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US 59 over Sand Hill River

Polk County, Minnesota · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

US 59 over Sand Hill River in Polk County, Minnesota, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1999, making it 26 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,307 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 94 of the 269 inventoried bridges in Polk County rated fair (34.9%); 8 (3.0%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 109 ft
Location	10 Mi S of Jct Th 2
NBI structure number	60020
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 2 over Red River	1963	15,475	Fair
US 2 over 4th ST NW	1964	13,700	Fair
US 2B over Red River	1929	13,400	Fair
Msas 119 over Red Lake River	1980	7,400	Fair
Msas 113 over Red River of the North	1967	6,630	Fair
US 2 over Red Lake River	1990	4,760	Fair