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Bridge conditions in Hennepin County, Minnesota

941 inventoried bridges · 41 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Hennepin County tracks close to typical: 41 of its 941 inventoried bridges (4.4%) are rated poor, against a national rate of about 7%.

41 of the 941 bridges in Hennepin County, Minnesota, are rated in poor condition (4.4%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
380 bridges (40.4%) are rated good and 520 (55.3%) fair.
The median Hennepin County bridge was built in 1988.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is I 494 over Minnesota River (built 1981), carrying about 44,357 vehicles a day.

Good 40.4% · Fair 55.3% · Poor 4.4% of 941 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
I 494 over Minnesota River	1981	44,357	Poor
I 494 over Minnesota River	1981	44,357	Poor
Mn 100 over Shingle Creek	1991	32,146	Poor
Mn 100 over Shingle Creek	1964	32,146	Poor
Csah 15 over BNSF; Dak RR; St	1973	23,800	Poor
Mn 55 over Cedar Ave	1967	21,982	Poor
Csah 158 over Cp Rail	1927	19,510	Poor
Csah 152 over Bassett Creek Tunnel	1923	14,987	Poor
Mn 55 over BNSF; Cp Rail	1984	14,248	Poor
Csah 130 over US 169	1984	12,311	Poor
Msas 430 over Minnehaha Pkwy; Creek	1923	10,700	Poor
Csah 10 over Twin Lake North Inlet	1967	9,209	Poor
Msas 430 over Midtown Greenway	1914	8,600	Poor
Csah 121 over Rush Creek	1949	7,500	Poor
Con 3038 over SB Th 100 to WB I 394	1989	7,432	Poor
Msas 198 over I 94	1962	7,400	Poor
Csah 19 over Crystal Bay Channel	1958	6,871	Poor
Unu 52 over I 35W	1967	6,575	Poor
Csah 52 over Mississippi River; St	1973	5,727	Poor
M 2427 over Midtown Greenway	1914	5,213	Poor
M 2008 over Midtown Greenway	1914	5,200	Poor
Msas 438 over Th 62	1966	4,650	Poor
Msas 231 over I 35W	1969	4,617	Poor
M 56 over St Albans Bay	1941	4,400	Poor
M 1608 over Minnehaha Creek	1890	4,334	Poor
Msas 282 over Minnehaha Creek	1963	3,950	Poor
M 2298 over Midtown Greenway	1915	3,772	Poor
M 718 over Midtown Greenway	1913	3,300	Poor
Csah 1 over Hcrra	1975	1,891	Poor
M 1064 over Midtown Greenway	1916	1,670	Poor
M 1058 over Midtown Greenway	1915	1,609	Poor
M 804 over Midtown Greenway	1915	1,544	Poor
Msas 406 over Cp Rail; Bassett Creek	1982	1,334	Poor
Msas 406 over BNSF RR	1941	1,334	Poor
Msas 282 over I 94	1966	1,250	Poor
M 2010 over Midtown Greenway	1914	1,249	Poor
M 808 over Midtown Greenway	1915	1,020	Poor
Msas 160 over Midtown Greenway	1916	680	Poor
M 138 over Libbs Channel	1969	539	Poor
Con 1283 over SB Th 100 to 394 Hov EB	1989	294	Poor
M 60 over Minnehaha Creek	1950	251	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I 494 over Knox Ave (brt)	2021	177,000	Good
I 35W over Storm Sewer	2009	170,406	Good
I 35W over Storm Sewer	2009	170,406	Good
I 494 over Th 100	2003	167,328	Good
I 694 over Th 252; SB Off Ramp	1980	157,688	Fair
I 94 over MISS R ramp W River Rd	1963	141,184	Fair
I 94 over Franklin Terrace	1962	141,184	Fair
I 94 over Cedar Ave	1966	133,013	Fair
I 394 over BNSF RR; UP RR	1987	131,000	Fair
I 35W over 3rd street	1970	130,441	Fair

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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