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
M 37
FairOver: HOBOKEN CREEK
0.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 17, Stearns, MN
Built 1965 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 152
T 738
FairOver: GETCHELL CREEK
0.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 11, Stearns, MN
Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 22
MN 29
FairOver: JD #5
3.5 MI S OF BENSON, Swift, MN
Built 2014 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,200
CSAH 8
FairOver: JUD DITCH # 8
0.5 MI W OF JCT CSAH17, Swift, MN
Built 1920 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 80
MN 27
FairOver: SAUK RIVER
0.38 MI E OF JCT CSAH 37, Todd, MN
Built 2022 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,566
T 357
FairOver: TURTLE CREEK
2.0 MI E OF JCT CR 79, Todd, MN
Built 1935 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 18
CR 99
FairOver: CO DITCH # 11
0.4 MI E OF JCT CR 87, Traverse, MN
Built 1974 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5
T 76
FairOver: TWELVE MILE CREEK
0.4 MI W OF JCT CSAH 13, Traverse, MN
Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4
CSAH 30
FairOver: STREAM
0.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH24, Wabasha, MN
Built 1964 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,400
CSAH 2
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
1.9 MI N OF JCT TH60, Wabasha, MN
Built 1970 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 610
MN 4
FairOver: DITCH
5.9 MI N OF ST JAMES, Watonwan, MN
Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 893
CSAH 31
FairOver: TROUT CREEK
1.5 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 30, Winona, MN
Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75
CSAH 9
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
4.7 MI SW OF JCT TH 14, Winona, MN
Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 425
T 133
FairOver: PLEASANT VALLEY CREEK
0.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 17, Winona, MN
Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 90
T 16
FairOver: STREAM
0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 30, Winona, MN
Built 1978 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 35
CSAH 31
FairOver: TROUT CREEK
1.8 MI S OF N COUNTY LIN, Winona, MN
Built 1968 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75
CSAH 11
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
0.3 MI N OF S COUNTY LIN, Winona, MN
Built 1971 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 310
CSAH 9
FairOver: STREAM
1.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 17, Winona, MN
Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 140
T 286
FairOver: PINE CREEK
1.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 33, Winona, MN
Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
CSAH 29
FairOver: HEMINGWAY CREEK
1.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 2, Winona, MN
Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 255
CSAH 17
FairOver: COREY CREEK
0.1 MI N OF JCT TH 76, Winona, MN
Built 1981 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 85
CSAH 31
FairOver: STREAM
1.6 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 30, Winona, MN
Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 75
CSAH 23
FairOver: GARVIN BROOK
0.2 MI S OF JCT TH14, Winona, MN
Built 1969 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 710
T 278
FairOver: STREAM
0.7 MI N OF JCT CSAH 5, Winona, MN
Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 24
T 215
FairOver: COON CREEK
1.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 2, Faribault, MN
Built 1976 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 35
CSAH 8
FairOver: THREE MILE CREEK
0.2 MI W OF JCT CR 65, Lyon, MN
Built 1973 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 435
T 126
FairOver: SOUTH CREEK
0.4 MI E OF JCT CSAH 59, Martin, MN
Built 1976 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 20
T 275
FairOver: S FK CROW RIVER
0.7 MI W OF JCT CSAH 1, Meeker, MN
Built 1977 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 80
T 275
FairOver: S FK CROW RIVER
1.6 MI W OF JCT TH 22, Meeker, MN
Built 1977 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 60
T 275
FairOver: S FK CROW RIVER
2.7 MI S OF JCT CSAH 22, Meeker, MN
Built 1977 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 60
T 278
FairOver: S FK CROW RIVER
0.8 MI W OF JCT CSAH 10, Meeker, MN
Built 1978 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 40
T 280
FairOver: S FK CROW RIVER
0.5 MI S OF JCT TH 7, Meeker, MN
Built 1978 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 19
T 194
FairOver: N FK CROW RIVER
0.1 MI W OF JCT TH 4, Meeker, MN
Built 1981 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 28
M 171
FairOver: OTTER TAIL RIVER
0.6 MI E OF CONCORD ST, Otter Tail, MN
Built 1974 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 625
CR 59
FairOver: CHAN BTWN LAKES
1.0 MI E OF W CO LINE, Rice, MN
Built 1980 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 125
MN 270
FairOver: BNSF RR
IN HILLS, Rock, MN
Built 1967 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 1,361
MN 27
FairOver: TWELVE MILE CREEK
6.9 MI E OF WHEATON, Traverse, MN
Built 1970 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 962
CR 135
FairOver: CLEARWATER RIVER
AT N COUNTY LINE, Wright, MN
Built 1974 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 736
T 314
FairOver: WILD RICE RIVER
2.4 MI S OF JCT CSAH 14, Mahnomen, MN
Built 1984 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 30
CSAH 78
FairOver: COON CREEK
0.3 MI N OF JCT TH 10, Anoka, MN
Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 24,601
US 59
FairOver: 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
IRR BIA RTE 18
FairOver: BLACKDUCK RIVER
12 KM NE OF REDBY, Beltrami, MN
Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 400
US 12
FairOver: MINNESOTA RIVER
0.4 MI W OF ORTONVILLE, Big Stone, MN
Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,366
MN 15
FairOver: LITTLE COTTONWOOD RIVER
2.1 MI S OF TH 68, Brown, MN
Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,450
RESERVATION ROAD
FairOver: FOND DU LAC CREEK
8KM NW 135/ MN 33, Carlton, MN
Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 290
I 35
FairOver: MOOSE HORN RIVER
1.8 MI N OF JCT TH 27, Carlton, MN
Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,200
I 35
FairOver: MOOSE HORN RIVER
1.8 MI N OF JCT TH 27, Carlton, MN
Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,200
CSAH 8
FairOver: N FK NEMADJI RIVER
3.1 MI E OF JCT CSAH 11, Carlton, MN
Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 630
T 60
FairOver: BLACKHOOF CREEK
0.3 MI E OF JCT CR 104, Carlton, MN
Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 23
US 10
FairOver: BUFFALO RIVER
IN HAWLEY, Clay, MN
Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,904
Showing 3,201-3,250 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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