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)

Sort:

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: WOOD RIVER

1N 1E OF GIBBON, Buffalo, NE

Built 1992 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 90

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: S CH PLATTE RIVER

10E N10 KEARNEY CL, Buffalo, NE

Built 1994 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: WOOD RIVER

.5NW OF RIVERDALE, Buffalo, NE

Built 2012 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 80

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: DRY CREEK

1E 4.5N OF KEARNEY, Buffalo, NE

Built 2001 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 70

CHERRY AVE

Over: DRY CREEK

4N 1E OF KEARNEY, Buffalo, NE

Built 1975 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 60

APACHE RD

Over: WOOD RIVER

2N N40 DAWSON CL, Buffalo, NE

Built 2012 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 55

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: STREAM

4N 3.5E OF PLEASANTON, Buffalo, NE

Built 1993 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: DEER CREEK

7W .7S OF PLEASANTON, Buffalo, NE

Built 1992 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: CHERRY CREEK

3S 7.7E OF RAVENNA, Buffalo, NE

Built 2005 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 80

TURKEY CREEK RD

Over: TURKEY CREEK

1N OF ELM CREEK, Buffalo, NE

Built 2006 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 70

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: STREAM

2.5S 1E OF GIBBON, Buffalo, NE

Built 1989 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: CHERRY CREEK

2S 9.5E OF POOLE, Buffalo, NE

Built 1987 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 30

COLL 11C

Over: TURKEY CREEK

1S 2.5E OF ELM CREEK, Buffalo, NE

Built 2007 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 55

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: WOOD RIVER

4W OF GIBBON, Buffalo, NE

Built 1989 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: STREAM

4E 6N OF MILLER, Buffalo, NE

Built 1992 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: DRY CREEK

3.5N 4.5W OF PLEASANTON, Buffalo, NE

Built 2005 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: WOOD RIVER

1E 4.2N OF KEARNEY, Buffalo, NE

Built 1988 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 80

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: SWEET CREEK

5.5S 1E OF RAVENNA, Buffalo, NE

Built 1999 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 25

HAWK RD

Over: DRY CREEK

1E OF PLEASANTON, Buffalo, NE

Built 1993 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: WOOD RIVER

7W OF GIBBON, Buffalo, NE

Built 1991 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 120

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: SWEET CREEK

2S 4E OF POOLE, Buffalo, NE

Built 1987 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: STREAM

1.7NW OF GIBBON, Buffalo, NE

Built 1994 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 55

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: SWEET CREEK

3S 2.5E OF RAVENNA, Buffalo, NE

Built 1994 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 20

US30

Over: TURKEY CREEK

2E ELM CREEK, Buffalo, NE

Built 1984 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 3,185

US183

Over: SOUTH LOUP RIVER

8N MILLER, Buffalo, NE

Built 1995 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 800

TURKEY CREEK RD

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

1S OF ELM CREEK, Buffalo, NE

Built 1999 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 15

FAS 1900

Over: STREAM

JCT US183/N40 .8S 8.7E, Buffalo, NE

Built 1996 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 100

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: N CH PLATTE RIVER

2W 1.6S OF KEARNEY, Buffalo, NE

Built 2009 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 200

COLL 7467

Over: WOOD RIVER

14.8S OF POOLE, Buffalo, NE

Built 1978 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 80

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Over: STREAM

2.5S 7E OF POOLE, Buffalo, NE

Built 1994 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 12

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: STREAM

6.5N 5.2E OF MILLER, Buffalo, NE

Built 2008 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 40

160TH RD

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK TRIB

3N 1.6W SHELTON, Buffalo, NE

Built 2003 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 45

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Over: DRY CREEK

6W N10 SHERMAN CL, Buffalo, NE

Built 2005 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 50

SWEETWATER AVE

Over: DRY CREEK

8W .5N OF GIBBON, Buffalo, NE

Built 2002 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 100

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: STREAM

3S .2E OF GIBBON, Buffalo, NE

Built 1984 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 50

FAS 1920

Over: DRY CREEK

JCT N2/N68 1.3W 1N, Buffalo, NE

Built 1999 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 55

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: SWEET CREEK

1S 4.5E OF POOLE, Buffalo, NE

Built 1997 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 30

30TH AVE

Over: N RR ST./UPRR

30TH AVE KEARNEY, Buffalo, NE

Built 2000 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 3,000

BARLEY RD

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

1.2S 1E OF ELM CREEK, Buffalo, NE

Built 1993 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: WOOD RIVER

1.5E OF MILLER, Buffalo, NE

Built 1990 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: STREAM

7E .5N OF MILLER, Buffalo, NE

Built 1993 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 15

FAS 1900

Over: CEDAR CREEK

JCT US183/N40 .8S 21.6E, Buffalo, NE

Built 2009 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: N CH PLATTE RIVER

4W 1S OF KEARNEY, Buffalo, NE

Built 1993 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: WOOD RIVER

1.5S 1.5E OF AMHERST, Buffalo, NE

Built 1986 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 50

SWEETWATER AVE

Over: PLATTE RIVER N CHAN

4E OF KEARNEY, Buffalo, NE

Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: S CH PLATTE RIVER

11E N10 KEARNEY CL, Buffalo, NE

Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: STREAM

2S 7E OF POOLE, Buffalo, NE

Built 1998 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 35

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

5N .2E OF SHELTON, Buffalo, NE

Built 2003 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: N CH PLATTE RIVER

2S 1.5E OF GIBBON, Buffalo, NE

Built 2003 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 25

COLL 7467

Over: CEDAR CREEK

.3S OF POOLE, Buffalo, NE

Built 1986 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 200

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Reviewed byPlainbridges Editorial, Plain Bridges Editorial Team · June 6, 2026