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Bridge conditions in Steele County, Minnesota

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

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

The federal inventory lists 134 bridges in Steele County: 77 rated good, 52 fair, and 5 poor.

5 of the 134 bridges in Steele County, Minnesota, are rated in poor condition (3.7%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
77 bridges (57.5%) are rated good and 52 (38.8%) fair.
The median Steele County bridge was built in 1993.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Csah 45 over Turtle Creek (built 1951), carrying about 4,050 vehicles a day.

Good 57.5% · Fair 38.8% · Poor 3.7% of 134 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 45 over Turtle Creek	1951	4,050	Poor
T 145 over Rush Creek	1963	30	Poor
T 57 over Crane Creek	1968	30	Poor
T 118 over Ditch	1950	30	Poor
T 128 over Straight River	1958	30	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I 35 over Crane Creek	1958	30,387	Fair
I 35 over Ditch	1964	21,305	Fair
I 35 over Dme RR	2014	17,891	Good
I 35 over Dme RR	2014	17,891	Good
I 35 over Csah 34	1995	17,000	Good
I 35 over Hoffman Drive NW	2014	17,000	Good
I 35 over Csah 34	1995	15,194	Good
I 35 over 46TH St NW	1995	15,194	Good
I 35 over 46TH St NW	1995	15,194	Good
I 35 over Hoffman Drive NW	2014	15,194	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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