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I 94 over Sauk River

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

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

I 94 over Sauk River in Stearns 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 1976, making it 49 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 10,485 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 95 of the 230 inventoried bridges in Stearns County rated fair (41.3%); 7 (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 299 ft
Location	1.6 Mi NW of Jct Th 23
NBI structure number	73865
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I 94 over Neenah Creek	1976	42,000	Fair
I 94 over Co Ditch # 14	1976	42,000	Good
I 94 over Clearwater River	1971	38,243	Fair
I 94 over St Augusta Creek	1973	38,243	Fair
Mn 23 over Mississippi R and St	2008	33,071	Fair
Mn 23 over 10 Ave	2009	31,889	Fair