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T 176 over Buffalo Creek

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

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

T 176 over Buffalo Creek in McLeod 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 1986, making it 39 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 18 vehicles a day (traffic count year 1985).
Its listed owner is a town or township highway agency.
It is one of 39 of the 77 inventoried bridges in McLeod County rated good (50.6%); 4 (5.2%) 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 122 ft
Location	0.2 Mi N of Jct Th 212
NBI structure number	43521
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Mn 15 over S Fk Crow River	2006	11,100	Good
Msas 117 over South Fork Crow River	1978	9,300	Fair
Msas 117 over Luce Line Trail; Ditch	1978	9,300	Fair
Mn 7 over Otter Creek	1936	7,626	Fair
Csah 25 over South Fork Crow River	1996	7,300	Fair
Mn 22 over S Fk Crow River	1989	6,462	Good