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 193
FairOver: BOGUS BROOK
1.0 MI E OF JCT CSAH 10, Mille Lacs, MN
Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 38
MN 27
FairOver: RICE CREEK
5.7 MI E OF LITTLE FALLS, Morrison, MN
Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,907
MN 27
FairOver: SKUNK RIVER
6.0 MI E OF LASTRUP, Morrison, MN
Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 892
T 175
FairOver: STREAM
0.1 MI E OF JCT CR 222, Morrison, MN
Built 1975 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 55
CSAH 46
FairOver: STREAM
0.8 MI W OF JCT TH 56, Mower, MN
Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 295
T 199
FairOver: STREAM
0.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 46, Mower, MN
Built 1976 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 40
T 11
FairOver: STREAM
0.8 MI S OF JCT CSAH 1, Murray, MN
Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 13
M 214
FairOver: OKABENA CREEK
0.1 MI W OF JCT TH 59, Nobles, MN
Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1
CSAH 3
FairOver: OKABENA CREEK
1.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 36, Nobles, MN
Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 355
MN 32
FairOver: MASHAUG CREEK
0.9 MI S OF JCT MN 200, Norman, MN
Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,249
CSAH 75
FairOver: HAY CREEK
1.4 MI S OF JCT CSAH 8, Otter Tail, MN
Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 495
CSAH 62
FairOver: RED EYE RIVER
0.7 MI W OF JCT CSAH 19, Otter Tail, MN
Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 265
CSAH 15
FairOver: OTTER TAIL RIVER
1.6 MI W OF JCT CSAH 1, Otter Tail, MN
Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 700
MN 219
FairOver: JUD DITCH # 13
1.6 MI N OF GOODRIDGE, Pennington, MN
Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 820
CSAH 17
FairOver: S FK GRINDSTONE RIVER
0.7 MI N OF JCT CSAH 18, Pine, MN
Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 459
T 741
FairOver: CANE CREEK
1.4 MI S OF JCT CSAH 33, Pine, MN
Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 15
T 263
FairOver: ROCK RIVER
0.6 MI W OF JCT CSAH 17, Pipestone, MN
Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 145
T 112
FairOver: N BR PIPESTONE CREEK
0.4 MI S OF JCT CSAH 7, Pipestone, MN
Built 1976 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 30
CSAH 18
FairOver: TRIB ROCK RIVER
0.4 MI S OF JCT CSAH 3, Pipestone, MN
Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 700
T 64
FairOver: WILLOW CREEK
1.0 MI W OF JCT CSAH 15, Pipestone, MN
Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25
CSAH 18
FairOver: TRIB E BR ROCK RIVER
0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 6, Pipestone, MN
Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 768
T 101
FairOver: MAIN DITCH
0.4 mi N of jct CSAH 4, Pipestone, MN
Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 34
T 125
FairOver: TRIB WILLOW CREEK
1.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 10, Pipestone, MN
Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 17
CSAH 20
FairOver: CO DITCH # 2
0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 67, Polk, MN
Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 754
CR 232
FairOver: SAND HILL RIVER
1.4 MI W OF JCT TH 9, Polk, MN
Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 82
MSAS 194
FairOver: PED TRAIL
0.4 MI NE OF JCT TH 35E, Ramsey, MN
Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 18,000
CSAH 15
FairOver: CO DITCH # 2
0.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 77, Ramsey, MN
Built 1968 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,703
CSAH 77
FairOver: CO DITCH # 2
0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 15, Ramsey, MN
Built 1968 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,630
US 59
FairOver: LOST RIVER
5.0 MI S OF PLUMMER, Red Lake, MN
Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,150
T 90
FairOver: LOWER BADGER CRK(CD # 3)
0.6 MI E OF JCT CR 116, Red Lake, MN
Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10
M 6
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK (JD #31)
0.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 7, Redwood, MN
Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 81
CR 81
FairOver: STREAM
0.3 MI E OF JCT TH 246, Rice, MN
Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 236
CSAH 46
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 1, Rice, MN
Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,700
MN 60
FairOver: CROCKERS CREEK
0.9 MI E OF JCT TH 35, Rice, MN
Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 12,429
CSAH 39
FairOver: CROCKERS CREEK
0.3 MI W OF JCT CR 93, Rice, MN
Built 1976 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 750
T 131
FairOver: STREAM
0.7 MI E OF JCT CSAH 42, Rice, MN
Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 24
MN 32
FairOver: UNNAMED STREAM
4.3 MI S OF JCT TH 11, Roseau, MN
Built 2023 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,600
US 169
FairOver: PICHA CREEK
2.6 MI S OF JCT TH 41, Scott, MN
Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 29,000
CR 61
FairOver: W BR RAVEN STREAM
0.8 MI S OF JCT CSAH 4, Scott, MN
Built 1932 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 55
CR 710
FairOver: DEER CREEK
2.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH39, St. Louis, MN
Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 161
UT 9246
FairOver: COOLIDGE CREEK
6.0 MI SW OF JCT CSAH 4, St. Louis, MN
Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 53
CSAH 43
FairOver: FRENCH RIVER
0.2 MI W OF JCT CR281, St. Louis, MN
Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,250
CSAH 108
FairOver: STREAM
0.1 MI N OF JCT CR 334, St. Louis, MN
Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 230
CSAH 24
FairOver: TEN MILE CREEK
3.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 23, St. Louis, MN
Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 85
CR 230
FairOver: STREAM
0.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 52, St. Louis, MN
Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20
CR 542
FairOver: CO DITCH
0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 7, St. Louis, MN
Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5
CSAH 5
FairOver: DEMPSEY CREEK
1.0 MI N OF JCT MN 37, St. Louis, MN
Built 1960 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,350
M 344
FairOver: DEMPSEY CREEK
0.7 MI W OF JCT CSAH5, St. Louis, MN
Built 1943 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4
SFR 293
FairOver: HELLWIG CREEK
0.2 MI N OF JCT TH 53, St. Louis, MN
Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1
CSAH 10
FairOver: STREAM
0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 16, Stearns, MN
Built 1958 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 880
Showing 3,151-3,200 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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