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Csah 23 over Pelican River

St. Louis County, Minnesota · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Csah 23 over Pelican River in St. Louis 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 1985, making it 40 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 690 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 285 of the 670 inventoried bridges in St. Louis County rated fair (42.5%); 41 (6.1%) 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 tee beam
Length	about 83 ft
Location	4.5 Mi E of Jct Th 53
NBI structure number	69532
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 Miller & Coffee Creek	2022	46,000	Good
I 35 over Unstable Material	1970	45,454	Fair
I 35 over Recycle Way	2011	38,802	Good
I 35 over I 35 NB Off Ramp	1965	35,500	Fair
I 35 over Abandoned City St	1969	35,500	Fair
I 535 over SB Garfield; BNSF RR	1969	28,098	Fair