County approves five-year bridge-priority list; townships face $20,000 local commitment per bridge

Sep 15, 2026

Public Works presented a five-year bridge-priority replacement plan with 28 bridges on the county list; 12 qualify for replacement funding, 5 county-owned and 7 township-owned. Townships are expected to commit $20,000 per bridge toward special town bridge funding.

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The Freeborn County board approved the highway department's five‑year bridge priority replacement plan, which lists 28 bridges on the county priority roster. Public Works told the board that 12 of those bridges qualify for replacement funding with MnDOT; of those 12, five are county-owned structures and seven are township-owned.

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