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US 61 over Ditch

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

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

US 61 over Ditch in Goodhue 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 1994, making it 31 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 17,500 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 146 of the 331 inventoried bridges in Goodhue County rated fair (44.1%); 17 (5.1%) 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 September 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 41 ft
Location	1.6 Mi NW of Jct Th 19
NBI structure number	97746
Condition class	Fair
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	September 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
US 52 over Pine Island Creek	1960	28,281	Fair
US 52 over Butler Creek	2023	21,379	Good
US 52 over Stream	1928	21,347	Fair
US 52 over Stream	1959	21,347	Fair
US 61 over Ditch	1994	17,500	Fair
US 52 over Mn 60	2022	14,766	Good