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Bridge conditions in Rice County, Minnesota

143 inventoried bridges · 4 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Rice County tracks close to typical: 4 of its 143 inventoried bridges (2.8%) are rated poor, against a national rate of about 7%.

4 of the 143 bridges in Rice County, Minnesota, are rated in poor condition (2.8%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
58 bridges (40.6%) are rated good and 81 (56.6%) fair.
The median Rice County bridge was built in 1989.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Mn 19 over Cannon River (built 1973), carrying about 7,179 vehicles a day.

Good 40.6% · Fair 56.6% · Poor 2.8% of 143 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
Mn 19 over Cannon River	1973	7,179	Poor
Csah 78 over Heath Creek	1955	2,850	Poor
T 125 over Stream	1950	36	Poor
T 812 over Prairie Creek	1962	20	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I 35 over Heath Creek	1961	34,474	Fair
I 35 over Wolf Creek	1961	33,191	Fair
I 35 over Mud Creek	1995	31,258	Fair
I 35 over Crockers Creek	1972	25,132	Fair
Mn 3 over Cannon River	1956	19,968	Fair
I 35 over Th 19	2004	19,750	Fair
I 35 over Th 19	2001	17,237	Fair
I 35 over Th 21	1973	16,750	Fair
I 35 over Th 21	1973	16,596	Fair
Mn 3 over UP RR	1965	16,400	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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