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Non-National Highway System bridge projects

MnDOT District 4

Scoring criteria for non-national highway system bridge projects. Out of 100 possible points, 50 points are based on the condition of the bridge, 20 points are based on the risk of service interruption, 20 points are based on the remaining service life of the bridge deck, and 10 points are based on the size of the bridge.

Learn more about how MnDOT evaluates and selects bridge and culvert projects

MnDOT scores bridge condition needs when selecting projects to include in the 10-year Capital Highway Investment Plan. Bridges that carry roads on the National Highway System (NHS) are scored and selected separately from bridge needs off the system. MnDOT’s approach to managing bridge condition follows the guidance and targets in the Transportation Asset Management Plan and the planned outcomes in MnSHIP.

Non-NHS bridges are scored statewide, but prioritized within each district. The selection of bridge projects is informed by district staff, experts from MnDOT’s bridge office and the Bridge Replacement and Improvement Management System (BRIM).

Once selected, MnDOT then identifies and evaluates alternatives and other needs, legal requirements, issues and opportunities in coordination with local partners, and considers public input. In the process, non-bridge work may be added to a bridge project or a bridge project may be combined with a nearby pavement project. The department follows a context-sensitive complete streets approach, which considers the needs of all users. The final project may address a substantial number of needs beyond the bridge need that precipitated the project. Projects may move years based on local coordination, project delivery, timing of other nearby construction projects, and funding shifts.

What was selected

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How the projects scored

The construction costs shown on this list represent a very rough estimate based on limited information available at the time selection decisions were made. Actual construction and delivery costs will change over time as projects go from a concept through the project development process and are eventually constructed.

Last updated October 2025

Score Bridge number Route Key Intersection or Closest landmark Work Type Year Planned (FY)   High level construction cost estimate for planning purposes Comments
0 56805 T 891 I 94 Replace NA  $ 4,270,000.00 None
45 56801 CSAH 82 I 94 Replace NA  $  5,040,000.00 None
65 14808 MN 34 I 94 Redeck NA  $ 2,090,000.00 None
35 84805 CR 178 I 94 Redeck NA  $ 1,380,000.00 None
70 21809 CSAH 15 I 94 Overlay NA  $  60,000.00 None
30 21820 CSAH 2 I 94 Substructure 2024  $ 190,000.00 None
45 21821 MN 27 I 94 Substructure 2024  $  320,000.00 None
45 14805 CSAH 10 I 94 Substructure 2030  $  320,000.00 None
45 9699 CSAH 1 I 94 Replace NA  $5,370,000.00 None
65 9876 CSAH 15 I 94 Replace NA  $ 4,910,000.00 None
65 14807 MN 9 I 94 Redeck NA  $ 2,090,000.00 None
70 84801 CSAH 32 I 94 Overlay NA  $ 950,000.00 None
65 84803 MN 108 I 94 Redeck NA  $2,020,000.00 None
60 9478 MSAS 136 I 94 Overlay NA  $ 940,000.00 None
60 9406 MN 78 OTTER TAIL RIVER Overlay NA  $  260,000.00 None
0 26801 CSAH 4 I 94 Maintain 2026  $-   None
65 56021 CON 5852 US 10 Redeck NA  $ 1,640,000.00 None
70 03006 MN 87 US 10 Overlay NA  $ 920,000.00 None
0 26803 CSAH 19 I 94 Maintain 2026  $  -   None
60 61006 MN 29 MN 55; RAILROAD Overlay NA  $ 990,000.00 None
20 84001 MN 55 BOIS DE SIOUX RIVER Replace NA  $ 2,030,000.00 None
60 56007 MN 78 US 10 Replace NA  $ 7,140,000.00 None
60 56804 CSAH 24 I 94 Replace 2031  $6,070,000.00 None
70 14802 CSAH 17 I 94 Overlay NA  $ 2,180,000.00 None
0 78001 MN 27 TWELVE MILE CREEK Maintain NA  $ -   None
45 6502 MN 32 S BR WILD RICE RIVER Replace NA  $  2,350,000.00 None
0 26802 MN 78 I 94 Maintain 2026  $ -   None
80 56022 CSAH 34 US 10 Replace NA  $ 5,910,000.00 None
80 75000 MN 329 POMME DE TERRE RIVER Overlay NA  $330,000.00 None
45 21819 CSAH 17 I 94 Substructure 2024  $190,000.00 None
0 76012 US 12 POMME DE TERRE RIVER Maintain NA  $ -   None
65 56816 CSAH 11 I 94 Redeck NA  $ 2,220,000.00 None
30 56803 CSAH 26 I 94 Replace NA  $ 4,670,000.00 None
10 21812 CSAH 8 I 94 Replace NA  $ 5,990,000.00 None
0 56006 RAILROAD TH 29 Maintain NA   None
60 84004 US 75 BNSF Overlay NA  $490,000.00 None
0 84005 US 75 WHISKEY CREEK Maintain NA  $   -   None
0 21827 MN 29 I 94 Maintain NA  $  -   None
0 78005 MN 117 MUSTINKA RIVER Maintain NA  $   -   None
0 76009 MN 9 CHIPPEWA RIVER Maintain NA  $   -   None
0 44001 MN 200 WILD RICE RIVER Maintain NA  $  -   None
70 14005 MN 9 BUFFALO RIVER Overlay NA  $  80,000.00 None
0 6455 RAILROAD US 12 Maintain NA   None
0 26012 MN 55 POMME DE TERRE RIVER Maintain NA  $  -   None
0 56002 MN 106 LEAF RIVER Maintain NA  $-   None
0 76007 MN 119 MINNESOTA RIVER OVERFLOW Maintain NA  $  -   None
0 9479 RAILROAD I 94 Maintain NA   None
0 84007 MN 9 DEERHORN CREEK Maintain NA  $  -   None
0 14530 PEDESTRIAN I 94 Maintain NA   None
0 75004 MN 9 POMME DE TERRE RIVER Maintain NA  $  -   None
60 14014 MN 32 US 10 Overlay NA  $ 550,000.00 None
10 84009 US 75 OTTER TAIL RIVER Overlay NA  $ 680,000.00 None
0 78004 MN 117 Lake Traverse Maintain NA  $ -   None
0 6408 RAILROAD US 10 Maintain NA   None
35 14811 MSAS 126 I 94 Replace NA  $ 5,520,000.00 None
0 61003 RAILROAD MN 28 Maintain NA   None
70 14006 MN 32 BNSF RR Overlay NA  $  380,000.00 None
60 14011 US 75 BUFFALO RIVER Overlay NA  $  560,000.00 None
0 26001 PEDESTRIAN MN 78 Maintain NA   None
0 21825 MN 27 I 94 Maintain NA  $   -   None
0 9025 RAILROAD US 10 Maintain NA   None
0 26002 MN 55 CHIPPEWA RIVER Maintain NA  $ -   None
0 26011 MN 9 MUSTINKA RIVER Maintain NA  $   -   None
0 9394 RAILROAD MN 119 Maintain NA   None
0 84530 US 75 FLOOD DIVERSION CHANNEL Maintain NA  $   -   None
0 76014 MN 9 MUD CREEK Maintain NA  $    -   None
0 76008 MN 119 MINNESOTA RIVER Maintain NA  $    -   None
0 61002 MN 55 TH 28 Maintain NA  $    -   None
0 84011 US 75 RABBIT RIVER Maintain NA  $   -   None
60 76016 MN 29 CHIPPEWA RIVER Overlay NA  $ 450,000.00 None
0 44003 MN 200 TWIN LAKES CREEK Maintain NA  $    -   None
0 78006 US 75 MUSTINKA RIVER Maintain NA  $ -   None
45 84802 CR 188 I 94 Replace NA  $5,290,000.00 None
60 14816 MSAS 135 I 94 Overlay NA  $ 1,710,000.00 None
45 6656 MN 32 BUFFALO RIVER Replace NA  $ 1,450,000.00 None
0 03013 MN 87 OTTER TAIL RIVER Maintain NA  $  -   None
0 9477 RAILROAD I 94 Maintain NA   None
0 94280 SKYWAY US 75 (8TH ST S) Maintain NA   None
0 61004 MN 29 OUTLET CREEK Maintain NA  $  -   None
0 76015 MN 29 DITCH Maintain NA  $  -   None
0 84003 MN 9 RABBIT RIVER Maintain NA  $  -   None
0 9698 RAILROAD I 94 Maintain NA   None
45 21810 CSAH 7 I 94 Replace NA  $ 4,600,000.00 None
0 5535 RAILROAD MN 9 Maintain NA   None
45 56802 CSAH 35 I 94 Replace NA  $4,160,000.00 None

 

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View more detailed scores (Excel).

Total score Bridge number Route Key Intersection or Closest Landmark Work Type Year Planned  High level cost estimate for planning purposes  Comments
80 9697 Hwy 210 I 94 Replace 2028  $2,500,000 Coordinated with pavement project
65 9027 Hwy 29 Chippewa River Replace 2023  $2,300,000 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2022 STIP)
65 9313 US Hwy 75 Rabbit River Replace 2023  $2,100,000 N/A
55 26801 Grant County Road 4 I 94 Replace Not Selected  $3,100,000 SP 2680-44 will be scoped for potential bridge work in FY 2026
45 21819 Douglas County Road 17 I 94 Replace 2024  $1,900,000 Coordinated with pavement project
30 6686 Hwy 9 Mustinka River Replace 2022  $700,000 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2022 STIP)
20 84001 Hwy 55 Bois De Sioux River Replace 2022  $1,330,000 Coordinated with pavement project; end post only
10 26803 Grant County Road 19 I 94 Overlay deck surface Not Selected  $400,000 SP 2680-44 will be scoped for potential bridge work in FY 2026
0 21821 Hwy 27 I 94 Replace 2024  $3,300,000 N/A
0 3006 Hwy 87 US Hwy 10 Redeck 2022  $1,300,000 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2022 STIP)
0 26802 Hwy 78 I 94 Preventive maintenance Not Selected  $300,000 Guardrail work with SP 2680-44)

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Total score Bridge number Route Key Intersection or Closest Landmark Work Type Year Planned  High level cost estimate for planning purposes  Comments
80 9697 Hwy 210 EB I 94 Replace 2028 $2,500,000 Coordinated with pavement project
65 84803 Hwy 108 I 94 Replace Not selected $3,400,000 Not a district priority will continue to monitor pavement performance
65 9876 Otter Tail County Road 15 I 94 Replace Not selected $2,200,000 NBI 4 rating due to bridge hit - will be heat straightened
60 9478 Clay County Road  136 I 94 Overlay Not selected $900,000 N/A
55 14807 Hwy 9 I 94 Replace 2023 $3,500,000 Coordinated with pavement project
45 9027 Hwy 29 Chippewa River Replace 2023 $2,300,000 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2022 STIP)
20 6686 Hwy 9 Mustinka River Replace 2022 $700,000 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2022 STIP)
20 84001 Hwy 55 Bois De Sioux River Replace 2022 $1,400,000 Coordinated with pavement project
10 21820 Douglas County Road 2 I 94 End posts 2024 $200,000 Coordinated with pavement project
0 03006 Hwy 87 US Hwy 10 Redeck Not selected $1,300,000 N/A
0 21819 Douglas County Road 17 I 94 End posts 2024 $200,000 Coordinated with pavement project
0 21821 Hwy 27 I 94 Preventative maintenance Not selected $200,000 N/A
0 56805 330th St I 94 Replace Not selected $2,300,000 Overlay projected to be needed in the future
0 56816 Otter Tail County Road11 I 94 Redeck Not selected $1,400,000 N/A
0 76012 US Hwy 12 Pomme De Terre River Preventative maintenance 2021 $200,000 Approach panel replacement
65 9313 US Hwy 75 Rabbit River Replace 2023 $3,000,000 N/A

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Score Bridge number Route Key Intersection or Closest landmark Work Type  High level construction cost estimate for planning purposes  Year Planned (FY) Comments
90 6459 US Hwy 75 Mustinka River Replace $1,300,000 2020 N/A
90 5480 Hwy 55 Pomme De Terre River Replace $600,000 2021 N/A
70 5025 US Hwy 59 Pelican River Reoverlay deck Surface $100,000 2025 N/A
65 9313 US Hwy 75 Rabbit River Replace $3,000,000 2023 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2022 STIP)
45 9027 Hwy 29 Chippewa River Replace $3,000,000 2023 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2022 STIP)
20 6686 Hwy 9 Mustinka River Replace $600,000 2022 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2022 STIP)