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Non-National Highway System bridge projects

MnDOT District 8

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 September 2025

Total score Bridge number Route Key Intersection or Closest Landmark Work Type Year Planned High level cost estimate for planning purposes Comments
55 42003 US 59 REDWOOD R DIVERSION CHAN Replace 2031  $ 2,520,000.00 Pier cap repair priority 1. 
10 5083 MN 19 REDWOOD RIVER Overlay    $ 320,000.00 None
0 12008 MN 7 HAWK CREEK Maintain 2026  $ -   Replace guardrail at 5 bridges, plus 7 more.
90 6854 MN 4 N FK CROW RIVER Replace 2028  $3,050,000.00 None
55 6799 MN 4 BUFFALO CREEK Replace    $870,000.00 Permits 113.
65 6782 MN 30 DES MOINES RIVER Replace 2031  $1,320,000.00 Program Year in Grid Period. 
0 87008 US 59 YELLOW MEDICINE RIVER Maintain    $  -   None
0 37001 MN 40 CO DITCH # 5 Replace    $1,840,000.00 None
65 6853 MN 4 MID FK CROW RIVER Replace 2028  $940,000.00 None
30 9113 MSAS 105 TH 29 Replace    $4,210,000.00 None
0 43006 PEDESTRIAN US 212 Maintain 2025   None
0 47007 MN 22 N FK CROW RIVER Maintain 2026  $ -   Replace guardrail at 7 bridges, plus 5 more.
0 37003 MN 40 LAC QUI PARLE RIVER Replace    $2,300,000.00 None
20 42001 MN 19 REDWOOD R DIVERSION CHAN Replace    $ 2,660,000.00 None
10 42012 MN 68 THREE MILE CREEK Overlay 2029  $260,000.00 Bridge Office recommendation, see Gronvall email 1/10/2020.
60 34026 MN 9 CROW RIVER Overlay 2034  $  90,000.00 Program Year in Grid Period. 
0 34032 MN 40 BNSF RAIL Maintain    $ -   None
60 87011 UNM 67 YELLOW MEDICINE RIVER Remove 2026  $1,100,000.00 Coordinating with another project.
0 6403 US 75 CANBY CREEK Maintain 2026  $  -   None
55 6706 MN 40 DITCH Replace 2026  $1,200,000.00 No permit loads allowed. 
0 47001 MN 55 N FK CROW RIVER Redeck    $970,000.00 (2024) The deck is sagging and the approach panels are sinking 
0 42002 MN 68 REDWOOD R DIVERSION CHAN Replace    $3,970,000.00 None
65 6751 US 59 SPRING CREEK Replace 2030  $ 1,210,000.00 Program Year in Grid Period. 
65 9112 M 24 TH 29 Replace 2033  $3,730,000.00 Federal funding shortfall, lower Statewide priority.
35 87005 MN 67 YELLOW MEDICINE RIVER Replace    $4,440,000.00 None
0 87554 MN 67 JUD DITCH #10 Maintain 2024  $ -   (2024) Turnback from county. Safety measure. 
10 34006 CSAH 23 US 71 Overlay    $1,100,000.00 None
65 6801 MN 4 S FK CROW RIVER Replace 2030  $2,190,000.00 Substr movement, permit restrictions.
65 9017 US 75 STREAM Replace 2029  $ 3,140,000.00 Due to pier cap condition, the District recommends earlier period.
0 5449 RAILROAD MN 30 Maintain     None
0 5472 RAILROAD MN 7 Maintain     None
0 87027 MN 68 LAZARUS CREEK Maintain    $  -   None
0 37010 US 75 CANBY CREEK Maintain    $   -   None
0 87016 MN 167 HAZEL CREEK Maintain    $  -   None
0 43004 CSAH 2 US 212 Redeck    $ 3,020,000.00 None
0 34028 CSAH 9 TH 23 Maintain    $ -   None
60 87018 US 75 LAC QUI PARLE RIVER Overlay    $310,000.00 None
0 43540 PEDESTRIAN TH 22 Maintain     None
0 37009 US 75 MINNESOTA RIVER Maintain    $ -   None
0 06001 US 75 BNSF RAIL Maintain    $-   None
0 37007 US 75 W FK LAC QUI PARLE RIVER Maintain    $   -   None
0 65006 MN 19 BIRCH COULEE CREEK Maintain    $  -   None
0 34021 MN 55 N FK CROW RIVER Maintain    $  -   None
0 87026 MN 67 LAC QUI PARLE RIVER Maintain    $   -   None
0 12011 MN 40 CHIPPEWA RIVER Maintain    $ -   None
0 34030 CSAH 5 TH 23 Maintain    $   -   None
0 59001 US 75 PIPESTONE CREEK Maintain    $  -   None
0 5117 RAILROAD US 212 Maintain     None
0 51003 MN 30 JUD DITCH # 14 Maintain    $   -   None
0 6441 MN 29 DRY WEATHER CREEK(CD #22 Maintain    $  -   None
0 6800 MN 4 CO DITCH # 4 Maintain    $ -   None
0 37002 MN 40 LAC QUI PARLE RIVER Maintain    $ -   None
10 5151 MN 19 REDWOOD RIVER Replace    $2,780,000.00 None
0 59006 MN 30 STREAM Maintain    $ -   None
0 34014 T 44 MN 23 Maintain    $    -   None
0 87020 MN 68 N BR YELLOW MEDICINE R Maintain    $  -   None
0 41002 MN 68 YELLOW MEDICINE RIVER Maintain    $   -   None
0 34010 RAILROAD US 71 Maintain     None
0 47006 MN 24 N FK CROW RIVER Maintain    $   -   None
0 6813 US 59 THREE MILE CREEK Replace    $ 1,260,000.00 None
65 6822 MN 30 BEAVER CREEK Replace    $1,830,000.00 Funding shortfall, cannot replace earlier as pier cap might suggest.
0 59011 US 75 DITCH Maintain    $  -   None
0 5555 MN 19 S BR YELLOW MEDICINE R Maintain    $ -   None
0 42016 PEDESTRIAN TH 23 Maintain     None
0 42011 MN 68 STREAM Maintain    $    -   None
10 42004 MN 68 S BR YELLOW MEDICINE R Replace    $ 3,970,000.00 None
0 12017 MN 40 LAC QUI PARLE RESERVOIR Maintain    $  -   None
0 59005 MN 30 PIPESTONE CREEK Maintain    $  -   None
0 87019 MN 68 LAC QUI PARLE RIVER Maintain    $ -   None
0 47003 MN 7 S FK CROW RIVER (JD #1) Maintain    $   -   None
0 47004 MN 7 S FK CROW RIVER Maintain    $ -   None

 

View more detailed scores (Excel)

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 6782 MN 30 Des Moines River Replace 2026 $870,000
65 6864 MN 40 County Ditch # 16 Replace 2021 $560,000
65 9112 1st ST (MSAS 103) MN 29 Replace 2031 $2,400,000
65 6751 US 59 Spring Creek Replace 2029 $860,000
55 9017 US 75 Stream south of Jct MN7 near Odessa Replace 2028 $2,060,000
55 6801 MN 4 South Fork Crow River Replace 2025 $980,000
35 87011 MN 67 Yellow Medicine River Substructure repairs Not Selected  $650,000 Study underway
20 6706 MN 40 Ditch north of 220th St near Madison Replace 2025 $750,000
10 42012 MN 68 Three Mile Creek Overlay 2029 $230,000

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 6782 MN 30 Des Moines River Replace 2026 $870,000 None
65 6864 MN 40 County Ditch # 16 Replace 2021 $560,000 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2022 STIP)
65 6751 US 59 Spring Creek Replace 2029 $860,000 Year changed. Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP)
55 9017 US 75 Stream south of Jct MN7 near Odessa Replace 2028 $2,060,000 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP)
55 6801 MN 4 South Fork Crow River Replace 2025 $980,000 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP)
55 59002 MN23 East of 8th St near Pipestone Superstructure repairs 2024 $520,000 With pavement project
35 87011 MN 67 Yellow Medicine River Substructure repairs Not Selected  $650,000 Study underway
20 6706 MN 40 Ditch north of 220th St near Madison Replace 2025 $750,000 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP)
10 42012 MN 68 Three Mile Creek Overlay deck surface 2029 $230,000 None

View more detailed scores (Excel).

Score Bridge number Route Key Intersection or closest landmark Work Type Year planned (FY)  High level construction cost estimate for planning purposes  Comments 
75 5543 US 71 Cottonwood River Replace 2021 $3,300,000 None
70 12000 US 212 Minnesota River Overlay deck surface Not Selected $1,000,000 Not a current district priority, but will continue to monitor performance
65 6572 US 75 Ditch north of 4th St in Pipestone Replace 2020 $700,000 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2023 STIP)
65 6864 MN 40 Chippewa County Ditch #16 Replace 2021 $600,000 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2023 STIP)
65 6751 US 59 Spring Creek Replace 2028 $800,000 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP)
65 9112 1st St Over Highway 29 Replace Not Selected $2,400,000 None
55 59002 MN 23 Judicial Ditch # 1 Superstructure repairs 2024 $500,000 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP)
55 6801 MN 4 Crow River Replace 2025 $1,000,000 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP)
55 9017 US 75 Stream Near Minnesota River Replace 2028 $2,100,000 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP)
20 6706 MN 40 Ditch near Cerro Gordo Township Replace 2024 $750,000 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP)