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
I 90
FairOver: CO DITCH # 5
3.2 MI W OF JCT TH 254, Faribault, MN
Built 1975 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 7,162
CSAH 17
FairOver: CO DITCH # 9
0.2 MI S OF JCT I 90, Faribault, MN
Built 1975 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 850
I 90
FairOver: CO DITCH # 5
7.7 MI E OF TH 169, Faribault, MN
Built 1975 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 7,162
I 90
FairOver: CO DITCH # 9
10 2 MI E OF TH 169, Faribault, MN
Built 1975 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 7,448
I 90
FairOver: E FK BLUE EARTH RIVER
0.2 MI W OF JCT TH 22, Faribault, MN
Built 1977 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 7,508
T 375
FairOver: STREAM
0.4 MI E OF JCT TH 109, Faribault, MN
Built 1916 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 40
US 63
FairOver: SPRING VALLEY CREEK
0.2 MI S OF E JCT TH 16, Fillmore, MN
Built 1936 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 6,108
CSAH 11
FairOver: STREAM
0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 12, Fillmore, MN
Built 1940 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 270
MN 139
FairOver: DEER CREEK
2.0 MI S OF JCT TH 44, Fillmore, MN
Built 1979 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 991
CSAH 8
FairOver: SUGAR CREEK
1.4 MI W OF JCT TH 52, Fillmore, MN
Built 1978 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 355
CSAH 14
FairOver: CANFIELD CREEK
1.5 MI W OF JCT CSAH 9, Fillmore, MN
Built 1980 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 290
US 52
FairOver: STREAM
3.3 MI S OF JCT TH 74, Fillmore, MN
Built 1987 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 4,193
I 35
FairOver: DITCH
4.5 MI N OF JCT TH 251, Freeborn, MN
Built 1965 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 21,000
MN 13
FairOver: STREAM
1.83 MI N OF JCT TH 69, Freeborn, MN
Built 1969 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 3,250
I 35
FairOver: CO DITCH # 10
0.5 MI N OF IOWA ST LINE, Freeborn, MN
Built 1970 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 17,300
MN 251
FairOver: TURTLE CREEK (JD #24)
6.8 MI E OF JCT TH 35, Freeborn, MN
Built 1978 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,450
T 11
FairOver: LIME CREEK (CD#5)
1.0 MI N OF JCT CSAH 4, Freeborn, MN
Built 1974 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 85
MN 19
FairOver: STREAM
0.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 6, Goodhue, MN
Built 1949 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,967
MN 56
FairOver: STREAM
0.2 MI N OF N JCT TH 60, Goodhue, MN
Built 1949 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,434
MN 56
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
0.8 MI N OF N JCT TH 19, Goodhue, MN
Built 1949 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,632
US 61
FairOver: BULLARD CREEK
5.4 MI SE OF JCT TH 58, Goodhue, MN
Built 1953 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 6,286
US 52
FairOver: STREAM
0.3 MI N OF N JCT TH 60, Goodhue, MN
Built 1959 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 21,347
MN 60
FairOver: STREAM
2.1 MI E OF JCT TH 57, Goodhue, MN
Built 1973 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 4,100
MN 60
FairOver: SHINGLE CREEK
0.2 MI W OF JCT TH 57, Goodhue, MN
Built 1974 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,550
T 273
FairOver: STREAM
1.0 MI N OF JCT TH 60, Goodhue, MN
Built 1977 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 71
MN 246
FairOver: LITTLE CANNON RIVER
3.4 MI NE OF JCT TH 56, Goodhue, MN
Built 1978 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 192
CR 67
FairOver: MUSTINKA RIVER
0.5 MI N OF JCT CR 31, Grant, MN
Built 1955 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 20
MN 27
FairOver: CHIPPEWA RIVER
0.7 MI E OF HOFFMAN, Grant, MN
Built 1989 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,652
CON 2253
FairOver: BASSETT CREEK
0.1 Mi West of Jct TH 16, Hennepin, MN
Built 1965 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,322
CON 132
FairOver: BASSETT CREEK
0.1 Mi West of Jct TH 16, Hennepin, MN
Built 1965 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 5,094
MSAS 136
FairOver: CENTENNIAL L
0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 17, Hennepin, MN
Built 1989 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 5,050
MN 55
FairOver: Bassett Creek
1.5 MI E OF JCT TH 100, Hennepin, MN
Built 1947 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 14,248
CON 141
FairOver: Minnehaha Creek
1.1 MI N OF JCT TH 7, Hennepin, MN
Built 1965 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 5,200
I 94
FairOver: RUSH CREEK
4.3 MI NW OF JCT TH 494, Hennepin, MN
Built 1969 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 93,830
MSAS 333
FairOver: BASSETT CREEK
0.2 MI N OF GLDN VALL RD, Hennepin, MN
Built 1983 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,398
M 72
FairOver: BASSETT CREEK
0.4 NE OF JCT CSAH 156, Hennepin, MN
Built 1989 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 250
MN 26
FairOver: STREAM
4.6 MI N OF IOWA ST LINE, Houston, MN
Built 1947 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,447
MN 16
FairOver: PINE CREEK
1.1 MI S OF JCT TH 61, Houston, MN
Built 1931 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 10,031
MN 16
FairOver: DALY CREEK
5.0 MI E OF S JCT TH 43, Houston, MN
Built 1955 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,434
MN 16
FairOver: MOUND PRAIRIE CREEK
5.7 MI E OF E JCT TH 76, Houston, MN
Built 1983 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,564
MN 26
FairOver: STREAM
3.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH 3, Houston, MN
Built 1986 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,567
US 71
FairOver: STRAIGHT RIVER
3.0 MI S OF PARK RAPIDS, Hubbard, MN
Built 1930 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 4,567
I 90
FairOver: MIDDLESTADT CREEK
6.7 MI W OF JCT TH 86, Jackson, MN
Built 1973 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 8,808
MN 23
FairOver: ANN RIVER
3.5 MI W OF MORA, Kanabec, MN
Built 1951 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 5,800
MN 7
FairOver: S FK CROW RIVER (JD #1)
2.0 MI SE OF LAKE LILLIA, Kandiyohi, MN
Built 1986 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,529
US 59
FairOver: STATE DITCH # 90, LAT #5
2.6 MI SE OF KARLSTAD, Kittson, MN
Built 1936 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,100
MN 175
FairOver: MID BR TWO RIVERS
1.6 MI E OF JCT TH 75, Kittson, MN
Built 1969 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 810
US 71
FairOver: DINNER CREEK
10.7 MI S OF BIG FALLS, Koochiching, MN
Built 1955 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 695
US 71
FairOver: BEAR RIVER
12.4 MI SW OF JCT TH 65, Koochiching, MN
Built 1977 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 1,155
CR 119
FairOver: E BR RAT ROOT RIVER
1.5 MI NE OF JCT TH 53, Koochiching, MN
Built 1977 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 36
Showing 2,551-2,600 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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