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Bridge conditions in Nobles County, Minnesota

306 inventoried bridges · 5 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

5 of the 306 bridges the federal inventory lists in Nobles County are rated poor; the rest split 206 good and 95 fair.

5 of the 306 bridges in Nobles County, Minnesota, are rated in poor condition (1.6%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
206 bridges (67.3%) are rated good and 95 (31.0%) fair.
The median Nobles County bridge was built in 1981.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Csah 9 over Stream (built 1950), carrying about 330 vehicles a day.

Good 67.3% · Fair 31.0% · Poor 1.6% of 306 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
Csah 9 over Stream	1950	330	Poor
Csah 3 over Elk Creek	1966	185	Poor
CR 54 over Stream	1952	80	Poor
T 144 over Ditch	1970	49	Poor
Service Rd over Kanaranzi Creek	1915	1	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I 90 over Stream	1965	11,700	Good
Mn 60 over Okabena Creek	1996	8,700	Good
Msas 118 over Stream	1999	6,443	Good
Csah 35 over Whiskey Ditch	1942	6,300	Fair
I 90 over Th 59	1968	6,099	Fair
I 90 over Th 59	1968	5,750	Fair
I 90 over UP RR; Csah 35	1965	5,600	Fair
I 90 over Csah 25	1968	5,500	Fair
I 90 over Rowe Ave	1968	5,500	Fair
I 90 over Csah 25	1968	5,468	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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