
Built 1987 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 385
MN 95
FairOver: W BR RUM RIVER
0.9 MI E OF JCT TH 169, Mille Lacs, MN
Built 1979 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 6,833
CSAH 19
FairOver: STREAM
1.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 8, Nobles, MN
Built 1939 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 225
T 201
FairOver: SHAKOPEE CREEK
0.7 MI N OF JCT CSAH 6, Swift, MN
Built 1980 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 20
CSAH 22
FairOver: RED RIVER OF THE NORTH
2.0 MI W OF JCT TH 75, Wilkin, MN
Built 1981 Load: 29.2 t ADT: 436
US 169
FairOver: WILLOW RIVER
6.1 MI S OF JCTTH 200, Aitkin, MN
Built 1980 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,485
US 10
FairOver: Coon Creek
2.6 MI SE OF JCT TH 242, Anoka, MN
Built 1965 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 102,000
MN 34
FairOver: OTTER TAIL RIVER
6.9 MI E OF DETROIT LAKE, Becker, MN
Built 1940 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 5,025
MN 72
FairOver: S BR BATTLE RIVER
2.9 MI N OF JCT TH 1, Beltrami, MN
Built 1961 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,357
MN 25
FairOver: ELK RIVER
1.0 MI NW OF GILMAN, Benton, MN
Built 1952 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,350
MN 25
FairOver: MAYHEW CREEK
5.9 MI S OF LITTLE ROCK, Benton, MN
Built 1952 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,350
CR 62
FairOver: STONY BROOK
0.2 MI N OF JCT CR 50, Benton, MN
Built 1979 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 295
CSAH 6
FairOver: LITTLE ST FRANCIS RIVER
1.6 MI N OF JCT TH 23, Benton, MN
Built 1978 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 900
CSAH 4
FairOver: MAYHEW CREEK
0.8 MI E OF JCT CSAH 1, Benton, MN
Built 1979 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,550
MN 7
FairOver: FIVE MILE CREEK
2.3 MI E OF CORRELL, Big Stone, MN
Built 1934 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,137
US 75
FairOver: STONY RUN
6.0 MI SE OF ORTONVILLE, Big Stone, MN
Built 1932 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,527
MN 28
FairOver: CO DITCH # 10
1.8 MI E OF JOHNSON, Big Stone, MN
Built 1978 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,035
MN 60
FairOver: MINNEOPA CREEK
5.0 MI SW OF W JCT TH 16, Blue Earth, MN
Built 1967 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 14,500
MN 60
FairOver: MINNEOPA CREEK
2.5 MI SW OF W JCT TH 16, Blue Earth, MN
Built 1967 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 13,869
Showing 2,451-2,500 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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