Dawson County, NE

302 public highway bridges

Dawson County Bridge Snapshot

Dawson County, Nebraska contains 302 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 61.6% are rated “Good,” 27.8% “Fair,” 3.6% “Poor,” and 3.6% 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.

302
Total Bridges
61.6%
Good
3.6%
Poor
3.6%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
61.6% (186)
Fair
27.8% (84)
Poor
3.6% (11)
SD
3.6% (11)

All Bridges (302)

I80

Good

Over: STREAM

1W COZAD INTRCHG, Dawson, NE

Built 1964 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 17,540

I80

Good

Over: STREAM

.3W OVERTON INTRCHG, Dawson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 18,485

I80

Good

Over: STREAM

4E OVERTON INTRCHG, Dawson, NE

Built 1963 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 18,660

US283

Good

Over: STREAM

1S LEXINGTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1963 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 11,875

L24B OVERTON CNLK

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

3S OVERTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1956 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 935

RD 435

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

.5N US30 & RD 435, Dawson, NE

Built 2008 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 100

CO RD 750/COL 7296

Good

Over: NORTH PLUM CREEK

6W N21 FRONTIER CL, Dawson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 45

COUNTY ROAD 447

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

1S 3E OF OVERTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1984 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY ROAD 449

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

1.5S SE OF OVERTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1984 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 30

N23

Good

Over: STREAM

WCL FARNAM, Dawson, NE

Built 1958 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 850

N40

Good

Over: WOOD RIVER TRIB

8NW MILLER, Dawson, NE

Built 1963 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 1,040

COUNTY ROAD 442

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

1.5S 2W OF OVERTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1981 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROAD 443

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

2S 1W OF OVERTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1985 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 10

CO RD 448/COL 7387

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

1.5S 4E OF OVERTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1984 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY ROAD 765

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

3N 7.5E OF COZAD, Dawson, NE

Built 1981 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROAD 755

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

2N OF OVERTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1988 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 40

N21

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

3N LEXINGTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1955 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,240

COUNTY ROAD 409

Good

Over: GOTHENBURG CANAL

2N 2W OF GOTHENBURG, Dawson, NE

Built 1984 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 310

COUNTY ROAD 418

Good

Over: GOTHENBURG CANAL

JCT US30/N21 7.7N 3.5W, Dawson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY ROAD 440

Good

Over: WOOD RIVER

3.5NW OF SUMNER, Dawson, NE

Built 1985 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 10

N21

Good

Over: FRENCH CREEK

4N LEXINGTON, Dawson, NE

Built 2019 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 1,240

COUNTY ROAD 443

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

2.5N 1W OF OVERTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1983 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY ROAD 441

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

1S 3W OF OVERTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1983 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 30

N23

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK

1E FARNAM, Dawson, NE

Built 1954 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 975

COUNTY ROAD 440

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

4W OF OVERTON, Dawson, NE

Built 2002 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 20

CO RD 751/FAS 1560

Good

Over: PLUM CREEK CANYON

JCT I80/L-24A 4.2S 4.2W, Dawson, NE

Built 1981 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 485

COUNTY ROAD 446

Good

Over: FIELD DRAIN

1.5N OF SUMNER, Dawson, NE

Built 1963 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 120

COUNTY ROAD 440

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

6E OF LEXINGTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1986 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROAD 424

Good

Over: FARMERS/MERCHANTS CANAL

2.5E OF COZAD, Dawson, NE

Built 1999 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 80

FAS 1705

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

EJCT US30/N21 3.5N 2E, Dawson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 690

ROAD 755

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

1.5E LEXINGTON, Dawson, NE

Built 2008 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 40

N21

Good

Over: TRI-COUNTY CANAL

8S COZAD, Dawson, NE

Built 1964 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 985

COUNTY ROAD 759

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

2W 3N OF LEXINGTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1981 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROAD 447

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

2.5E 6N OF OVERTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1987 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROAD 752

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

3.5W OF OVERTON, Dawson, NE

Built 2014 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROAD 774

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

2E N47 CUSTER CL, Dawson, NE

Built 1986 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROAD 771

Good

Over: STREAM

4N 1E GOTHENBURG, Dawson, NE

Built 2015 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROAD 752

Good

Over: NORTH PLUM CREEK

2E 2N FARNAM, Dawson, NE

Built 2022 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 5

COUNTY ROAD 751

Good

Over: NORTH PLUM CREEK

3E FARNAM, Dawson, NE

Built 1982 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

SMOKEY HILL ROAD

Good

Over: FIELD DRAINAGE DITCH

1.7S OF EDDYVILLE, Dawson, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROAD 447

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

3.5E 2S OVERTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1997 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

CO RD 448/COL 7387

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

2.5E 2S OVERTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1997 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY ROAD 765

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

3N 3E OF COZAD, Dawson, NE

Built 1994 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

ROAD 408

Good

Over: THIRTYMILE CANAL

4S US30 LINCOLN CL, Dawson, NE

Built 2014 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROAD 760

Good

Over: FIELD DRAIN

4E 4N OF LEXINGTON, Dawson, NE

Built 2014 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

CO RD 759/FAS 1620

Good

Over: STREAM

EJCT US30/N21 3.1N 4.7E, Dawson, NE

Built 2014 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 85

CO RD 758/COL 7387

Good

Over: BELL CREEK

4E 5N OF OVERTON, Dawson, NE

Built 2003 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY ROAD 757

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

5.5E 1N OF LEXINGTON, Dawson, NE

Built 2014 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

CO RD 750/COL 7378

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

4.5E 2S OVERTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1997 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 70

US30

Good

Over: STREAM

1E OVERTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1981 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,750

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

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