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Mn 60 over Falls Creek

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

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

Mn 60 over Falls Creek in Rice County, Minnesota, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, 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 2,529 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 81 of the 143 inventoried bridges in Rice County rated fair (56.6%); 4 (2.8%) are rated poor.
Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
Its most recent inspection on record is dated June 2023, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
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

Component	Rating (2024)	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	6	Satisfactory condition


Structure	Concrete culvert
Length	about 29 ft
Location	1.1 Mi E of Jct Th 299
NBI structure number	96689
Condition class	Fair
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	June 2023
Inspection interval (item 91)	24 months
Scour (item 113)	8: foundations stable, scour above the top of the footing

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I 35 over Heath Creek	1961	34,474	Fair
I 35 over Wolf Creek	1961	33,191	Fair
I 35 over Mud Creek	1995	31,258	Fair
I 35 over Crockers Creek	1972	25,132	Fair
Mn 3 over Cannon River	1956	19,968	Fair
I 35 over Th 19	2004	19,750	Fair