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US 169 over Rum River

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

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

US 169 over Rum River in Mille Lacs 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 1991, making it 34 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 3,370 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 53 of the 107 inventoried bridges in Mille Lacs County rated good (49.5%); 8 (7.5%) 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 187 ft
Location	10.3 Mi S of S Jct Th 27
NBI structure number	48004
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Csah 29 over W Br Rum River	2010	10,400	Good
Mn 95 over US 169	1979	10,100	Fair
Mn 95 over Battle Brook	1956	10,100	Fair
US 169 over Bradbury Brook	1990	9,915	Fair
US 169 over W Br Rum River	1978	9,650	Fair
US 169 over W Br Rum River	1978	9,650	Fair