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 1488
FairOver: SPLIT ROCK RIVER
0.6 MI S OF JCT CR 75, Aitkin, MN
Built 1972 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 8
IRR BIA RTE 18
FairOver: BATTLE RIVER
19 KM SE OF PONEMAH, Beltrami, MN
Built 1978 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 400
M 280
FairOver: MISSISSIPPI RIVER
0.7 MI NW OF JCT CSAH 11, Beltrami, MN
Built 2000 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 267
CSAH 38
FairOver: WATONWAN RIVER
0.2 MI E OF JCT TH 169, Blue Earth, MN
Built 1983 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 276
CSAH 61
FairOver: BNSF RR
0.2 MI S OF JCT TH 210, Carlton, MN
Built 1979 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 2,884
CSAH 77
FairOver: GULL LAKE NARROWS
0.3 MI E OF JCT CSAH 78, Cass, MN
Built 1996 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 3,050
CSAH 21
FairOver: N BR ROOT RIVER
0.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 6, Fillmore, MN
Built 1977 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 135
UT 115
FairOver: BOSTICK CREEK
0.8 MI S OF JCT CSAH 8, Lake of the Woods, MN
Built 1979 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 40
T 159
FairOver: REDWOOD RIVER
0.4 MI E OF JCT CSAH 30, Redwood, MN
Built 1978 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 16
CR 303
FairOver: PIKE RIVER
0.1 MI W OF JCT TH 135, St. Louis, MN
Built 1990 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 35
T 264
FairOver: LITTLE COTTONWOOD RIVER
1.0 MI N OF JCT CSAH 24, Brown, MN
Built 1979 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 85
CSAH 6
FairOver: STREAM
1.5 MI W OF JCT CSAH 13, Dodge, MN
Built 1935 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 39
CSAH 66
FairOver: JUD DITCH # 1
0.9 MI N OF JCT CSAH 69, Polk, MN
Built 1995 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 5
US 52
FairOver: N FK ZUMBRO RIVER
2.2 MI N OF N JCT TH 60, Goodhue, MN
Built 1983 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 10,674
MSAS 174
FairOver: CENTENNIAL LK
0.1 MI E OF CSAH 17, Hennepin, MN
Built 1995 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 3,924
MN 61
FairOver: CROW CREEK
8.3 MI NE OF JCT CSAH 2, Lake, MN
Built 1968 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 4,763
MSAS 117
FairOver: SOUTH FORK CROW RIVER
0.1 MI S OF JCT TH 7, McLeod, MN
Built 1978 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 9,300
T 251
FairOver: CEDAR RIVER
1.6 MI NE OF JCT TH 218, Mower, MN
Built 1973 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 29
MN 37
FairOver: DM;IR RY
16.0 MI E OF JCT TH 169, St. Louis, MN
Built 1982 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 4,300
CSAH 21
FairOver: PINE ISLAND CREEK
0.1 MI NW OF S CO LINE, Wabasha, MN
Built 1979 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 610
CSAH 29
FairOver: DM E RR
0.8 MI SE OF JCT CSAH 12, Brown, MN
Built 1988 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 5,400
SPR 4
FairOver: MIDDLE RIVER
0.2 MI W JCT CSAH 39, Marshall, MN
Built 2007 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 50
CSAH 10
FairOver: JUD DITCH # 36
0.4 MI S OF JCT TH 68, Redwood, MN
Built 1964 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 295
M 361
FairOver: MILLER CREEK
0.3 MI N OF 3RD ST, St. Louis, MN
Built 2011 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 220
T 166
FairOver: LE SUEUR RIVER
0.6 MI N OF JCT CSAH 9, Waseca, MN
Built 1996 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 16
CR 135
FairOver: WILD RICE RIVER
0.6 MI N OF JCT TH 200, Mahnomen, MN
Built 1986 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 50
CSAH 12
FairOver: RUM RIVER
0.4 MI W OF JCT CSAH 1, Mille Lacs, MN
Built 2013 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 520
MSAS 121
FairOver: RAVINE
0.26 M NE OF JCT CSAH 19, Washington, MN
Built 2011 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 790
CSAH 1
FairOver: DITCH
0.6 MI N JCT CSAH 13, Chippewa, MN
Built 2007 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 289
CSAH 15
FairOver: YELLOW BANK RIVER
0.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 40, Lac qui Parle, MN
Built 1992 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 220
T 114
FairOver: TEN MILE CREEK
0.5 MI W OF JCT CSAH 35, Lac qui Parle, MN
Built 2002 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 44
US 212
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
5.5 MI W OF JCT TH 22, McLeod, MN
Built 1982 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 4,016
T 76
FairOver: S FK CROW RIVER
0.9 MI S OF JCT TH 7, Meeker, MN
Built 2004 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 60
CSAH 37
FairOver: LAC QUI PARLE RIVER
0.6 MI N OF JCT TH 67, Yellow Medicine, MN
Built 1975 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 43
CSAH 36
FairOver: SKUNK RIVER
3.1 MI S OF JCT TH 27, Morrison, MN
Built 1989 Load: 39.1 t ADT: 353
T 439
FairOver: PLATTE RIVER
0.5 MI N OF JCT CSAH 43, Morrison, MN
Built 1990 Load: 39.1 t ADT: 91
CSAH 29
FairOver: MOOSE RIVER
1.2 MI S OF JCT CSAH 19, Aitkin, MN
Built 2005 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 46
IRR BIA RTE 18
FairOver: HAY CREEK
9KM NORTHEAST OF REDBY MN, Beltrami, MN
Built 1986 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 400
FR2208
FairOver: EVERTON CREEK
1 MI SE OF JCT CSAH 28, Beltrami, MN
Built 1949 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 28
UT 780
FairOver: MOOSE RIVER (JD # 21)
2.0 MI E OF JCT CSAH 1, Beltrami, MN
Built 1985 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 10
T 50
FairOver: ELK RIVER
0.5 MI S OF JCT TH 25, Benton, MN
Built 2003 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 50
CR 51
FairOver: DITCH 9
AT JCT CSAH 7, Benton, MN
Built 2000 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 180
US 169
FairOver: BLUE EARTH RIVER
4.5 MI N OF JCT TH 30, Blue Earth, MN
Built 1979 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 1,800
CSAH 46
FairOver: MAPLE RIVER
1.2 MI E OF JCT CSAH 7, Blue Earth, MN
Built 1971 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 248
US 169
FairOver: STREAM
10.5 MI N OF JCT TH 30, Blue Earth, MN
Built 1994 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 3,084
US 169
FairOver: STREAM
10.8 MI N OF JCT TH 30, Blue Earth, MN
Built 1994 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 3,084
MN 210
FairOver: BNSF RR
1.6 MI E OF JCT TH 73, Carlton, MN
Built 1990 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 3,500
CSAH 20
FairOver: W INLET TO RICE LAKE
0.4 MI NE OF JCT CR 127, Carver, MN
Built 2002 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 4,100
CSAH 33
FairOver: JOINT DITCH # 1
1.1 MI N OF JCT TH 7, Carver, MN
Built 1990 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 2,800
CSAH 33
FairOver: JOINT DITCH # 1
1.4 MI N OF JCT TH 7, Carver, MN
Built 1990 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 2,800
Showing 4,151-4,200 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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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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