Buffalo County, NE

462 public highway bridges

Buffalo County Bridge Snapshot

Buffalo County, Nebraska contains 462 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 53.7% are rated “Good,” 39.2% “Fair,” 1.7% “Poor,” and 1.7% are classified as structurally deficient — the federal designation for spans whose deck, superstructure, or substructure has been rated 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. Structurally deficient does not mean unsafe to cross; it means the bridge is on the priority list for repair or replacement.

Inspections in NE are conducted by certified engineers from the state Department of Transportation on a 24-month cycle, and results are reported back to the FHWA each spring. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county, sorted by inventory load rating. Use the “Sort by” controls to surface the lowest-rated spans first, and click any row for full inspection history, traffic counts, and condition trends.

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

462
Total Bridges
53.7%
Good
1.7%
Poor
1.7%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
53.7% (248)
Fair
39.2% (181)
Poor
1.7% (8)
SD
1.7% (8)

All Bridges (462)

MILL ST

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

NE EDGE OF ELM CREEK, Buffalo, NE

Built 1984 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 100

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: KEARNEY CANAL

2E 1.2S OF ELM CREEK, Buffalo, NE

Built 1986 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 12

FAS 1900

Fair

Over: WOOD RIVER

JCT US183/N40 .8S 2.8E, Buffalo, NE

Built 1985 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 75

FAS 2015

Fair

Over: SOUTH LOUP RIVER

JCT N2/N68 .4S, Buffalo, NE

Built 1984 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 1,550

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

10S 6.5E OF RAVENNA, Buffalo, NE

Built 1975 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 25

THIRD AVENUE

Fair

Over: STREAM

RIVERDALE 3RD @ CHERRY, Buffalo, NE

Built 1935 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 110

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: KEARNEY CANAL

.7W OF ODESSA, Buffalo, NE

Built 1985 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 35

2ND AVE

Fair

Over: PLATTE RIVER N CHANNEL

IN KEARNEY, Buffalo, NE

Built 1962 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 8,763

2ND AVE

Fair

Over: PLATTE RIVER N CHANNEL

IN KEARNEY, Buffalo, NE

Built 1962 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 8,763

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: KEARNEY CANAL

7E .5N OF ELM CREEK, Buffalo, NE

Built 1975 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 40

N10

Fair

Over: N CH PLATTE RIVER

13N MINDEN, Buffalo, NE

Built 1963 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,535

N10

Fair

Over: SOUTH LOUP RIVER

1S PLEASANTON, Buffalo, NE

Built 1959 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,785

BISON RD

Fair

Over: ELM CREEK

.7S OF ELM CREEK, Buffalo, NE

Built 1999 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

1S 7E OF POOLE, Buffalo, NE

Built 1976 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 12

COLL 7471

Fair

Over: STREAM

3W .5S OF SHELTON, Buffalo, NE

Built 1975 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 100

I80

Fair

Over: N CH PLATTE RIVER

2W MINDEN INTRCHG, Buffalo, NE

Built 1963 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 22,480

I80

Fair

Over: N CH PLATTE RIVER

2W MINDEN INTRCHG, Buffalo, NE

Built 1963 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 22,480

FAS 1975

Fair

Over: STREAM

JCT I80/L-10C .3S, Buffalo, NE

Built 1981 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 1,275

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: WOOD RIVER

2E .7S RIVERDALE, Buffalo, NE

Built 1981 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

1S 6.7E OF POOLE, Buffalo, NE

Built 1983 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: WOOD RIVER

2E 1.7S OF AMHERST, Buffalo, NE

Built 1996 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 25

COLL 28C

Fair

Over: WOOD RIVER

2NW OF AMHERST, Buffalo, NE

Built 2007 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY ROAD

Fair

Over: KEARNEY CANAL

5W OF KEARNEY, Buffalo, NE

Built 1997 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

3S POOLE, Buffalo, NE

Built 1981 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 25

WILLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: WOOD RIVER

1SW .5N OF SHELTON, Buffalo, NE

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 100

COLL 7456

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

3.8E OF RIVERDALE, Buffalo, NE

Built 1985 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 80

FAS 2015

Fair

Over: WOOD RIVER

JCT US30/L-10C 3.5W .4N, Buffalo, NE

Built 1969 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,350

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

2S 3E OF POOLE, Buffalo, NE

Built 2011 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

CHURCH STREET

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

ELM CREEK CHURCH @ OAK, Buffalo, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 60

US30

Fair

Over: KEARNEY CANAL

2W ODESSA, Buffalo, NE

Built 1933 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 3,185

N40

Fair

Over: STREAM

3NW AMHERST, Buffalo, NE

Built 1935 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,135

ARROW RD

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

1S 1.5W OF ELM CREEK, Buffalo, NE

Built 1975 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 20

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: KEARNEY CANAL

2W OF ODESSA, Buffalo, NE

Built 1994 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

5W .8S OF KEARNEY, Buffalo, NE

Built 2008 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 55

COLL 7382

Fair

Over: WOOD RIVER TRIBUTARY

1.5S .2E OF AMHERST, Buffalo, NE

Built 1995 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 75

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

5S 4W OF PLEASANTON, Buffalo, NE

Built 1987 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

2W 5.7N OF SHELTON, Buffalo, NE

Built 1987 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

2S US30 HALL CL, Buffalo, NE

Built 1934 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 40

COLL 7464

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

3N 3.5W OF PLEASANTON, Buffalo, NE

Built 1990 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 50

COLL 7464

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

2N 1.7W OF PLEASANTON, Buffalo, NE

Built 1992 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 45

SWEETWATER AVE

Fair

Over: WOOD RIVER

8W OF GIBBON, Buffalo, NE

Built 2000 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 140

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

5.5S 2W OF POOLE, Buffalo, NE

Built 1987 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

4.2N 2E OF MILLER, Buffalo, NE

Built 1989 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: SWEET CREEK

6S .5E OF RAVENNA, Buffalo, NE

Built 1992 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 65

N10

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

1N PLEASANTON, Buffalo, NE

Built 1959 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 2,455

N68

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

SCL RAVENNA, Buffalo, NE

Built 1979 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 2,695

TURKEY CREEK RD

Fair

Over: ELM CREEK

.5S OF ELM CREEK, Buffalo, NE

Built 1991 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

2.5E 1.3S ELM CREEK, Buffalo, NE

Built 2008 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 30

FAS 1900

Fair

Over: STREAM

JCT US183/N40 .8S 9.6E, Buffalo, NE

Built 1990 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 100

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: WOOD RIVER

1NW OF AMHERST, Buffalo, NE

Built 2004 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 70

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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