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T 85 over Ditch

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

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

T 85 over Ditch in Faribault 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 35 vehicles a day (traffic count year 1986).
Its listed owner is a town or township highway agency.
It is one of 8 of the 226 inventoried bridges in Faribault County rated poor (3.5%); 8 (3.5%) 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 34 ft
Location	0.4 Mi E of Jct Th 22
NBI structure number	L6344
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I 90 over E Fk Blue Earth River	1977	7,508	Fair
I 90 over Co Ditch # 9	1975	7,448	Fair
I 90 over Co Ditch # 5	1975	7,162	Fair
I 90 over Co Ditch # 5	1975	7,162	Fair
I 90 over US 169	1976	4,450	Fair
US 169 over E Fk Blue Earth River	1976	3,995	Fair