Custer County, NE

303 public highway bridges

Custer County Bridge Snapshot

Custer County, Nebraska contains 303 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 58.4% are rated “Good,” 33.7% “Fair,” 7.9% “Poor,” and 7.9% 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.

303
Total Bridges
58.4%
Good
7.9%
Poor
7.9%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
58.4% (177)
Fair
33.7% (102)
Poor
7.9% (24)
SD
7.9% (24)

All Bridges (303)

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

.2W OF BERWYN, Custer, NE

Built 1983 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 40

COLL 7406

Fair

Over: MILBURN-SARGENT CANAL

1.5S 2.7E MILLBURN #109A, Custer, NE

Built 1985 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 50

ROAD 419

Good

Over: SOUTH LOUP RIVER

5W 5.2N OF CALLAWAY #517, Custer, NE

Built 1940 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

3N 9E OF BROKEN BOW #12, Custer, NE

Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 30

US183

Good

Over: CANAL #2

1S SARGENT, Custer, NE

Built 2014 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 1,275

FAS 1725

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

JCT N40/N21 6S 10.7W, Custer, NE

Built 1975 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 180

FAS 1725

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

JCT N40/N21 4.7S 10.6W, Custer, NE

Built 1975 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 200

FAS 1725

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

JCT N40/N21 2.8S 10.6W, Custer, NE

Built 1975 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 200

FAS 1725

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

JCT N40/N21 9.5W 4N, Custer, NE

Built 1973 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 115

COLL 7405

Good

Over: STREAM

5.7S 4.2W OF BERWYN #578A, Custer, NE

Built 1974 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 90

COLL 7405

Good

Over: STREAM

6.7S 4W OF BERWYN #579A, Custer, NE

Built 1974 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 90

COLL 7405

Good

Over: STREAM

11S 3.5W OF BERWYN #600, Custer, NE

Built 1977 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 90

COLL 7405

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

10S 3.3W OF BERWYN #581, Custer, NE

Built 1977 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 90

COLL 7405

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

9.5S 3.2W OF BERWYN #580, Custer, NE

Built 1977 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 90

COLL 7405

Good

Over: STREAM

8.7S 3.7W OF BERWYN #580A, Custer, NE

Built 1974 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 90

FAS 1855

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT N40/N21 2.9S 11.7E, Custer, NE

Built 1983 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 55

FAS 1855

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT N40/N21 2.2S 11.7E, Custer, NE

Built 1983 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 55

COLL 7407

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

7E 3N OF BROKEN BOW #132, Custer, NE

Built 1980 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 55

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTH LOUP RIVER

1W 2N OF CALLAWAY #487, Custer, NE

Built 1997 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 20

FAS 1660

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT N21/40 2W 8N, Custer, NE

Built 1981 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 330

FAS 1745

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT N21/N70 3.4N, Custer, NE

Built 1960 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,110

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

3S 3E OCONTO #566, Custer, NE

Built 1930 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 10

FAS 1680

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT N2/S-21A 18E 2.5N, Custer, NE

Built 1963 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 410

FAS 1680

Good

Over: SAND CANYON

JCT US183/S-21C 1.3W 7N, Custer, NE

Built 1960 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 475

FAS 1670

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

JCT N21/N92 .5N 2.1W, Custer, NE

Built 1978 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 540

FAS 1670

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT N21/N92 .5N 1.2W, Custer, NE

Built 1978 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 780

COLL 7407

Good

Over: STREAM

1.5S OF BERWYN #152, Custer, NE

Built 1967 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 95

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

4N 6E OF BROKEN BOW #133, Custer, NE

Built 1996 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 10

COLL 7390

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

.5W OF ANSLEY #638A, Custer, NE

Built 1969 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 70

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

11E 2N OF BROKEN BOW, Custer, NE

Built 1983 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

3N 2W OF WESTERVILLE #16, Custer, NE

Built 1987 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 15

FAS 1743

Good

Over: STREAM

7.2N OF MERNA, Custer, NE

Built 1991 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 300

FAS 1780

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT US183/S-21C 7E 2.5N, Custer, NE

Built 1971 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 175

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: WAGNER CREEK

2NW OF COMSTOCK #49, Custer, NE

Built 1998 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 10

N2

Good

Over: VICTORIA CREEK

5SE ANSELMO, Custer, NE

Built 1965 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,015

N2

Good

Over: STREAM

9SE ANSELMO, Custer, NE

Built 1965 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,015

N2

Good

Over: STREAM

IN MERNA, Custer, NE

Built 1965 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,355

N2/N92

Good

Over: MUD CREEK TRIBUTARY

1SE BERWYN, Custer, NE

Built 1981 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 3,175

N2

Good

Over: STREAM

3SE ANSLEY, Custer, NE

Built 1978 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,480

N21

Good

Over: STREAM

1S OCONTO, Custer, NE

Built 1962 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 920

N40

Good

Over: STREAM

3S ARNOLD, Custer, NE

Built 1985 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 445

N40

Good

Over: STREAM

5S ARNOLD, Custer, NE

Built 1985 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 445

N40

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

6W CALLAWAY, Custer, NE

Built 1965 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 305

N40

Good

Over: STREAM

5W CALLAWAY, Custer, NE

Built 1965 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 505

N40

Good

Over: STREAM

2W CALLAWAY, Custer, NE

Built 1965 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 505

N40

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK TRIB

12NW OCONTO, Custer, NE

Built 1962 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 430

N40

Good

Over: WOOD RIVER

6NW OCONTO, Custer, NE

Built 1962 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 430

N40

Good

Over: STREAM

6NW OCONTO, Custer, NE

Built 1962 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 430

N40

Good

Over: WOOD RIVER

3NW OCONTO, Custer, NE

Built 1962 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 430

N40

Good

Over: WOOD RIVER

2NW OCONTO, Custer, NE

Built 1962 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 430

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