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US 52 over S Br Root River

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

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

US 52 over S Br Root River in Fillmore 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 1986, making it 39 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 4,769 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 222 of the 348 inventoried bridges in Fillmore County rated fair (63.8%); 7 (2.0%) 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 238 ft
Location	2.0 Mi SE of W Jct Th 16
NBI structure number	23009
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 63 over Spring Valley Creek	1936	6,108	Fair
Mn 43 over Rush Creek	2002	5,200	Good
US 63 over S Br Root River	1978	4,443	Fair
US 52 over Rice Creek	1988	4,193	Good
US 52 over N Br Root River	1987	4,193	Fair
US 52 over Stream	1930	4,193	Fair