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Non-National Highway System bridge projects

MnDOT District 1

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 April 2024

Total score Bridge Number Route Key intersection or closest landmark Work type Year planned High level construction cost estimate for planning purposes Comments
90 9469 Carleton County Road 26 I 35 Replace 2030  $            2,200,000 Recently load posted
80 69816F I 35  North of Lake Ave Reoverlay deck surface 2024  $               300,000 Mill and overlay with: Lake Ave and Michigan St. ramps
80 69816E I 35 SB North of Lake Ave Reoverlay deck surface 2024  $               300,000 Mill and overlay with: Lake Ave and Michigan St. ramps
80 69870 5th Ave W I 35 Redeck 2031  $            4,300,000 None
80 36010 Hwy 6 Big Fork River Overlay deck surface Not Selected  $               600,000 Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor bridge performance
80 9838 I 35 I 35 Overlay deck surface Not Selected  $               700,000 Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor bridge performance
80 2571 Hwy 65 Bramble Creek Replace Not Selected  $               400,000 Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor bridge performance
80 9004 Hwy 18 Snake River Replace Not Selected  $            1,500,000 Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor bridge performance
70 69817 I 35 I 35 Overlay deck surface 2024  $               400,000 Mill and overlay with: Lake Ave and Michigan St. ramps
70 69816G I 35 South of Lake Ave Reoverlay deck surface 2024  $               400,000 Mill and overlay with: Lake Ave and Michigan St. ramps
70 69816H I 35 South of Lake Ave Reoverlay deck surface 2024  $               300,000 Mill and overlay with: Lake Ave and Michigan St. ramps
70 69107 Hwy 37 DMIR railyard Overlay deck surface Not Selected  $               400,000 Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor bridge performance
70 69108 Hwy 37 DMIR railyard Overlay deck surface Not Selected  $               300,000 Mill and overlay with: Lake Ave and Michigan St. ramps
65 6528 Hwy 73 Little Fork River Replace 2026  $            2,000,000 Coordination with pavement project, replace with 6503
65 69802A I 535  21St Ave Replace 2027  $            2,300,000 Bridge was recently load posted, replace with 69801G and 69802 bridges
65 69846 Saint Louis County Rd 14 I 35 Replace Not Selected  $            2,200,000 None
65 9791 Hwy 23 I 35 Replace Not Selected  $            2,800,000 None
65 9261 Hwy 73 West Swan River Replace Not Selected  $            1,000,000 None
65 9006 Hwy 210 Bnsf Railroad Redeck Not Selected  $            1,000,000 None
60 69802D US 53  19Th Replace 2027  $            4,500,000 Bridge was recently load posted, replace with 69801G and 69802 bridges
60 69870D I35 5th Ave Reoverlay deck surface 2031  $               800,000 Coordinating with the timing of another MnDOT project, 69870 redeck
60 58005 Hwy 48 Kettle River Overlay deck surface Not Selected  $               400,000 None
60 1014 Hwy 65 Sandy River Overlay deck surface Not Selected  $               100,000 None
55 69879E I 35 57Th Ave W Replace Not Selected  $            3,100,000 None
45 69839 Michigan St Hwy 194 Preventive maintenance 2026  $               500,000 Steel pier cap redundancy with 69840
45 5718 Hwy 123 Kettle River Redeck Not Selected  $            2,700,000 None
45 69879D I 35  57Th Ave W Replace Not Selected  $            3,000,000 None
35 69802E US 53  Near Midtown Park Replace 2027  $            1,700,000 Bridge was recently load posted, replace with 69801G and 69802 bridges
30 6503 Hwy 73 Sturgeon River Replace 2026  $            2,100,000 Coordination with pavement project, replace with 6528
20 36001 Hwy 217 Little Fork River Overlay deck surface Not Selected  $            1,200,000 None
10 69818B I 35  South of Harbor Dr Reoverlay deck surface 2024  $               100,000 Coordinating with the timing of another MnDOT, 69818S & N mill and overlay
10 69818A I 35 South of Harbor Dr Reoverlay deck surface 2024  $               100,000 Coordinating with the timing of another MnDOT, 69818S & N mill and overlay
10 69870A I 35 South of Harbor Dr Reoverlay deck surface 2024  $               600,000 Coordinating with the timing of another MnDOT, 69818S & N mill and overlay
10 69870C I 35 South of Harbor Dr Reoverlay deck surface 2024  $               600,000 Coordinating with the timing of another MnDOT, 69818S & N mill and overlay
10 69802B I 535  21St Ave  Replace 2027  $            1,400,000 Bridge was recently load posted, replace with 69801G and 69802 bridges
10 9211 Hwy 65 Swan River Replace Not Selected  $            2,300,000 None
10 9829 Carlton County Road 151 I 35 Overlay deck surface Not Selected  $               500,000 None
0 69808A I 535 Garfield Ave Redeck 2028  $            1,700,000 Removed from TPI project, Planned with Blatnik bridge replacement
0 69809 I 535 BNSF Railroad Redeck 2028  $            2,600,000 Removed from TPI project, Planned with Blatnik bridge replacement
0 69879C I 35  58Th Ave W Replace Not Selected  $            6,400,000 None
0 69879B I 35  Fill east of Grand Ave Replace Not Selected  $            1,200,000 None
0 1002 Hwy 200 Hill Lake Channel Overlay deck surface Not Selected  $               200,000 None

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Total score Bridge Number Route Key intersection or closest landmark Work type Year planned High level construction cost estimate for planning purposes Comments
90 9469 Carlton County Road 26 I 35 Replace 2030  $2,200,000 Recently load posted
80 58001 Hwy 48 St Croix River Overlay deck surface 2022  $100,000 Border bridge, Wisconsin is lead agency
80 69816F I 35  North of Lake Ave Reoverlay deck surface 2024  $300,000 Mill and overlay with: Lake Ave and Michigan St. ramps
80 69816E I 35 SB North of Lake Ave Reoverlay deck surface 2024  $300,000 Mill and overlay with: Lake Ave and Michigan St. ramps
80 69870 5th Ave W I 35 Redeck 2031  $4,300,000 None
80 36010 Hwy 6 Big Fork River Overlay deck surface Not Selected  $600,000 Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor bridge performance
80 9838 I 35 I 35 Overlay deck surface Not Selected  $700,000 Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor bridge performance
80 2571 Hwy 65 Bramble Creek Replace Not Selected  $400,000 Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor bridge performance
80 9004 Hwy 18 Snake River Replace Not Selected  $1,500,000 Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor bridge performance
70 58004 Hwy 70 St Croix River Overlay deck surface 2023  $700,000 Border bridge, Wisconsin is lead agency
70 69817 I 35 I 35 Overlay deck surface 2024  $400,000 Mill and overlay with: Lake Ave and Michigan St. ramps
70 69816G I 35 South of Lake Ave Reoverlay deck surface 2024  $400,000 Mill and overlay with: Lake Ave and Michigan St. ramps
70 69816H I 35 South of Lake Ave Reoverlay deck surface 2024  $300,000 Mill and overlay with: Lake Ave and Michigan St. ramps
70 69107 Hwy 37 DMIR railyard Overlay deck surface Not Selected  $400,000 Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor bridge performance
70 69108 Hwy 37 DMIR railyard Overlay deck surface Not Selected  $300,000 Mill and overlay with: Lake Ave and Michigan St. ramps
65 9262 Hwy 73 West Swan River Replace 2023  $1,000,000 Coordinating with another Hwy 73 box culvert replacement
65 6528 Hwy 73 Little Fork River Replace 2026  $2,000,000 Coordination with pavement project, replace with 6503
65 69802A I 535  21St Ave Replace 2027  $2,300,000 Bridge was recently load posted, replace with 69801G and 69802 bridges
65 69846 Saint Louis County Road 14 14 I 35 Replace Not Selected  $2,200,000 None
65 9791 Hwy 23 I 35 Replace Not Selected  $2,800,000 None
65 9261 Hwy 73 West Swan River Replace Not Selected  $1,000,000 None
65 9006 Hwy 210 BNSF Railroad Redeck Not Selected  $1,000,000 None
60 69802D US 53  19Th Replace 2027  $4,500,000 Bridge was recently load posted, replace with 69801G and 69802 bridges
60 69870D I35 5th Ave Reoverlay deck surface 2031  $800,000 Coordinating with the timing of another MnDOT project, 69870 redeck
60 58005 Hwy 48 Kettle River Overlay deck surface Not Selected  $400,000 None
60 1014 Hwy 65 Sandy River Overlay deck surface Not Selected  $100,000 None
55 69879E I 35 57Th Ave W Replace Not Selected  $3,100,000 None
45 69839 Michigan St Hwy 194 Preventive maintenance 2026  $500,000 Steel pier cap redundancy with 69840
45 5718 Hwy 123 Kettle River Redeck Not Selected  $2,700,000 None
45 69879D I 35  57Th Ave W Replace Not Selected  $3,000,000 None
35 69802E US 53  Near Midtown Park Replace 2027  $1,700,000 Bridge was recently load posted, replace with 69801G and 69802 bridges
30 6503 Hwy 73 Sturgeon River Replace 2026  $2,100,000 Coordination with pavement project, replace with 6528
20 36001 Hwy 217 Little Fork River Overlay deck surface Not Selected  $1,200,000 None
10 69818B I 35  South of Harbor Dr Reoverlay deck surface 2024  $100,000 Coordinating with the timing of another MnDOT, 69818S & N mill and overlay
10 69818A I 35 South of Harbor Dr Reoverlay deck surface 2024  $100,000 Coordinating with the timing of another MnDOT, 69818S & N mill and overlay
10 69870A I 35 South of Harbor Dr Reoverlay deck surface 2024  $600,000 Coordinating with the timing of another MnDOT, 69818S & N mill and overlay
10 69870C I 35 South of Harbor Dr Reoverlay deck surface 2024  $600,000 Coordinating with the timing of another MnDOT, 69818S & N mill and overlay
10 69802B I 535  21St Ave  Replace 2027  $1,400,000 Bridge was recently load posted, replace with 69801G and 69802 bridges
10 9211 Hwy 65 Swan River Replace Not Selected  $2,300,000 None
10 9829 Carlton County Road 151 I 35 Overlay deck surface Not Selected  $500,000 None
0 69808A I 535 Garfield Ave Redeck 2028  $1,700,000 Removed from TPI project, Planned with Blatnik bridge replacement
0 69809 I 535 BNSF Railroad Redeck 2028  $2,600,000 Removed from TPI project, Planned with Blatnik bridge replacement
0 69879C I 35  58Th Ave W Replace Not Selected  $6,400,000 None
0 69879B I 35  Fill east of Grand Ave Replace Not Selected  $1,200,000 None
0 1002 Hwy 200 Hill Lake Channel Overlay deck surface Not Selected  $200,000 None

Total score Bridge Number Route Key intersection or closest landmark Work type Year planned High level construction cost estimate for planning purposes Comments
80 69870 5th Ave I 35 Redeck Not Selected $4,300,000 Further analysis needed
80 58001 Hwy 48 St. Croix River Overlay 2021 $300,000 Border bridge, Wisconsin is lead agency
70 58004 Hwy 70 St.Croix River Overlay 2022 $500,000 Border bridge coordinated with Wisconsin as the lead agency
70 69108 Hwy 37 DM&IR Railyard  Overlay Not Selected $300,000 Under consideration for addition to CHIP with #69107 and possibly others
70 69107 Hwy 37 DM&IR Railyard  Overlay Not Selected $400,000 Under consideration for addition to CHIP with #69108 and possibly others
65 9262 Hwy 73 West Swan River Replace 2023 $1,700,000  
65 6528 Hwy 73 Little Fork River Replace 2026 $2,000,000 Coordination with pavement project
65 9469 Carlton County Road 26 I 35 Replace Not Selected $2,200,000 Under consideration to be added to pavement project, if funding becomes available
65 09006 Hwy 210 BNSF Railroad Redeck Not Selected $1,000,000 Candidate for preventive maintenance
65 9791 Hwy 23 I 35 Replace Not Selected $2,800,000 Under consideration if funding becomes available
65 69846 St Louis County Road  14 I 35 Replace Not Selected $2,200,000 Further analysis needed
65 9261 Hwy 73 West Swan River Replace Not Selected $1,000,000  
65 69826 40th Ave West I 35 Replace Not Selected $2,400,000  
65 9469 Carlton County Road 26 I-35 Replace 2030 $3,500,000  
60 01014 Hwy 65 Sandy River Overlay Not Selected $100,000  
60 9004 Hwy 18 Snake River Replace Not Selected $1,500,000  
45 9785 Hwy 48 I 35 Substructure rehabilitation Not Selected $4,600,000 Under consideration for substructure work with 2024 pavement and bridge project.
45 69839 Northbound Michigan St Hwy 194 Southbound Preventative maintenance  2026 $500,000 Steel Pier Cap redundancy work, in coordination with other bridge project
45 5718 Hwy 123 Kettle River Redeck Not Selected $2,700,000  
30 6503 Hwy 73 Sturgeon River Replace 2026 $2,100,000 Coordinated with pavement project
20 36001 Hwy 217 Little Fork River Overlay Not Selected $1,200,000  
10 9211 Hwy 65 Swan River Replace Not Selected $2,300,000  
10 09829 Carlton County Road 151 I 35 Overlay Not Selected $500,000  
0 01002 Hwy 200 Hill Lake Channel Overlay Not Selected $200,000  

Score Bridge Number Route Key Intersection or closest landmark Work type  High level construction cost estimate for planning purposes  Year planned (FY)  Project comments 
65 6592 Hwy 1 Over Stony River Replace $2,200,000 2020 None
65 9262 Hwy 73 Over West Swan River Replace $1,200,000 2024 None
65 9791 Hwy 23 Over I-35 Replace $3,000,000 2024 None
60 01014 Hwy 65 Over Sandy River Overlay deck surface  $130,000 2025 None
55 09006 Hwy 210 Over BNSF Railroad Redeck $1,300,000 2021 None
45 5718 Hwy 123 Over Kettle River Redeck $1,300,000 2027  Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP) 
30 6528 Hwy 73 Over Little Fork River Replace or repair $2,000,000 2027  Being planned with bridge 6503  
30 6503 Hwy 73 Over Sturgeon River Replace or repair $2,100,000 2027  Being planned with bridge 6528 
20 9261 Hwy 73 Over West Swan River Replace $1,000,000 Not Selected  Moved from 2023 to 2030; will be considered for earlier delivery if additional funding becomes available 
10 9211 Hwy 65 Over Swan River Replace or rehabilitate $1,800,000 2026  Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP)