Auto Tour Route over Minnesota River

Big Stone County, Minnesota · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

• Auto Tour Route over Minnesota River in Big Stone County, Minnesota, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
• Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 2007, making it 18 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 50 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
• It is one of 10 of the 17 inventoried bridges in Big Stone County rated good (58.8%); 1 (5.9%) are rated poor.
• A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

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Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Minnesota department of transportation.

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