Newsletters

The Bridge State Aid newsletter was developed at the request of county engineers to keep local agencies and their bridge consultants informed of any developing bridge related issues.

Month/Year	Content
January 2025 (PDF)	Bridge Scoping Update 2024 Featured Local Bridge Projects Ice Loading on Piers for Minnesota’s Bridges Local Bridge Drone/Unmanned Aircraft Systems Implementation Routine Local Bridge Safety Inspection Assistance Update Local Timber Bridge Update Uncoated Weathering Steel Local Bridges Update Steel Hinges/Ship Lap Joints in Local Bridges Bridge Inspection General Local Box Culvert Update Inverted Tee Beam Standard Superstructure Plans Update Local Bridge Plan Concrete Reinforcement Color Standard Bridge Plans Update Local Historic Bridge Preservation Update SHV Contract #9 & Load Rating Update Bridge Hydraulic News Bridge Scour Update Local Bridge Replacement Program Update MCEA County Engineers Bridge Committee Update Bridge Cost Update
January 2024 (PDF)	2023 Featured Local Bridge Projects MCEA County Engineers Bridge Committee Update Local Box Culvert Update Debonding PCBs Steel Hinges/Ship Lap Joints in Local Bridges Bridge Inspection General Inverted Tee Beam Standard Superstructure Plans Update Local Bridge Drone/Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Implementation Project Update Local Historical Bridge Preservation Update Local Timber Bridge Update Uncoated Weathering Steel Local Bridges Bridge Replacement and Improvement Management (BRIM) Tool with SNBI for Local Bridges Standard Bridge Plans Update - Bridge Approach Panel Design Routine Local Bridge Safety Inspection Assistance Update Ornamental Metal Railing Coating - Corrosion Protection of a “Duplex System” Bridge Hydraulic News Bridge Maintenance Local Bridge Replacement Program Update State Aid Bridge and STEM Education and Outreach Special Hauling Vehicles Load Rating Contract Update Bridge Cost Update
January 2023 (PDF)	Bridge Inspection General MCEA County Engineers Bridge Committee Update Bridge Research Update 2022 Featured Local Bridge Projects Local Bridge Replacement Program Bridge Standards and Standard Bridge Plans Update Bridge Hydraulic News 2022 Minimum Local Bridge Width Summary Chart Local Bridge Foundations Routine Local Bridge Safety Inspection Assistance Update Local Historical Bridge Preservation Update Local Timber Bridge Update Prioritizing Preservation for Locally Owned Bridges Request For Proposals for the Replacement of a Local Bridge MnDOT Service Life Design Guide Local Bridge Plans Update Drone Implementation Contract Bridge Maintenance Load Rating and Permitting Update Bridge Cost Update
January 2022 (PDF)	Bridge Inspection General Bridge Preservation and Maintenance Local Bridge Replacement Program Local BRIM Update Local Bridge Replacement Program Funding Refresher Local Historical Bridge Preservation Update 2021 Featured Local Bridge Projects Soy Transportation Coalition Bridge Load Testing Initiative MCEA County Engineers Bridge Committee Update Major Local Bridge Project Reopens Pile Corrosion Update Bridge Standards and Standard Bridge Plans Update Routine Local Bridge Safety Inspection Assistance Update Load Rating and Permitting Update Bridge Hydraulic News Bridge Cost Update
January 2021 (PDF)	Bridge Inspection General Fatigue Study Update Bridge Maintenance Bridge Hydraulic News MCEA County Engineers Bridge Committee Update Local BRIM Update 2020 Featured Local Bridge Projects Local Historic Bridge Update, Kern Bridge Major Local Bridge Projects Update Local Timber Bridge Update Quality Plan Process Pile Corrosion Update Bridge Standards Update Routine Local Bridge Safety Inspection Assistance Update Local Standard Bridge Plans Update Rural Bridge Project Local Bridge Replacement Program Bridge Cost Update Load Rating and Permitting Update
January 2020 (PDF)	Bridge Inspection General Drones Bridge Maintenance Bridge Hydraulic News MCEA County Engineers Bridge Committee Local BRIM Update Local Historic Bridge Update 2019 Featured Local Bridge Projects 2018 FHWA Competitive Highway Bridge Program Grant “Bridge Bundling” Update Request For Proposals for the Replacement of a Local Bridge Electronic Plan Submittals Local Timber Bridge Update Bridge Standards and Standard Bridge Plans Update Routine Local Bridge Safety Inspection Assistance Load Rating and Permitting Update Bridge Cost Update Local Bridge Replacement Program
January 2019 (PDF)	Bridge Inspection General Bridge Maintenance Bridge Hydraulic News Local Bridge Replacement Program Local Historic Bridge Update 2018 Featured Local Bridge Construction Projects Minnesota’s New Prestressed Concrete Beam MH Shapes 2018 FHWA Competitive Highway Bridge Program Grant “Bridge Bundling” Local BRIM Update Bridge Standards Update Iowa Local Agency Bridge Innovation Days UAS/Drone Peer Exchange Falsework and Forms and Bridge Slab Placement MCEA County Engineers Bridge Committee New Minnesota Truck Weight Calculator Update Fatigue Study Inverted Tee Beam Standard Superstructure Plans Load Rating and Permitting Updates Bridge Cost Update Bridge Assets Management Update
January 2018 (PDF)	Bridge Inspection General Bridge Maintenance Bridge Hydraulic News Local Bridge Replacement Program Local Historic Bridge Update 2017 Featured Local Bridge Project LRRB Projects New Minnesota Truck Weight & Overweight Permit Vehicle Classifications (A, B, C) Calculators 2017 Bridge Office Workshop P Barrier for Local Bridges Local BRIM Update FHWA Sponsored T2 Scan Bridge Asset Management Update and NBIS Compliance Headlines Bridge Plans with Colored Rebar & Special Curb and Gutter Transition Detail Bridge Deck Overlay Policy Standard Bridge Plans Local Rating and Permitting Updates Bridge Costs Update