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US 71 over Des Moines River

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

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

US 71 over Des Moines River in Cottonwood 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 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2010, making it 15 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,550 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2016).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 111 of the 150 inventoried bridges in Cottonwood County rated good (74.0%); 9 (6.0%) 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.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 187 ft
Location	1.0 Mi SE of Jct Th 60
NBI structure number	17008
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Mn 60 over Des Moines River	1971	11,239	Poor
Mn 60 over UP RR	1987	3,684	Fair
Mn 60 over UP RR	1987	3,684	Fair
Mn 62 over Des Moines River	1974	2,533	Fair
M 74 over Perkins Creek	2009	2,500	Good
Csah 13 over Perkins Creek	1962	2,075	Fair