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Non-National Highway System bridge projects

MnDOT District 7

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.

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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. View more detailed scores (Excel).

Last updated October 2021

Total score Bridge number Route Key Intersection or Closest Landmark Work Type Year planned High level cost estimate for planning purposes Comments
98 07042 MN 860D Minnesota River Replace 2025  $25,400,000
80 53824 Nobles County Road 60 I 90 Overlay deck surface 2026  $200,000
80 40007 MN 19 US 169 Reoverlay deck surface 2029  $500,000
70 22819 Faribault County Road 31 I 90 Overlay deck surface 2025  $600,000
70 22813 Faribault County Road 221 I 90 Overlay deck surface 2025  $400,000
70 22809 Faribault County Road 13 I 90 Overlay deck surface 2025  $400,000
70 53809 Nobles County Road 15 I 90 Overlay deck surface 2026  $200,000
70 53812 Nobles County Road 9 I 90 Overlay deck surface 2026  $200,000
70 53811 Nobles County Road 61 I 90 Overlay deck surface 2026  $200,000
70 53810 Nobles County Road 13 I 90 Overlay deck surface 2026  $300,000
70 53822 MN 264 I 90 Overlay deck surface 2026  $500,000
70 67001 MN 270 BNSF Railroad Overlay deck surface 2030  $500,000
70 46801 Martin County Road 7 I 90 Overlay deck surface Not Selected  $600,000 Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor bridge performance. 
70 46832 Martin County Road 23 I 90 Overlay deck surface Not Selected  $700,000 Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor bridge performance. 
70 67809 Rock County Road 55 I 90 Overlay deck surface Not Selected  $600,000 Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor bridge performance. 
65 6757 MN 4 Big Cottonwood River Replace 2023  $2,300,000 Replace bridge due to poor condition. 
55 5965 MN 4 Watonwan River Replace 2023  $1,500,000
55 22812 Faribault County Road 19 I 90 Replace 2025  $2,400,000
45 5076 MN 4 Butterfield Creek Replace 2023  $700,000 Scour critical, deck, abutment in poor condition.
35 9774 Rock County Road 6 I 90 Replace Not Selected  $2,000,000 Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor bridge performance. 
20 22811 Faribault County Road 17 I 90 Redeck 2025  $1,400,000
20 22810 Faribault County Road 109 I 90 Replace 2025  $2,400,000
10 46003 MN 4 Ditch near Jay Township Overlay deck surface 2023  $100,000
10 22820 Faribault County Road 23 I 90 Reoverlay deck surface 2025  $600,000
10 22805 Faribault County Road 6 I 90 Overlay deck surface 2025  $500,000
10 53821 Nobles County Road 3 I 90 Overlay deck surface 2026  $300,000
10 6497 MN 22 Le Sueur River Replace Not Selected  $2,200,000
10 32801 Jackson County Road 5 I 90 Overlay deck surface Not Selected  $600,000
10 32813 Jackson County Road 34 I 90 Overlay deck surface Not Selected  $1,100,000
10 32805 Jackson County Road 17 I 90 Overlay deck surface Not Selected  $600,000
10 32814 Jackson County Road 85 I 90 Overlay deck surface Not Selected  $800,000
10 32816 400th Ave I 90 Overlay deck surface Not Selected  $600,000
10 32818 Jackson County Road 67 I 90 Overlay deck surface Not Selected  $700,000
10 46813 Jackson County Road 130 I 90 Overlay deck surface Not Selected  $700,000
10 67811 200th Ave I 90 Overlay deck surface Not Selected  $600,000
0 72005 MN 93 Rush River Replace 2023  $2,500,000 Coordinated with another MnDOT project
0 83012 Watonwan County Road 3 MN 15 Redeck 2023  $1,600,000
0 6504 MN 4 Elm Creek Replace 2023  $1,600,000 Coordinated with another MnDOT project
0 40003 Le Sueur County Road 45 MN 22 Overlay deck surface 2024  $100,000
0 22806 Faribault County Road 11 I 90 Preventive maintenance 2025  $200,000
0 22814 MN 22 I 90 Redeck 2027  $1,500,000

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