State profile · Below median Poor share

Minnesota bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Minnesota, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

11,969
Public bridges
55.0%
Good condition
3.6%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

Total Bridges

11,969

Public highway bridges in Minnesota

Good Condition

55.0%

6,580 bridges rated 7-9

5.0pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

3.6%

435 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-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 - Poor-condition share 12.1%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Minnesota63.7%32%GoodFairPoor
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 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

3.03% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,122

AL

Alabama

3.35% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$13,471
Selected

MN

Minnesota

3.63% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$11,969

CT

Connecticut

3.95% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$4,277

TN

Tennessee

3.97% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$20,426

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 187

Poor

Over: OKABENA CREEK

0.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 18, Jackson, MN

Built 1905 Load: 2.9 t ADT: 10

M 8

Poor

Over: WELCOME CREEK

0.1 MI W OF CO LINE, Itasca, MN

Built 1919 Load: 3.3 t ADT: 10

CSAH 7

Poor

Over: 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

Poor

Over: W SWAN RIVER

0.4 MI S OF JCT CR606, St. Louis, MN

Built 1921 Load: 3.3 t ADT: 24

CR 156

Poor

Over: MAPLE RIVER

0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 154, Blue Earth, MN

Built 1961 Load: 3.9 t ADT: 141

T 309

Poor

Over: 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

Fair

Over: BOGUS BROOK

1.0 MI E OF JCT CSAH 10, Mille Lacs, MN

Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 38

MN 27

Fair

Over: RICE CREEK

5.7 MI E OF LITTLE FALLS, Morrison, MN

Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,907

MN 27

Fair

Over: SKUNK RIVER

6.0 MI E OF LASTRUP, Morrison, MN

Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 892

T 175

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.1 MI E OF JCT CR 222, Morrison, MN

Built 1975 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 55

CSAH 46

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.8 MI W OF JCT TH 56, Mower, MN

Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 295

T 199

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 46, Mower, MN

Built 1976 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 40

T 11

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.8 MI S OF JCT CSAH 1, Murray, MN

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 13

M 214

Fair

Over: OKABENA CREEK

0.1 MI W OF JCT TH 59, Nobles, MN

Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1

CSAH 3

Fair

Over: OKABENA CREEK

1.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 36, Nobles, MN

Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 355

MN 32

Fair

Over: MASHAUG CREEK

0.9 MI S OF JCT MN 200, Norman, MN

Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,249

CSAH 75

Fair

Over: HAY CREEK

1.4 MI S OF JCT CSAH 8, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 495

CSAH 62

Fair

Over: RED EYE RIVER

0.7 MI W OF JCT CSAH 19, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 265

CSAH 15

Fair

Over: OTTER TAIL RIVER

1.6 MI W OF JCT CSAH 1, Otter Tail, MN

Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 700

MN 219

Fair

Over: JUD DITCH # 13

1.6 MI N OF GOODRIDGE, Pennington, MN

Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 820

CSAH 17

Fair

Over: S FK GRINDSTONE RIVER

0.7 MI N OF JCT CSAH 18, Pine, MN

Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 459

T 741

Fair

Over: CANE CREEK

1.4 MI S OF JCT CSAH 33, Pine, MN

Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 15

T 263

Fair

Over: ROCK RIVER

0.6 MI W OF JCT CSAH 17, Pipestone, MN

Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 145

T 112

Fair

Over: N BR PIPESTONE CREEK

0.4 MI S OF JCT CSAH 7, Pipestone, MN

Built 1976 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 30

CSAH 18

Fair

Over: TRIB ROCK RIVER

0.4 MI S OF JCT CSAH 3, Pipestone, MN

Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 700

T 64

Fair

Over: WILLOW CREEK

1.0 MI W OF JCT CSAH 15, Pipestone, MN

Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

CSAH 18

Fair

Over: 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

Fair

Over: MAIN DITCH

0.4 mi N of jct CSAH 4, Pipestone, MN

Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 34

T 125

Fair

Over: TRIB WILLOW CREEK

1.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 10, Pipestone, MN

Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 17

CSAH 20

Fair

Over: CO DITCH # 2

0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 67, Polk, MN

Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 754

CR 232

Fair

Over: SAND HILL RIVER

1.4 MI W OF JCT TH 9, Polk, MN

Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 82

MSAS 194

Fair

Over: PED TRAIL

0.4 MI NE OF JCT TH 35E, Ramsey, MN

Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 18,000

CSAH 15

Fair

Over: CO DITCH # 2

0.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 77, Ramsey, MN

Built 1968 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,703

CSAH 77

Fair

Over: CO DITCH # 2

0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 15, Ramsey, MN

Built 1968 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,630

US 59

Fair

Over: LOST RIVER

5.0 MI S OF PLUMMER, Red Lake, MN

Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,150

T 90

Fair

Over: 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

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK (JD #31)

0.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 7, Redwood, MN

Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 81

CR 81

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.3 MI E OF JCT TH 246, Rice, MN

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 236

CSAH 46

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

0.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 1, Rice, MN

Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,700

MN 60

Fair

Over: CROCKERS CREEK

0.9 MI E OF JCT TH 35, Rice, MN

Built 2013 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 12,429

CSAH 39

Fair

Over: CROCKERS CREEK

0.3 MI W OF JCT CR 93, Rice, MN

Built 1976 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 750

T 131

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.7 MI E OF JCT CSAH 42, Rice, MN

Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 24

MN 32

Fair

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

4.3 MI S OF JCT TH 11, Roseau, MN

Built 2023 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,600

US 169

Fair

Over: PICHA CREEK

2.6 MI S OF JCT TH 41, Scott, MN

Built 2019 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 29,000

CR 61

Fair

Over: W BR RAVEN STREAM

0.8 MI S OF JCT CSAH 4, Scott, MN

Built 1932 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 55

CR 710

Fair

Over: DEER CREEK

2.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH39, St. Louis, MN

Built 2015 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 161

UT 9246

Fair

Over: COOLIDGE CREEK

6.0 MI SW OF JCT CSAH 4, St. Louis, MN

Built 2017 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 53

CSAH 43

Fair

Over: FRENCH RIVER

0.2 MI W OF JCT CR281, St. Louis, MN

Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,250

CSAH 108

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.1 MI N OF JCT CR 334, St. Louis, MN

Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 230

CSAH 24

Fair

Over: TEN MILE CREEK

3.5 MI S OF JCT CSAH 23, St. Louis, MN

Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 85

CR 230

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 52, St. Louis, MN

Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20

CR 542

Fair

Over: CO DITCH

0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 7, St. Louis, MN

Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5

CSAH 5

Fair

Over: DEMPSEY CREEK

1.0 MI N OF JCT MN 37, St. Louis, MN

Built 1960 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,350

M 344

Fair

Over: DEMPSEY CREEK

0.7 MI W OF JCT CSAH5, St. Louis, MN

Built 1943 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4

SFR 293

Fair

Over: HELLWIG CREEK

0.2 MI N OF JCT TH 53, St. Louis, MN

Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1

CSAH 10

Fair

Over: STREAM

0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 16, Stearns, MN

Built 1958 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 880

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