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Non-National Highway System culverts

MnDOT District 6

Scoring criteria for standalone non-national highway system culvert projects. Out of 100 possible points, 50 points are based on the structural condition of the culvert, 20 points are based on the load rating, 15 points are based on the condition of the waterway and channel, and 15 points are based traffic volume.

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

MnDOT replaces or rehabilitates most culverts (greater than 10 feet) in conjunction with other projects. However, MnDOT will occasionally select a culvert for a standalone rehabilitation or replacement project.

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

Non-NHS culverts are scored statewide, but prioritized within each district. The selection of standalone culvert 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-culvert work may be added to a culvert project or a culvert project may be combined with a nearby pavement project. Projects may move years based on local coordination, project delivery, timing of other nearby construction projects, and funding shifts.

What’s been 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. 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
80 91155 US 14 Bluff ave near St. Charles 2031 Replace   $200,000
70 3937 MN 43 Channel between Gilmore creek and Lake Winona 2022 Replace   $400,000
64 8453 US 218 North of 120th St near Lawrence Township Not Selected Replace   $300,000
64 8842 MN 26 South of Spring Hills Dr near Brownsville Not Selected Replace   $200,000
62 8648 MN 56 North of Little Cannon River near Nerstrand 2025 Replace   $200,000
61 6108 MN 44 East of Dix Dr near Hokah Not Selected Replace   $800,000 Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor culvert performance
61 8489 MN 56 Stream west of Upper Iowa River near Le Roy 2026 Replace   $300,000 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP)
60 689 MN 16 Pine Creek Not Selected Replace   $300,000 Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor culvert performance
59 89344 MN 56 North of Jct I-90 near Austin Not Selected Replace   $300,000
59 91122 MN 43 North of Heartwood Dr near Lewiston 2031 Replace   $100,000
57 20X01 MN 57 North of 600th St near Mantorville Not Selected Replace   $200,000 Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor culvert performance
57 8676 MN 60 East of County 55 Blvd near Zumbrota 2022 Replace   $300,000 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2022 STIP)
57 8885 MN 30 East of SW 62nd Ave near Ellendale 2029 Replace   $100,000 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP)
55 8055 US 14 West of Chester Ave near Rochester Not Selected Replace   $100,000
52 6033 US 14 East of County Road 102 SE near Eyota Not Selected Replace   $300,000
51 3225 US 14 West of Sportsman Rd near Lewiston Not Selected Replace   $600,000
51 4988 US 14 Whitewater River 2026 Replace   $500,000 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP)
51 4989 US 14 Whitewater River 2026 Replace   $500,000 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP)
51 6025 US 14 East of County Road 20 near Stockton MN Not Selected Replace   $400,000
51 6028 US 14 Whitewater River 2028 Replace   $300,000 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP)
51 6032 US 14 Whitewater River 2028 Replace   $200,000 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP)
51 8049 US 14 North of Garvin Brook near Stockton Not Selected Replace   $200,000
51 8050 US 14 East of Eagle Blvd near St. Charles 2026 Replace   $200,000 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP)
51 8053 US 14 Stream connecting South fork Whitewater River to irrigation ditch near St. Charles 2026 Replace   $200,000 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP)
51 88951 US 218 South of Rose Creek near Austin Not Selected Replace   $300,000
51 91119 US 14 South of Sportsman Dr near Lewiston Not Selected Replace   $500,000
51 91120 US 14 South of Sportsman Dr near Lewiston Not Selected Replace   $500,000
51 91148 US 14 South of Dutchmans Crossing near Lewiston Not Selected Replace   $400,000
49 6934 MN 247 Silver Spring Creek 2026 Replace   $300,000 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP)
49 8669 MN 42 South of County Road 2 NE near Viola 2026 Replace   $200,000 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP)
49 91121 MN 43 South of Hart Township Road near Lewiston 2031 Replace   $200,000 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP)
47 8917 MN 26 At Shellhorn Dr near Brownsville Not Selected Replace   $300,000
47 92572 MN 248 East of Quarry Hill Dairy near Rollingstone Not Selected Replace   $300,000
45 6119 US 52 North of 320th St near Chatfield 2026 Replace   $400,000 Part of a mill and overlay project
37 55 MN 43 Stream near Rushford Village Not Selected Replace   $400,000
36 8841 MN 60 Cold Creek 2022 Replace   $500,000 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2022 STIP)
16 6029 US 14 East of 140th Ave SE near Dover 2028 Replace   $200,000 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP)
16 6030 US 14 S FK WHITEWATER RIVER 2028 Replace   $300,000 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP)
16 6031 US 14 Whitewater River 2028 Replace   $200,000 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP)
16 8051 US 14 Whitewater River 2026 Replace   $100,000 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP)
16 8052 US 14 West of West Ave near St Charles 2026 Replace   $100,000 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP)
14 8675 MN 42 South of County Road 2 NE near Viola  2026 Replace   $300,000 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP)
1 8890 MN 60 Stream near Zumbro Falls 2022 Replace   $300,000 Part of a mill and overlay project

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