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T 7 over Waterloo Creek

Houston County, Minnesota · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

T 7 over Waterloo Creek in Houston County, Minnesota, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1974, making it 51 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 55 vehicles a day (traffic count year 1986).
Its listed owner is a town or township highway agency.
It is one of 5 of the 170 inventoried bridges in Houston County rated poor (2.9%); 5 (2.9%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 37 ft
Location	0.1 Mi N of State Line
NBI structure number	L4543
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 61 over Ditch	1926	16,334	Fair
US 61 over Im Rail and Street	2007	15,200	Good
Mn 16 over Pine Creek	1990	10,031	Fair
Mn 16 over Pine Creek	1931	10,031	Fair
US 61 over Mississippi River	1993	9,000	Good
US 61 over Mississippi River	1992	7,600	Fair