Total bridges
313
Public highway bridges in Cedar County
County profile · official public datasets
Cedar County, NE
313 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 47% rated Good, 46.6% Fair, 6.4% Poor.
- 313
- Public bridges
- 47%
- Good condition
- 6.4%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Cedar County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- 46th
- of 88 on Poor share
- 6.4%
- Poor-condition share
- 313
- public highway bridges
- 1977
- 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.
Cedar County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Cedar County ranks #46 of 88 Nebraska counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 6.4%). Cedar County, Nebraska contains 313 public highway bridges. Roughly 47% are rated “Good,” 46.6% “Fair,” and 6.4% “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.
Good condition
47%
147 of 313 rated 7-9
Fair condition
46.6%
146 of 313 rated 5-6
Poor condition
6.4%
20 of 313 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#46 of 88
Among Nebraska counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 313 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 47% (147)
Fair 46.6% (146)
Poor 6.4% (20)
Cedar County's Poor-condition bridges carry 10,355 vehicle crossings a day
That is 6.9% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 6.4% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry more traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 518 crossings a day against 565 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 313 of 313 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
42.2% of Cedar County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
132 of the 313 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 47% 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 33.6% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
US81 over NORWEGIAN BOW CREEK TRIB, built 1945, carries 3,475 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 20-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 10,355 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Cedar County's bridges were built
313 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1930s
1930–1939
54 bridges
- 1940s 7
1940–1949
7 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
30 bridges
- 1960s 17
1960–1969
17 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
44 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
39 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
46 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
38 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
29 bridges
- 2020s 9
2020–2029
9 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1930s, when 54 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 17.3% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 85 to 94 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1977) matches the Nebraska average (1977).
How Cedar County compares with Nebraska's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Nebraska counties nearest Cedar County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 6.4% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1977 against a peer-group mean of 1977 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 87 Nebraska counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knox County | 329 | 60.5% | 36.5% | 3% | 1981 |
| Cedar County (this page) | 313 | 47% | 46.6% | 6.4% | 1977 |
| Saline County | 312 | 67.3% | 24.7% | 8% | 1981 |
| Custer County | 303 | 58.4% | 33.7% | 7.9% | 1971 |
| Madison County | 302 | 36.4% | 55.3% | 8.3% | 1981 |
| Dawson County | 300 | 68% | 28.3% | 3.7% | 1972 |
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 Cedar 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 Cedar County, both outside Nebraska so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside NE (313 bridges here).
- Natchitoches County, LA · 313 bridges
- Linn County, MO · 313 bridges
- Jackson County, AL · 314 bridges
- Cloud County, KS · 314 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside NE (1977 here).
- San Diego County, CA · avg 1977 · 1,632 bridges
- King County, WA · avg 1977 · 1,238 bridges
- Riverside County, CA · avg 1977 · 1,117 bridges
- Shelby County, TN · avg 1977 · 1,077 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (313)
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1S 5.5W OF MENOMINEE, Cedar, NE
Built 1965 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 15
893 ROAD
FairOver: ANTELOPE CREEK
1S 2W OF MENOMINEE, Cedar, NE
Built 1950 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 15
553 AVE
FairOver: STREAM
13W OF COLERIDGE, Cedar, NE
Built 1935 Load: 3.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: PERRIN CREEK
1N 1.2W OF LAUREL, Cedar, NE
Built 1935 Load: 3.0 t ADT: 80
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BAKER CREEK TRIBUTARY
2S .3W OF LAUREL, Cedar, NE
Built 1955 Load: 3.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BOW CREEK
2.2S 6W OF HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE
Built 1935 Load: 4.0 t ADT: 15
574 AVE
FairOver: STREAM
7S 1W OF OBERT, Cedar, NE
Built 1970 Load: 4.0 t ADT: 25
556TH AVE
FairOver: PEARL CREEK
4N 3E OF MAGNET, Cedar, NE
Built 1950 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BAKER CREEK
3.2S 1W OF BELDEN, Cedar, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 35
885 ROAD
FairOver: BOW CREEK
5.5S OF WYNOT, Cedar, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 45
874 ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
4N 1E OF LAUREL, Cedar, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 30
571 AVE
FairOver: LOGAN CREEK
.5NW OF LAUREL, Cedar, NE
Built 1960 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LIME CREEK
1S 1W OF OBERT, Cedar, NE
Built 1970 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 20
556TH AVENUE
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
8.5W .7N OF SAINT HELENA, Cedar, NE
Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 25
880 ROAD
FairOver: PEARL CREEK
2S OF HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE
Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 25
870 ROAD
FairOver: LOGAN CREEK
1W 1N OF LAUREL, Cedar, NE
Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 35
566 AVE
FairOver: BOW CREEK
2.5NE OF HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE
Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 50
565TH AVE
FairOver: WEST BOW CREEK TRIB
1NE OF BOW VALLEY, Cedar, NE
Built 1978 Load: 7.0 t ADT: 50
883 ROAD
FairOver: BOW CREEK
1.2E OF HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE
Built 1973 Load: 7.0 t ADT: 100
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.9W OF WYNOT, Cedar, NE
Built 1935 Load: 7.0 t ADT: 100
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2S 5.7E OF HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 20
573 AVE
FairOver: EAST BOW CREEK
9E 1.5S OF HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE
Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 20
557 AVE
FairOver: ANTELOPE CREEK
1SW OF MENOMINEE, Cedar, NE
Built 1965 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 40
COLL 7792
FairOver: STREAM
.5W OF BOW VALLEY, Cedar, NE
Built 1970 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 180
553 AVE
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
5N 5.5W OF FORDYCE, Cedar, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.2N OF COLERIDGE, Cedar, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 80
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BAKER CREEK
2S 2E OF BELDEN, Cedar, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1S 1W OF SAINT HELENA, Cedar, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 30
552ND AVENUE
FairOver: STREAM
2N N12 KNOX CL, Cedar, NE
Built 1967 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
5.5N OF MAGNET, Cedar, NE
Built 1975 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 35
COLL 7792/ 888 RD
FairOver: WEST BOW CREEK
1.5E OF FORDYCE, Cedar, NE
Built 1937 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 135
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
9W OF SAINT HELENA, Cedar, NE
Built 1970 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: NORWEGIAN BOW CREEK
6W OF HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE
Built 1974 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 30
FAS 3180 / 567 AVE
FairOver: WEST BOW CREEK
JCT N12/N15 4E 1.9N, Cedar, NE
Built 1940 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
5N 2W OF OBERT, Cedar, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: NORWEGIAN BOW CREEK
4.5S 2W OF FORDYCE, Cedar, NE
Built 1993 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.8N 2E BELDEN, Cedar, NE
Built 1935 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 20
897TH RD
FairOver: ANTELOPE CREEK
3.5N OF MENOMINEE, Cedar, NE
Built 1955 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BOW CREEK
4S OF WYNOT, Cedar, NE
Built 1970 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
6S OF OBERT, Cedar, NE
Built 1990 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2.5N 2W OF COLERIDGE, Cedar, NE
Built 1989 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 35
888TH RD
FairOver: WEST BOW CREEK TRIB
.5S OF BOW VALLEY, Cedar, NE
Built 1965 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
3E .7N OF COLERIDGE, Cedar, NE
Built 1991 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1W OF HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE
Built 1980 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1S 1.2E OF HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE
Built 1992 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 25
895TH RD
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
9.2W OF SAINT HELENA, Cedar, NE
Built 1974 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 50
COLL 7792
FairOver: STREAM
4.5E OF FORDYCE, Cedar, NE
Built 1935 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 150
FAS 2870
FairOver: STREAM
NJCT US20/N15 3.2N .8W, Cedar, NE
Built 1960 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 140
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.5N 2.7W OF LAUREL, Cedar, NE
Built 1950 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 50
559TH AVE
FairOver: BOW CREEK
JCT US81/N84 4E 2.2S, Cedar, NE
Built 1976 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 65
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