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Ut 74 over Pine River

Cook County, Minnesota · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Ut 74 over Pine River in Cook County, Minnesota, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 3 (serious condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1960, making it 65 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 35 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 4 of the 59 inventoried bridges in Cook County rated poor (6.8%); 4 (6.8%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Timber stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 27 ft
Location	1.2 Mi N of Jct Csah 16
NBI structure number	7620
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Mn 61 over Cutface Creek	2015	3,650	Fair
Mn 61 over Onion River	2009	3,650	Fair
Mn 61 over Poplar River	1931	3,650	Fair
Mn 61 over Cascade River	1932	3,650	Fair
Mn 61 over Cross River	1999	3,000	Good
Mn 61 over Temperance River	1931	3,000	Fair