Cherry County, NE

58 public highway bridges

Cherry County Bridge Snapshot

Cherry County, Nebraska contains 58 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 41.4% are rated “Good,” 37.9% “Fair,” 19% “Poor,” and 19% 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.

58
Total Bridges
41.4%
Good
19%
Poor
19%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
41.4% (24)
Fair
37.9% (22)
Poor
19% (11)
SD
19% (11)

All Bridges (58)

NGPC COWBOY TRAIL

Unknown

Over: NGPC COWBOY TRAIL

2SW OF KILGORE, Cherry, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: NIOBRARA RIVER

1N 11E OF VALENTINE, Cherry, NE

Built 1903 Load: 3.0 t ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: NIOBRARA RIVER

1E 1S OF VALENTINE, Cherry, NE

Built 1916 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY ROADWAY

Fair

Over: NORTH LOUP RIVER

6.5W 2.7N OF BROWNLEE, Cherry, NE

Built 1900 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: GOOSE CREEK

1N 13E OF BROWNLEE, Cherry, NE

Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

4N 3.5E OF CROOKSTON, Cherry, NE

Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 5

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: NIOBRARA RIVER

9E VALENTINE, Cherry, NE

Built 1920 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: AINSWORTH CANAL

4W 1.5S OF WOOD LAKE, Cherry, NE

Built 1965 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 75

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: AINSWORTH CANAL

2.5W 12S OF VALENTINE, Cherry, NE

Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 15

FRONTAGE/OLD 20

Fair

Over: NIOBRARA RIVER

3SE VALENTINE, Cherry, NE

Built 1931 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 25

COLL 7206

Fair

Over: NIOBRARA RIVER

13S 15W OF MERRIMAN, Cherry, NE

Built 1984 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 40

COLL 7327

Fair

Over: MINNECHADUZA CREEK

.7N VALENTINE, Cherry, NE

Built 2014 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 150

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: N FRK PLUM CREEK

2W 6.25S WOOD LAKE, Cherry, NE

Built 1996 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 90

COLL 7317

Fair

Over: NORTH LOUP RIVER

BROWNLEE, Cherry, NE

Built 1968 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 55

COLL 7329

Fair

Over: NIOBRARA RIVER

1.5N 3.5E OF VALENTINE, Cherry, NE

Built 1970 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 155

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: NIOBRARA RIVER

7.2S 1W OF CODY, Cherry, NE

Built 1935 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 45

N97

Fair

Over: NORTH LOUP RIVER

25N MULLEN, Cherry, NE

Built 1982 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 95

US83

Fair

Over: AINSWORTH CANAL

15S VALENTINE, Cherry, NE

Built 1962 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 1,180

COLL 7327

Fair

Over: MINNECHADUZA CREEK

.2N OF VALENTINE, Cherry, NE

Built 1935 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 165

US83

Fair

Over: STREAM

4NW VALENTINE, Cherry, NE

Built 1952 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,440

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: NIOBRARA RIVER

8E 4.5S OF MERRIMAN, Cherry, NE

Built 1988 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: EVERGREEN CREEK

.2N OF WOOD LAKE, Cherry, NE

Built 2004 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 5

S16F NATIONAL FRST

Fair

Over: NIOBRARA RIVER

9S NENZEL, Cherry, NE

Built 1952 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 105

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: NORTH LOUP RIVER

7E 4S OF BROWNLEE, Cherry, NE

Built 1935 Load: 7.0 t ADT: 10

COLL 7206

Good

Over: NIOBRARA RIVER

11S 9W OF MERRIMAN, Cherry, NE

Built 1935 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

1E 1N VALENTINE, Cherry, NE

Built 1980 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 10

COLL 7259

Good

Over: N BR MIDDLE LOUP RIVER

53S 9E OF MERRIMAN, Cherry, NE

Built 2004 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30

COLL 7325

Good

Over: MINNECHADUZA CREEK

SE EDGE OF CROOKSTON, Cherry, NE

Built 1984 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 55

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

1E 1.2N OF VALENTINE, Cherry, NE

Built 1993 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30

N12

Good

Over: BIG BEAVER CREEK

8NE VALENTINE, Cherry, NE

Built 1960 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 475

US20

Good

Over: MINNECHADUZA CREEK

1W CROOKSTON, Cherry, NE

Built 1963 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,110

N61

Good

Over: LEANDER CREEK

JCT US20/N61 3S, Cherry, NE

Built 1949 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 205

N61

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

IN MERRIMAN, Cherry, NE

Built 1948 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 475

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: GORDON CREEK

18S 5E OF CROOKSTON, Cherry, NE

Built 2002 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: EVERGREEN CREEK

2E OF WOOD LAKE, Cherry, NE

Built 2007 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 5

US20

Good

Over: MINNECHADUZA CREEK

3E CROOKSTON, Cherry, NE

Built 1984 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,460

US20

Good

Over: STREAM

3NW WOOD LAKE, Cherry, NE

Built 1975 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 880

US20

Good

Over: EVERGREEN CREEK

.3NW WOODLAKE, Cherry, NE

Built 1975 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 880

R16C REC ROAD

Good

Over: BOARDMAN CREEK

1S MERRITT RESERVIOR, Cherry, NE

Built 1998 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 15

N97

Good

Over: AINSWORTH CANAL

23SW VALENTINE, Cherry, NE

Built 1989 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 500

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: NIOBRARA RIVER

8.5W 4S OF CODY, Cherry, NE

Built 1988 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 45

US20/83

Good

Over: NIOBRARA RIVER

3SE VALENTINE, Cherry, NE

Built 1994 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 2,365

N61

Good

Over: NIOBRARA RIVER

9S MERRIMAN, Cherry, NE

Built 2007 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 205

US83

Good

Over: NORTH LOUP RIVER

14N THOMAS/CHERRY CL, Cherry, NE

Built 1987 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 1,245

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MINNECHADUZA CREEK

1E 2N OF VALENTINE, Cherry, NE

Built 1965 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 40

N97

Good

Over: NIOBRARA RIVER

9SW VALENTINE, Cherry, NE

Built 1994 Load: 51.0 t ADT: 500

IRR/US83

Good

Over: MINNECHADUZA CREEK

.3NW VALENTINE, Cherry, NE

Built 1991 Load: 53.0 t ADT: 2,440

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: NIOBRARA RIVER

7S 2E OF MERRIMAN, Cherry, NE

Built 1909 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: NIOBRARA RIVER

2.5E 10.5S OF KILGORE, Cherry, NE

Built 1913 Load: 3.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: NIOBRARA RIVER

13.5E OF VALENTINE, Cherry, NE

Built 1899 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 2

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

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