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US 61 over E Indian Creek

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

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

US 61 over E Indian Creek in Wabasha 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 1973, making it 52 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,128 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 61 of the 147 inventoried bridges in Wabasha County rated fair (41.5%); 1 (0.7%) 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	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 124 ft
Location	1.3 Mi NW of Jct Th 74
NBI structure number	79003
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 61 over Cp Rail	1985	5,183	Fair
US 61 over Miller Creek	1985	5,183	Good
US 61 over Stream	1961	4,663	Fair
US 61 over Gorman Creek	1970	4,255	Fair
Mn 60 over Miss River; Sts	1987	4,200	Fair
US 61 over Stream	1930	4,187	Fair