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Mn 22 over Buffalo Creek

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

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

Mn 22 over Buffalo Creek in Sibley 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 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1978, making it 47 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,441 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 33 of the 101 inventoried bridges in Sibley County rated fair (32.7%); 2 (2.0%) 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 tee beam
Length	about 131 ft
Location	11.1 Mi N of Jct Th 19
NBI structure number	72004
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 169 over Ditch	1960	15,800	Fair
US 169 over Minnesota River	2005	14,500	Fair
Mn 93 over Minnesota River	1984	5,120	Fair
Mn 93 over US 169	1961	5,120	Fair
Mn 25 over Minnesota River	2005	5,036	Fair
Mn 15 over Jud Ditch # 1A	1985	3,921	Good