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Mn 29 over Mn 55; Railroad

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

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

Mn 29 over Mn 55; Railroad in Pope County, Minnesota, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2022, making it 3 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 6,000 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 6 of the 47 inventoried bridges in Pope County rated fair (12.8%); 1 (2.1%) 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 459 ft
Location	at Jct Mn 55
NBI structure number	61006
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Mn 29 over Outlet Creek	2012	3,650	Good
Mn 55 over Th 28	1987	3,000	Fair
Mn 55 over E Br Chippewa River	1935	2,385	Fair
Mn 28 over Little Chippewa River	1931	2,000	Good
Mn 28 over Chippewa River	1981	2,000	Good
Csah 3 over Chippewa River	1982	830	Good