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M 846 over Tischers Creek

St. Louis County, Minnesota · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

M 846 over Tischers Creek in St. Louis County, Minnesota, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1965, making it 60 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 220 vehicles a day (traffic count year 1986).
Its listed owner is a city or municipal highway agency.
It is one of 41 of the 670 inventoried bridges in St. Louis County rated poor (6.1%); 41 (6.1%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	4	Poor condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I 35 over Miller & Coffee Creek	2022	46,000	Good
I 35 over Unstable Material	1970	45,454	Fair
I 35 over Recycle Way	2011	38,802	Good
I 35 over I 35 NB Off Ramp	1965	35,500	Fair
I 35 over Abandoned City St	1969	35,500	Fair
I 535 over SB Garfield; BNSF RR	1969	28,098	Fair