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
MSAS 197
FairOver: MISSISSIPPI RIVER
0.4 MI E OF WASH. AVE, Hennepin, MN
Built 1980 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 10,348
CSAH 33
FairOver: THIRD RIVER
4.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 32, Itasca, MN
Built 1981 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 50
CSAH 53
FairOver: PRAIRIE RIVER
3.8 MI W OF JCT TH 65, Itasca, MN
Built 1938 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 40
CR 116
FairOver: CO DITCH # 10
0.6 MI N OF JCT CR 87, Kandiyohi, MN
Built 1978 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 120
CSAH 9
FairOver: MEADOW CREEK
0.2 MI S OF JCT CR 72, Lyon, MN
Built 1923 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 451
CSAH 60
FairOver: MIDDLE RIVER
0.1 MI E OF JCT TH 32, Marshall, MN
Built 1966 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 480
CSAH 36
FairOver: SNAKE RIVER
0.9 MI S OF JCT CSAH 35, Marshall, MN
Built 1969 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 265
CSAH 22
FairOver: CO DITCH # 11
0.9 MI. E. OF CSAH 19, Martin, MN
Built 1963 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 195
T 275
FairOver: S FK CROW RIVER
0.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 1, Meeker, MN
Built 1978 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 80
T 308
FairOver: N FK CROW RIVER
1.2 MI N OF JCT TH 24, Meeker, MN
Built 1971 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 60
T 225
FairOver: DEER CREEK
0.7 MI N OF JCT TH 16, Mower, MN
Built 1979 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 56
CSAH 8
FairOver: KANARANZI CREEK
1.7 MI W OF JCT TH 91, Nobles, MN
Built 1964 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 165
T 22
FairOver: ROCK RIVER
0.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 17, Pipestone, MN
Built 1993 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 26
CR 57
FairOver: STREAM
1.8 MI W OF JCT CSAH 5, Redwood, MN
Built 1977 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 20
T 142
FairOver: PELL CREEK
1.2 MI N OF JCT TH 14, Redwood, MN
Built 1982 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 19
CSAH 19
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
0.9 MI W OF JCT TH 71, Renville, MN
Built 1972 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 305
T 108
FairOver: STREAM
0.3 MI S OF JCT CR 62, Sibley, MN
Built 1986 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 20
US 169
FairOver: DM;IR RY
2.9 MI W OF S JCT TH 53, St. Louis, MN
Built 1970 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 4,750
CR 816
FairOver: PRAIRIE RIVER
1.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH51, St. Louis, MN
Built 1956 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 15
CSAH 13
FairOver: N FK CROW RIVER
1.0 MI S OF JCT CR199, Stearns, MN
Built 1965 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 370
CSAH 3
FairOver: EAGLE CREEK
0.1 MI S OF JCT TH71, Todd, MN
Built 1964 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 560
CSAH 9
FairOver: STREAM
0.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH33, Wabasha, MN
Built 1940 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 385
T 179
FairOver: PARTRIDGE RIVER
0.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 2, Wadena, MN
Built 1990 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 165
CSAH 17
FairOver: OTTER TAIL RIVER
2.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 8, Wilkin, MN
Built 1980 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 43
CR 61
FairOver: ELK RIVER
1.0 MI E OF JCT TH 10, Sherburne, MN
Built 1978 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 180
DEWEY LAKE ROAD
FairOver: STURGEON RIVER
3.9 MI N OF JCT CR 484, St. Louis, MN
Built 1963 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 15
CSAH 19
FairOver: CO DITCH # 32
0.1 MI E OF JCT TH9, Traverse, MN
Built 1949 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 75
CSAH 13
FairOver: CD #1
0.1 MI S OF JCT TH 27, Traverse, MN
Built 1962 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 20
T 234
FairOver: STREAM
0.9 MI E OF JCT CSAH 8, Goodhue, MN
Built 1935 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 66
CR 64
FairOver: STREAM
0.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 11, Lyon, MN
Built 1964 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 20
I 94
FairOver: OTVR
1.6 MI N OF JCT TH 210, Otter Tail, MN
Built 1961 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 8,156
US 53
FairOver: DWP RY
IN ORR, St. Louis, MN
Built 1985 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 2,200
T 165
FairOver: TEN MILE CREEK
0.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 8, Lac qui Parle, MN
Built 1967 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 42
DAHL POOL ROAD
FairOver: DITCH 11
SEC 23 T156N R41W, Marshall, MN
Built 1990 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 10
CSAH 10
FairOver: MAPLE RIVER
0.1 MI NW OF JCT CR 166, Blue Earth, MN
Built 1973 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 1,300
I 35
FairOver: IM RAIL
2.6 MI S OF JCT TH 90, Freeborn, MN
Built 1971 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 11,200
I 35
FairOver: IM RAIL
2.6 MI S OF JCT TH 90, Freeborn, MN
Built 1971 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 11,200
MN 56
FairOver: BIG CANNON RIVER
2.1 MI N OF N JCT TH 19, Goodhue, MN
Built 1949 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 2,632
US 61
FairOver: MISSISSIPPI RIVER
AT WISC STATE LINE, Houston, MN
Built 1992 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 9,008
TOMAHAWK ROAD
FairOver: MITAWAN CREEK
3.6 MI W OF JCT FR 177, Lake, MN
Built 1968 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 50
CSAH 38
FairOver: KNIFE RIVER
0.1 MI NW OF JCT TH 61, Lake, MN
Built 1978 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 126
CR 116
FairOver: LE SUEUR CREEK
0.5 MI E OF JCT CR 117, Le Sueur, MN
Built 1972 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 86
MN 23
FairOver: REDWOOD RIVER
4.3 MI N OF E JCT TH19, Lyon, MN
Built 1973 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 5,204
CSAH 18
FairOver: W BR RUM RIVER
0.2 MI N OF JCT TH 23, Mille Lacs, MN
Built 1977 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 1,550
CSAH 19
FairOver: ROSE CREEK
1.6 MI S OF JCT CSAH 3, Mower, MN
Built 1965 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 480
CSAH 19
FairOver: DOBBINS CREEK
2.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 46, Mower, MN
Built 1979 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 120
T 13
FairOver: JUD DITCH # 6
0.3 MI W OF JCT 515TH. AV, Nicollet, MN
Built 1978 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 65
M 2168
FairOver: BNSF; CP RR
.02 MI W OF JCT TH 61, Ramsey, MN
Built 2002 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 10,000
CR 50
FairOver: PELL CREEK
3.2 MI W OF JCT CSAH 6, Redwood, MN
Built 1973 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 125
CSAH 8
FairOver: STREAM
0.3 MI N OF JCT TH 14, Redwood, MN
Built 1956 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 350
Showing 3,351-3,400 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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