Poor Condition Bridges in Minnesota

609 bridges rated Poor condition in Minnesota. FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

Bridges Rated Poor Condition

A bridge is rated Poor when one or more of its major components (deck, superstructure, or substructure) has a condition rating of 4 or below on the FHWA 0–9 scale. Poor condition does not mean imminent danger of collapse, but indicates significant deterioration requiring priority maintenance or replacement. There are 609 such bridges in Minnesota.

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Bridge State Condition Year Built ADT Length
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH Minnesota 1949 135 170.2 m
RICE RIVER Minnesota 1969 131 24.0 m
ELM CREEK Minnesota 1965 128 28.4 m
WELLS CREEK Minnesota 1967 125 33.6 m
EAST SAVANNA RIVER Minnesota 1979 125 31.1 m
S BR RAPID RIVER Minnesota 1960 125 49.1 m
PERCH CREEK Minnesota 1955 125 15.2 m
WATER HEN CREEK Minnesota 1937 125 13.0 m
BEAR CREEK Minnesota 1962 120 15.2 m
ESTES BROOK Minnesota 1960 120 7.7 m
HAWK CREEK Minnesota 1963 119 18.9 m
SLEEPY EYE CREEK (JD #36 Minnesota 1965 117 12.2 m
MUD CREEK Minnesota 1975 115 23.8 m
STREAM Minnesota 1958 115 16.5 m
STREAM Minnesota 1958 115 9.9 m
DRY CREEK Minnesota 1949 110 9.8 m
BIG FORK RIVER Minnesota 1980 110 53.3 m
RAT ROOT RIVER Minnesota 1967 110 39.6 m
STREAM Minnesota 1954 110 9.8 m
NINE MILE CREEK Minnesota 1947 110 6.7 m
YELLOW MEDICINE RIVER Minnesota 1956 107 6.9 m
SWAN RIVER Minnesota 1966 106 16.5 m
WINTER ROAD RIVER Minnesota 1982 105 15.2 m
CO DITCH # 3 Minnesota 1974 105 15.2 m
STREAM Minnesota 1960 103 7.3 m
STREAM Minnesota 1992 100 22.3 m
BAPTISM RIVER Minnesota 1923 100 116.7 m
E FK DES MOINES RIVER Minnesota 1972 100 28.7 m
GILMORE CREEK Minnesota 1974 100 14.3 m
RUSH CREEK Minnesota 1979 100 35.4 m
CR.107 OVER ELM CREEK Minnesota 1975 99 21.1 m
BLACK RIVER Minnesota 1922 97 22.9 m
CO DITCH # 70 Minnesota 1978 94 23.8 m
LE SUEUR RIVER Minnesota 1950 92 25.4 m
STREAM Minnesota 1951 92 14.6 m
DEER CREEK Minnesota 1977 90 28.4 m
LITTLE FORK RIVER Minnesota 1984 90 25.4 m
S BR BATTLE RIVER Minnesota 1957 90 9.4 m
WILLOW RIVER Minnesota 1957 90 8.2 m
STREAM Minnesota 1973 89 9.1 m
CO DITCH # 1 Minnesota 1938 88 8.0 m
BEVENS CREEK Minnesota 1971 86 19.0 m
LITTLE COBB RIVER Minnesota 1931 86 10.2 m
E FK DES MOINES RIVER Minnesota 1977 85 21.1 m
EIGHT MILE CREEK Minnesota 1977 85 15.4 m
CEDAR RUN Minnesota 1957 85 20.0 m
RICE CREEK Minnesota 1965 82 12.2 m
STREAM Minnesota 1952 80 12.2 m
WILLOW RIVER Minnesota 1924 80 10.0 m
E FK DES MOINES RIVER Minnesota 1977 77 19.3 m

About Poor Condition Bridge Ratings

FHWA rates bridge components on a 0–9 scale. A rating of 4 or below on any major component (deck, superstructure, substructure) classifies the bridge as Poor condition. The bridge remains open to traffic but requires priority attention. Bridges rated 0–2 are immediately closed.