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FR2429 over Popple River

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

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

FR2429 over Popple River in Itasca County, Minnesota, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1966, making it 59 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 5 vehicles a day (traffic count year 1973).
It is one of 79 of the 171 inventoried bridges in Itasca County rated fair (46.2%); 8 (4.7%) 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	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 51 ft
Location	2 Mi SE Jct CR 163
NBI structure number	090301000001024
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 169 over Mississippi River	1932	16,400	Good
Msas 119 over Mississippi River	1975	10,300	Fair
US 2 over Bass Brook	1931	9,600	Fair
US 169 over Csah 61	1966	9,100	Good
US 169 over Pokegama Lake	2006	8,800	Fair
M 30 over US 169	1966	8,600	Fair