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)

CO RD 309

Good

Over: STREAM

4S & 1.75W CLAY CENTER, Clay, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

CO RD 304

Good

Over: STREAM

0.5S & 4W ONG, Clay, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

ROAD 304

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

.8W ONG, Clay, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 60

US6

Good

Over: STREAM

1E SARONVILLE SPUR, Clay, NE

Built 1998 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,890

N41

Good

Over: STREAM

1E CLAY CENTER, Clay, NE

Built 1978 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 665

N74

Good

Over: STREAM

9W ONG SPUR, Clay, NE

Built 1972 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 615

S18C DEWEESE SPUR

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK TRIB

3E DEWEESE, Clay, NE

Built 1980 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 185

S18C DEWEESE SPUR

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

3E DEWEESE, Clay, NE

Built 1980 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 185

S18E GLENVIL SPUR

Good

Over: PAWNEE CREEK TRIB

1S GLENVIL, Clay, NE

Built 1988 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 415

ROAD 306

Good

Over: PAWNEE CREEK

.3S 6.3W FAIRFIELD, Clay, NE

Built 2017 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 25

FAS 2425

Good

Over: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER

JCT US6/S-18A 8W 5.3N, Clay, NE

Built 1981 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 465

COLL 7603

Good

Over: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER

6.3W .5N HARVARD, Clay, NE

Built 1998 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 40

N14

Good

Over: UPRR 813-714-L

8S CLAY CENTER, Clay, NE

Built 1977 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,645

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1W 1.1S OF ONG, Clay, NE

Built 2006 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 40

COLL 7601

Good

Over: PAWNEE CREEK

JCT N74/S-18E .1S, Clay, NE

Built 1935 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 120

COLL 7596

Good

Over: STREAM

2N .1E OF INLAND, Clay, NE

Built 1935 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 135

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: OAK CREEK

2.5N 6.9W DEWEESE, Clay, NE

Built 2005 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 40

RIVER ST

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

JCT N14/S-18C 4.8W .5S, Clay, NE

Built 2019 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 80

ROAD 311

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

_, Clay, NE

Built 2019 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 110

US6

Good

Over: SCHOOL CREEK

7W SARONVILLE SPUR, Clay, NE

Built 1998 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,815

N14

Good

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

6S CLAY CENTER, Clay, NE

Built 2017 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,755

ROAD C

Good

Over: PAWNEE CREEK

5.2W 4.9N DEWEESE, Clay, NE

Built 2017 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 80

ROAD 321

Good

Over: SCHOOL CREEK TRIB

_, Clay, NE

Built 2019 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 25

ROAD 320

Good

Over: SCHOOL CREEK TRIB

.5N 2W SUTTON, Clay, NE

Built 2019 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 40

FAS 2415

Good

Over: STREAM

EJCT US6/N14 3.8N 7E, Clay, NE

Built 1933 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 555

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SCHOOL CREEK

1.5W .2S SUTTON, Clay, NE

Built 2015 Load: 54.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER

4.2N 1E HARVARD, Clay, NE

Built 2010 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 40

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

5W 3.2N DEWEESE, Clay, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 50

JAMES AVENUE

Poor

Over: SCHOOL CREEK

SUTTON JAMES @ MAPLE, Clay, NE

Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 300

FAS 2455

Poor

Over: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER

JCT US6/S-18A 1W 7.3N, Clay, NE

Built 1940 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 55

FAS 2415

Poor

Over: TURKEY CREEK

JCT N74/S-18F 1W 5.8N, Clay, NE

Built 1915 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 180

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Structurally Deficient

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

2.5 E EDGAR, Clay, NE

Built 1950 ADT: 20

ROAD W

Structurally Deficient

Over: BNSF RR 073-249-U

.5W SUTTON, Clay, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 35

RIVER ST

Structurally Deficient

Over: DRY CREEK

JCT N14/S-18C 5W .5S, Clay, NE

Built 1973 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 80

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

3E FAIRFIELD, Clay, NE

Built 1935 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 20

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

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