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CR 56 over Le Sueur River

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

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

CR 56 over Le Sueur River in Waseca 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 1991, making it 34 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 155 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2016).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 57 of the 85 inventoried bridges in Waseca County rated fair (67.1%); 7 (8.2%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 14 over Jud Ditch # 11	2004	9,977	Fair
US 14 over CR 60; Dme RR	2004	5,250	Good
US 14 over CR 60;DME RR	2004	4,989	Fair
US 14 over Csah 4	2008	3,500	Fair
US 14 over Dme RR	2008	3,500	Good
US 14 over Dme RR	2008	3,500	Good