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Adams County, NE

211 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 60.2% rated Good, 33.6% Fair, 6.2% Poor.

211
Public bridges
60.2%
Good condition
6.2%
Poor condition

The verdict

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.

Adams County posts a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.

Top 50%
lowest Poor share in state
6.2%
Poor-condition share
211
public highway bridges
1978
avg year built

Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.

Adams County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Adams County ranks #44 of 88 Nebraska counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 6.2%). Adams County, Nebraska contains 211 public highway bridges. Roughly 60.2% are rated “Good,” 33.6% “Fair,” and 6.2% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.

Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.

Total bridges

211

Public highway bridges in Adams County

Good condition

60.2%

127 of 211 rated 7-9

Fair condition

33.6%

71 of 211 rated 5-6

Poor condition

6.2%

13 of 211 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#44 of 88

Among Nebraska counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better

Condition distribution

Share of 211 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
60.2% (127)
Fair
33.6% (71)
Poor
6.2% (13)

Adams County's Poor-condition bridges carry 4,385 vehicle crossings a day

That is 2.7% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 6.2% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 337 crossings a day against 880 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.

Computed over the 211 of 211 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

41.7% of Adams County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

88 of the 211 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 60.2% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.

Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

One structure carries 69% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

US6/US34 over W BR THIRTY-TWO MILE CR, built 1931, carries 3,025 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 13-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 4,385 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Adams County's bridges were built

211 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1930s, when 45 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 21.3% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 85 to 94 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1978) matches the Nebraska average (1977).

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory (year built) As of 2024 NBI release

How Adams County compares with Nebraska's closest counties by inventory size

The 5 Nebraska counties nearest Adams County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 6.2% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1978 against a peer-group mean of 1977 is in line with the group.

Showing the 5 closest of 87 Nebraska counties eligible for comparison.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Adams County and the 5 Nebraska counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Stanton County 223 9.4%
Thayer County 220 5%
Fillmore County 218 8.7%
Butler County 211 2.8%
Adams County (this page) 211 6.2%
York County 205 2.9%

Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Adams County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year

Two NBI-derived peer sets for Adams County, both outside Nebraska so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside NE (211 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside NE (1978 here).

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.

All 211 Good 127 Fair 71 Poor 13

All bridges (211)

W. BARROWS RD.

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

9185 W. BARROWS RD, Adams, NE

Built 1988 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

PONY EXPRESS RD.

Good

Over: PAWNEE CREEK

2695 E. PONY EXPRESS RD., Adams, NE

Built 1978 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 25

PONY EXPRESS RD.

Good

Over: PAWNEE CREEK

3185 E. PONY EXPRESS RD., Adams, NE

Built 1992 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30

FAS 2225/ALDA AVE.

Good

Over: PAWNEE CREEK

3730 N.ALDA AVE., Adams, NE

Built 1966 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 625

FAS 2225/ALDA AVE.

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

9755 N.ALDA AVE., Adams, NE

Built 1969 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 525

US6/US34

Good

Over: THIRTYTWO MILE CREEK TRI

6W HASTINGS, Adams, NE

Built 1931 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 3,025

US6/US34

Good

Over: THIRTY-TWO MILE CREEK

5W HASTINGS, Adams, NE

Built 1931 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 4,320

US6/US34

Good

Over: STREAM

4W HASTINGS, Adams, NE

Built 1931 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 4,320

US34/US281

Good

Over: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER

2N HASTINGS, Adams, NE

Built 1983 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 14,855

US34/US281

Good

Over: STREAM

5N HASTINGS, Adams, NE

Built 1983 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 14,855

S1B JUNIATA SPUR

Good

Over: THIRTY-TWO MILE CREEK

1S JUNIATA, Adams, NE

Built 1974 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,175

S1D TRUMBULL SPUR

Good

Over: TRIB TO FLAT CREEK

4W TRUMBULL, Adams, NE

Built 1976 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 635

BALTIMORE AVE

Good

Over: BLUE BLUE R W FK TRIB

2135 N. BALTIMORE AVE, Adams, NE

Built 1986 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 3,790

HASTINGS AVE H ST

Good

Over: PAWNEE CREEK TRIB

HASTINGS HASTINGS AVE @ H, Adams, NE

Built 1999 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

CRANE AVE

Good

Over: BIG BLUE R W FK TRIB

HASTINGS CRANE @ 14TH, Adams, NE

Built 1974 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 819

OSBORNE DR WEST

Good

Over: BIG BLUE R W FK TRIB

HASTINGS OSBORNE DR WEST, Adams, NE

Built 1981 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 510

W. PRAIRIE LAKE RD

Good

Over: THIRTY-TWO MILE CREEK

5205 W. PRAIRIE LAKE RD, Adams, NE

Built 2015 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 80

OSAGE AVE

Good

Over: PAWNEE CREEK

_, Adams, NE

Built 2022 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 30

S. ANTIOCH AVE.

Good

Over: PAWNEE CREEK

11785 S. ANTIOCH AVE, Adams, NE

Built 1989 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 100

HOLSTEIN AVE.

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

7745 S. HOLSTEIN AVE., Adams, NE

Built 1968 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 510

S ADAMS CENTRAL

Good

Over: THIRTY-TWO MILE CREEK

3890 S ADAMS CENTRAL AVE, Adams, NE

Built 1986 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 875

POWERLINE ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

12930 W. POWERLINE RD., Adams, NE

Built 1991 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 55

W. SADDLEHORN. RD.

Good

Over: SCOTT CREEK

8095 W. SADDLEHORN RD., Adams, NE

Built 2016 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 40

CONESTOGA AVENUE

Good

Over: WEST BRANCH SCOTT CREEK

7975 S. CONESTOGA AVE., Adams, NE

Built 2009 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 30

PROSSER AVE.

Good

Over: WEST BRANCH SCOTT CREEK

8480 S. PROSSER AVE., Adams, NE

Built 1988 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 75

SILVERLAKE ROAD

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

11480 W. SILVERLAKE RD, Adams, NE

Built 2010 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 15

PALOMINO AVENUE

Good

Over: ASH CREEK

13755 S. PALOMINO AVE, Adams, NE

Built 2022 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 20

PAULINE BLVD.

Good

Over: STREAM

155 E. PAULINE BLVD, Adams, NE

Built 2007 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 30

KRESS RD.

Good

Over: CROOKED CREEK

5610 E. KRESS RD, Adams, NE

Built 2006 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 15

OSAGE AVENUE

Good

Over: W BR THIRTY-TWO MILE CR

5180 S. OSAGE AVE., Adams, NE

Built 2023 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 20

N SHOWBOAT BLVD

Good

Over: STREAM

2630 N SHOWBOAT, Adams, NE

Built 2023 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 3,530

COUNTY GRAVEL

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

1170 N. SHILOH AVE., Adams, NE

Built 1997 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 30

IDLEWILDE ROAD

Good

Over: PAWNEE CREEK

1905 W. IDLEWILDE RD, Adams, NE

Built 2014 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 25

E. 42ND ST

Good

Over: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER

730 E 42ND. ST., Adams, NE

Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 5

IDLEWILDE RD.

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

19565 W. IDLEWILDE RD., Adams, NE

Built 1983 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

OREGON TRAIL RD.

Good

Over: STREAM

4120 E OREGON TRAIL RD., Adams, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25

MARIAN RD.

Good

Over: PAWNEE CREEK

2870 S. MARIAN RD, Adams, NE

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 100

PAWNEE AVE.

Good

Over: PAWNEE CREEK

11305 S. PAWNEE AVE., Adams, NE

Built 1985 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

IDLEWILDE ROAD

Good

Over: PAWNEE CREEK

355 W. IDLEWILDE RD, Adams, NE

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

W. PONY EXPRESS RD

Good

Over: STREAM

13070 W. PONY EXPRESS RD., Adams, NE

Built 2001 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: W BR DOVE CREEK

2.1W 4S AYR, Adams, NE

Built 2008 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 200

W BLUE HILL RD

Good

Over: STREAM

1/2 E OF OSAGE AVE, Adams, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 150

SILVERLAKE RD

Good

Over: STREAM

5S 5.3W AYR, Adams, NE

Built 2010 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20

SADDLEHORN ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

4255 E. SADDLEHORN RD, Adams, NE

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY GRAVEL

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

3.4N 1.5E OF HASTINGS, Adams, NE

Built 1997 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

CIMARRON ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

3260 W. CIMARRON RD, Adams, NE

Built 2008 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

E SILVER LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: OAK CREEK

6635 E. SILVERLAKE RD, Adams, NE

Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

SOUTHERN HILLS DRV

Good

Over: THIRTY-TWO MILE CREEK

3045 S. SOUTHERN HILLS DR, Adams, NE

Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 200

BLAINE AVE.

Good

Over: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER

1645 N. BLAINE, Adams, NE

Built 1993 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

US34/US281

Good

Over: BIG BLUE R W FK TRIB

IN HASTINGS, Adams, NE

Built 1981 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 18,320

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