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US 12 over Th 71

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

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

US 12 over Th 71 in Kandiyohi 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 1978, making it 47 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 5,387 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 44 of the 93 inventoried bridges in Kandiyohi County rated good (47.3%); 15 (16.1%) 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 295 ft
Location	at the Jct Th 71
NBI structure number	34009
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 71 over Ditch	1932	17,300	Fair
Msas 153 over BNSF RR; US 12; Sts	1992	13,600	Fair
Mn 23 over Mid Fk Crow River	2002	9,669	Good
US 12 over BNSF Rail	1938	9,500	Good
US 71 over BNSF Rail; St	1983	9,100	Good
US 71 over Old Th 71 NB (mn 994A)	1983	9,000	Good