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Bridge conditions in Carver County, Minnesota

115 inventoried bridges · 3 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Carver County tracks close to typical: 3 of its 115 inventoried bridges (2.6%) are rated poor, against a national rate of about 7%.

3 of the 115 bridges in Carver County, Minnesota, are rated in poor condition (2.6%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
64 bridges (55.7%) are rated good and 48 (41.7%) fair.
The median Carver County bridge was built in 2002.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Msas 113 over Tcw RR (built 1913), carrying about 736 vehicles a day.

Good 55.7% · Fair 41.7% · Poor 2.6% of 115 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Msas 113 over Tcw RR	1913	736	Poor
T 167 over Bevens Creek	1971	86	Poor
T 73 over Bevens Creek	1977	40	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 212 over East (chaska) Creek	2007	35,225	Good
US 212 over Bluff Creek(main Branch)	2007	35,225	Good
US 212 over Bluff Creek(main Branch)	2007	35,225	Good
Mn 5 over Bluff Creek Trail	2000	25,665	Fair
Mn 5 over Riley Creek Trail	2000	25,665	Fair
Csah 18 over Bluff Creek	2014	20,000	Good
US 212 over Bluff Crk Dr	2007	19,750	Good
Mn 41 over US 212	2007	19,500	Good
Mn 41 over Minnesota River	2007	18,200	Good
Csah 101 over Channel; Flood Plain	2015	18,184	Good

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

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