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CR 145 over Bowstring River

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

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

CR 145 over Bowstring River in Itasca 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 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2004, making it 21 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 60 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2017).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 84 of the 171 inventoried bridges in Itasca County rated good (49.1%); 8 (4.7%) 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	Continuous concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 205 ft
Location	0.7 Mi E of Jct CR 126
NBI structure number	31546
Condition class	Good

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