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I 35 over Cannon River

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

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

I 35 over Cannon River in Rice 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 1973, making it 52 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 14,744 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 81 of the 143 inventoried bridges in Rice County rated fair (56.6%); 4 (2.8%) 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	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 133 ft
Location	0.2 Mi N of Jct Th 60
NBI structure number	66814
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I 35 over Heath Creek	1961	34,474	Fair
I 35 over Wolf Creek	1961	33,191	Fair
I 35 over Mud Creek	1995	31,258	Fair
I 35 over Crockers Creek	1972	25,132	Fair
Mn 3 over Cannon River	1956	19,968	Fair
I 35 over Th 19	2004	19,750	Fair