Counties with the most bridges in dire need of repair in Minnesota

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July 5, 2023
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Counties with the most bridges in dire need of repair in Minnesota

One in three U.S. bridges is in need of repair or replacement, according to data from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association, including 29% of interstate bridges. The cost to make these repairs is estimated to be in excess of $54 billion.

Stacker investigated which counties in Minnesota have the most bridges in dire need of repair using data from the Federal Highway Administration. The data is accurate as of June 15, 2022. Counties are ranked by percent of bridges in "poor" condition and ties are broken by percent square meters of bridges in poor condition. Counties that have no bridges or have no bridges in poor condition are excluded from the list.

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#20. Otter Tail County

- Bridges in poor condition: 7.4% (11 of 149 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 10.4% (5,895 of 56,771 square meters of bridges)

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#19. Clay County

- Bridges in poor condition: 7.4% (17 of 229 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 4.5% (5,643 of 124,872 square meters of bridges)

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#18. Murray County

- Bridges in poor condition: 7.5% (10 of 134 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 7.7% (1,439 of 18,702 square meters of bridges)

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#17. Douglas County

- Bridges in poor condition: 7.5% (3 of 40 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 6.3% (1,169 of 18,447 square meters of bridges)

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#16. Faribault County

- Bridges in poor condition: 7.6% (17 of 225 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 3.1% (2,113 of 67,808 square meters of bridges)

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#15. St. Louis County

- Bridges in poor condition: 7.6% (51 of 669 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 13.3% (68,887 of 518,447 square meters of bridges)

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#14. Blue Earth County

- Bridges in poor condition: 7.7% (15 of 194 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 18.1% (24,226 of 133,535 square meters of bridges)

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#13. Isanti County

- Bridges in poor condition: 8.1% (3 of 37 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 7.6% (1,390 of 18,359 square meters of bridges)

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#12. Waseca County

- Bridges in poor condition: 8.2% (7 of 85 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 3.1% (721 of 23,488 square meters of bridges)

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#11. Mower County

- Bridges in poor condition: 8.4% (29 of 344 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 10.0% (8,316 of 83,149 square meters of bridges)

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#10. Benton County

- Bridges in poor condition: 8.5% (10 of 118 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 2.2% (1,376 of 62,393 square meters of bridges)

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#9. Aitkin County

- Bridges in poor condition: 8.7% (8 of 92 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 7.8% (2,018 of 25,886 square meters of bridges)

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#8. Cook County

- Bridges in poor condition: 8.8% (5 of 57 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 4.2% (499 of 11,976 square meters of bridges)

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#7. Martin County

- Bridges in poor condition: 9.3% (15 of 161 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 3.0% (1,466 of 48,243 square meters of bridges)

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#6. Grant County

- Bridges in poor condition: 10.0% (3 of 30 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 6.8% (398 of 5,820 square meters of bridges)

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#5. Chippewa County

- Bridges in poor condition: 10.3% (12 of 116 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 4.4% (1,565 of 35,180 square meters of bridges)

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#4. Carlton County

- Bridges in poor condition: 11.0% (16 of 146 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 5.8% (4,397 of 75,285 square meters of bridges)

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#3. Redwood County

- Bridges in poor condition: 12.4% (24 of 193 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 5.6% (2,864 of 50,831 square meters of bridges)

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#2. Renville County

- Bridges in poor condition: 13.4% (19 of 142 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 8.8% (2,140 of 24,190 square meters of bridges)

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#1. Lake County

- Bridges in poor condition: 13.5% (12 of 89 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 8.6% (2,300 of 26,592 square meters of bridges)

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