M 3 over Mille Lacs Lake

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

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

• M 3 over Mille Lacs Lake 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 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
• It was built in 2017, making it 8 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 271 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2016).
• Its listed owner is a city or municipal 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.

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

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