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CR 140 over Elm Creek

Martin County, Minnesota · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

CR 140 over Elm Creek in Martin County, Minnesota, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1912, making it 113 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 18 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 39 of the 162 inventoried bridges in Martin County rated poor (24.1%); 39 (24.1%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Concrete girder and floorbeam
Length	about 54 ft
Location	1.3 Mi. W. of CR. 107
NBI structure number	242
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Mn 15 over Center Creek	1973	11,176	Good
I 90 over E Fk Des Moines River	1973	8,600	Fair
I 90 over E Fk Des Moines River	1972	8,600	Fair
I 90 over Stream	1972	8,600	Good
I 90 over E Fk Des Moines River	1973	8,600	Good
I 90 over South Creek	1972	8,111	Fair