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T 97 over Straight River (jd #2)

Steele County, Minnesota · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

T 97 over Straight River (jd #2) in Steele County, Minnesota, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2008, making it 17 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 25 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is a town or township highway agency.
It is one of 77 of the 134 inventoried bridges in Steele County rated good (57.5%); 5 (3.7%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 151 ft
Location	0.4 Mi E of Jct Th 35
NBI structure number	74553
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I 35 over Crane Creek	1958	30,387	Fair
I 35 over Ditch	1964	21,305	Fair
I 35 over Dme RR	2014	17,891	Good
I 35 over Dme RR	2014	17,891	Good
I 35 over Csah 34	1995	17,000	Good
I 35 over Hoffman Drive NW	2014	17,000	Good