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I 494 over Mississippi R; UP RR

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

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

I 494 over Mississippi R; UP RR in Washington 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 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2008, making it 17 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 51,236 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 48 of the 113 inventoried bridges in Washington County rated good (42.5%); 4 (3.5%) 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	Continuous prestressed concrete segmental box girder
Length	about 1,891 ft
Location	at Dakota/washington Co
NBI structure number	82855
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I 494 over Mississippi R; UP RR	2003	51,236	Fair
I 694 over I 94; Collector Roads	2020	45,534	Good
I 494 over Csah 25 (century Ave)	1960	45,500	Fair
I 694 over I 94; Collector Roads	2019	43,894	Good
I 94 over Th 95	1982	43,000	Fair
Mn 36 over DNR Gateway Trail	1987	40,818	Good