Clay County, NE

135 public highway bridges

Clay County Bridge Snapshot

Clay County, Nebraska contains 135 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 65.9% are rated “Good,” 27.4% “Fair,” 5.9% “Poor,” and 5.9% 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.

135
Total Bridges
65.9%
Good
5.9%
Poor
5.9%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
65.9% (89)
Fair
27.4% (37)
Poor
5.9% (8)
SD
5.9% (8)

All Bridges (135)

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: SCHOOL CREEK

3.8W SARONVILLE, Clay, NE

Built 1986 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 60

FAS 2395

Good

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

SJCT N14/N74 5E 1.5S, Clay, NE

Built 1982 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 290

COLL 7599

Good

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

3.5E .1S OF EDGAR, Clay, NE

Built 1997 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 65

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

2W 2.8S ONG, Clay, NE

Built 2003 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SCHOOL CREEK

4.5W SARONVILLE, Clay, NE

Built 2001 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SCHOOL CREEK

3.8W SARONVILLE, Clay, NE

Built 1999 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SCHOOL CREEK

4.8W SARONVILLE, Clay, NE

Built 1996 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SCHOOL CREEK

1S 1.7W SARONVILLE, Clay, NE

Built 2000 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

7.2N ONG, Clay, NE

Built 1984 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1E 2N SUTTON, Clay, NE

Built 1978 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35

COLL 7592

Good

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

2.5E OF EDGAR, Clay, NE

Built 2004 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 135

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

1N 1.5E FAIRFIELD, Clay, NE

Built 1998 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

.3N 1.2W ONG, Clay, NE

Built 1999 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 45

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

1.5E EDGAR, Clay, NE

Built 1980 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30

US6

Good

Over: STREAM

7W SARONVILLE SPUR, Clay, NE

Built 1936 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,815

US6

Good

Over: STREAM

2W SUTTON, Clay, NE

Built 1936 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,890

N14

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

1N CLAY CENTER, Clay, NE

Built 1938 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,275

N14

Good

Over: W.FK.BIG BLUE RVR TRIB

0S CLAY/HAMILTON CO. LINE, Clay, NE

Built 1958 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,660

FAS 2425

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT US6/S-18A 8W 2.1N, Clay, NE

Built 1935 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 465

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SCHOOL CREEK

.2E 1N SUTTON, Clay, NE

Built 1977 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 35

ROAD 311

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

6.3N 2.7W ONG, Clay, NE

Built 2022 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 25

ROAD 309

Good

Over: STREAM

2.5S 1E GLENVIL, Clay, NE

Built 2011 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 40

N14

Good

Over: BNSF RR 073-258-T

6S CLAY/HAMILTON CO. LINE, Clay, NE

Built 1957 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,660

ROAD 304

Good

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

1N .8E EDGAR, Clay, NE

Built 2019 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 60

ROAD 310

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

5.3N 2.4W ONG, Clay, NE

Built 2017 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

2.7N 1W EDGAR, Clay, NE

Built 1984 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 50

ROAD 307

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

2.3N 1.7W ONG, Clay, NE

Built 2017 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 40

SAUDRS AVE/FAS2415

Good

Over: SCHOOL CREEK

SUTTON SAUNDERS @ MAPLE, Clay, NE

Built 1983 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 2,035

ROAD P

Good

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

2W 2.7N EDGAR, Clay, NE

Built 2018 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 35

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: SCHOOL CREEK

.5W SUTTON, Clay, NE

Built 1999 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 110

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER

3.3W 2N HARVARD, Clay, NE

Built 1986 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 45

ROAD Q

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

4.3N 2.3W ONG, Clay, NE

Built 2017 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 60

ROAD 321

Good

Over: SCHOOL CREEK

1.5N SUTTON, Clay, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

FAS 2390

Good

Over: SCHOOL CREEK

EJCT US6/N14 2N 7.4E, Clay, NE

Built 1994 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 885

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER

4.5N HARVARD, Clay, NE

Built 1935 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

CO RD L

Good

Over: STREAM

3.25S & 0.5E HARVARD, Clay, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

ROAD M

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

_, Clay, NE

Built 2019 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

CO RD M

Good

Over: STREAM

4N & 1W CLAY CENTER, Clay, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

RD N

Good

Over: SCHOOL CREEK

2E HARVARD, Clay, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER

2E 4.5N HARVARD, Clay, NE

Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

ROAD 312

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

_, Clay, NE

Built 2019 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 60

ROAD 312

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

_, Clay, NE

Built 2019 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

2.4N EDGAR, Clay, NE

Built 2014 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SCHOOL CREEK

.7W 1S SARONVILLE, Clay, NE

Built 1940 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

2.5E 8.2N EDGAR, Clay, NE

Built 2008 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: SCHOOL CREEK

1E .7S SARONVILLE, Clay, NE

Built 1960 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

8E 2.1S CLAY CENTER, Clay, NE

Built 2014 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER

4.3W 1.9N HARVARD, Clay, NE

Built 1935 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SCHOOL CREEK

3.6W SARONVILLE, Clay, NE

Built 2016 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 45

ROAD 309

Good

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

2N FAIRFIELD, Clay, NE

Built 2019 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

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Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial