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US 2 over BNSF; Cp Rail

Beltrami County, Minnesota · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

US 2 over BNSF; Cp Rail in Beltrami County, Minnesota, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1978, making it 47 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 7,850 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 34 of the 101 inventoried bridges in Beltrami County rated fair (33.7%); 3 (3.0%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 289 ft
Location	0.8 Mi N of Jct Csah 7
NBI structure number	04005
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Mn 197 over Mississippi River	2002	11,600	Good
Mn 197 over Mississippi River	2002	11,600	Fair
US 2 over BNSF; Cp Rail	1978	7,850	Fair
Mn 1 over Pike Creek	2020	6,000	Good
US 2 over Csah 7	1978	5,200	Good
US 2 over Csah 7	1978	5,007	Fair