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
CSAH 16
FairOver: STREAM
0.2 MI E OF JCT TH 75, Kittson, MN
Built 1986 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 65
T 227
FairOver: CO DITCH # 8
0.7 MI S OF JCT CSAH 10, Kittson, MN
Built 1985 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 9
US 75
FairOver: CO DITCH # 1
2.0 MI N OF KENNEDY, Kittson, MN
Built 1995 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1,171
US 75
FairOver: STATE DITCH # 1
3.0 MI N OF KENNEDY, Kittson, MN
Built 1995 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1,171
SERVICE RD
FairOver: JUD DITCH # 2
18.0 MI S OF JCT TH 11, Lake of the Woods, MN
Built 1969 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 680
CSAH 53
FairOver: WHITE WATER CREEK
0.2 MI W OF JCT TH 13, Le Sueur, MN
Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1,750
CSAH 19
FairOver: SHANASKA CREEK
1.0 MI S OF JCT CSAH 18, Le Sueur, MN
Built 1974 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1,418
CSAH 3
FairOver: WHITE WATER CREEK
0.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 14, Le Sueur, MN
Built 1985 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1,055
CSAH 5
FairOver: CO DITCH # 35
1.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 15, Lincoln, MN
Built 1982 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 201
T 298
FairOver: STREAM
0.5 MI W OFJCT TH 219, Marshall, MN
Built 1990 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 8
T 254
FairOver: CO DITCH # 3
2.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 19, Marshall, MN
Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 4
T 399
FairOver: JUD DITCH # 21, BR A
0.1 MI S OF JCT CR 134, Marshall, MN
Built 1981 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 7
CR 103
FairOver: CEDAR RUN
0.6 MI S OF N. CO. LINE, Martin, MN
Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 94
CSAH 1
FairOver: CO DITCH # 13
4.4 MI N OF JCT TH 212, McLeod, MN
Built 1976 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 1,700
CSAH 24
FairOver: GROUNDHOUSE RIVER
0.7 MI W OF E CO LINE, Mille Lacs, MN
Built 1970 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 240
CR 156
FairOver: KNIFE RIVER
0.7 MI S OF JCT CSAH 27, Mille Lacs, MN
Built 1972 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 35
CR 103
FairOver: N FK BRADBURY BROOK
0.9 MI W OF JCT CR 107, Mille Lacs, MN
Built 1982 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 80
T 93
FairOver: TIBBETTS BROOK
0.1 MI S OF JCT CSAH 16, Mille Lacs, MN
Built 1972 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 20
T 246
FairOver: ESTES BROOK
0.4 MI S OF JCT CSAH 12, Mille Lacs, MN
Built 1980 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 58
T 245
FairOver: ESTES BROOK
0.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 13, Mille Lacs, MN
Built 1980 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 29
CSAH 33
FairOver: W BR RUM RIVER
0.1 MI W OF JCT CSAH 32, Morrison, MN
Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 722
CSAH 25
FairOver: TWO RIVERS
0.3 MI S OF JCT CSAH 26, Morrison, MN
Built 1971 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 485
CSAH 47
FairOver: FLETCHER CREEK
0.8 MI E OF CR 262, Morrison, MN
Built 1973 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 944
CR 211
FairOver: LITTLE ELK RIVER
0.4 MI E OF JCT CR 210, Morrison, MN
Built 1974 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 135
CR 245
FairOver: W BR RUM RIVER
1.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 33, Morrison, MN
Built 1975 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 118
CR 201
FairOver: DITCH
0.8 MI N OF JCT TH 27, Morrison, MN
Built 1977 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 900
CSAH 34
FairOver: BUCKMAN CREEK
0.6 MI W OF JCT CSAH 36, Morrison, MN
Built 1980 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 778
T 71
FairOver: S BR LITTLE ELK RIVER
2.6 MI W OF JCT CSAH 11, Morrison, MN
Built 1988 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 36
T 70
FairOver: LITTLE ELK RIVER
0.3 MI S OF JCT TH 10, Morrison, MN
Built 1978 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 18
T 151
FairOver: DEER CREEK
0.3 MI N OF JCT TH 16, Mower, MN
Built 1976 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 50
T 266
FairOver: ROBERTS CREEK
0.8 MI E OF JCT CSAH 16, Mower, MN
Built 1979 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 32
CSAH 15
FairOver: ROBINSON CREEK
2.3 MI W OF JCT CSAH 8, Mower, MN
Built 1998 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 270
T 157
FairOver: ROSE CREEK
2.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 20, Mower, MN
Built 2002 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 12
T 124
FairOver: Stream
0.3 mi S of jct CSAH 7, Mower, MN
Built 2001 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 20
T 25
FairOver: Little Iowa River
1.9 mi W of county line, Mower, MN
Built 2001 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 20
T 228
FairOver: S BR ROOT RIVER
0.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 3, Mower, MN
Built 2004 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 25
T 46
FairOver: TRIB OF CEDAR R
1.7 MI W OF JCT TH 218, Mower, MN
Built 2003 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 161
T 128
FairOver: TRIB OF N BR ROOT R
0.6 MI N OF JCT CSAH 1, Mower, MN
Built 2003 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 401
T 127
FairOver: TRIB OF N BR ROOT R
1.2 MI N OF JCT CSAH 1, Mower, MN
Built 2003 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 401
M 128
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
0.4 MI E JCT CSAH 16, Mower, MN
Built 2007 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 10
M 3
FairOver: MURPHY CREEK
0.2 MI E JCT CSAH 45, Mower, MN
Built 2007 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 50
T 296
FairOver: TRIB TO DOBBINS CREEK
0.1 MI N OF JCT CSAH 46, Mower, MN
Built 2008 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 49
T 56
FairOver: STREAM
0.6 MI W OF JCT CSAH 6, Mower, MN
Built 2011 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 49
CSAH 7
FairOver: STREAM
1.7 MI N OF JCT CSAH 1, Mower, MN
Built 2011 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 285
T 267
FairOver: ROBERTS CREEK
0.6 MI W OF JCT TH 56, Mower, MN
Built 2014 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 49
T 29
FairOver: STREAM
1.5 MI E OF JCT CSAH 7, Mower, MN
Built 2014 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 49
T 138
FairOver: DITCH
0.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 1, Mower, MN
Built 1982 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 33
T 27
FairOver: UPPER IOWA RIVER
1.3 MI N OF JCT CSAH 11, Mower, MN
Built 1986 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 25
CR 61
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
0.4 MI N OF JCT CSAH 16, Mower, MN
Built 1985 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 550
T 94
FairOver: STREAM
1.7 MI N OF JCT CSAH 5, Mower, MN
Built 1985 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 28
Showing 3,801-3,850 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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