Total bridges
394
Public highway bridges in Gage County
County profile · official public datasets
Gage County, NE
394 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 36.5% rated Good, 55.3% Fair, 8.1% Poor.
- 394
- Public bridges
- 36.5%
- Good condition
- 8.1%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Gage County pairs a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.
- 54th
- of 88 on Poor share
- 8.1%
- Poor-condition share
- 394
- public highway bridges
- 1971
- avg year built
Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.
Gage County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Gage County ranks #54 of 88 Nebraska counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 8.1%). Gage County, Nebraska contains 394 public highway bridges. Roughly 36.5% are rated “Good,” 55.3% “Fair,” and 8.1% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.
Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.
Good condition
36.5%
144 of 394 rated 7-9
Fair condition
55.3%
218 of 394 rated 5-6
Poor condition
8.1%
32 of 394 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#54 of 88
Among Nebraska counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 394 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 36.5% (144)
Fair 55.3% (218)
Poor 8.1% (32)
Gage County's Poor-condition bridges carry 8,870 vehicle crossings a day
That is 4.7% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 8.1% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 277 crossings a day against 846 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.
Computed over the 394 of 394 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
50.5% of Gage County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
199 of the 394 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 36.5% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.
Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
One structure carries 21.2% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
N4 over CUB CREEK, built 1953, carries 1,880 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 32-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 8,870 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Gage County's bridges were built
394 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1900s 1
1900–1909
1 bridges
- 1910s 6
1910–1919
6 bridges
- 1920s 3
1920–1929
3 bridges
- 1930s
1930–1939
104 bridges
- 1940s 9
1940–1949
9 bridges
- 1950s 12
1950–1959
12 bridges
- 1960s 41
1960–1969
41 bridges
- 1970s 32
1970–1979
32 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
66 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
51 bridges
- 2000s 22
2000–2009
22 bridges
- 2010s 34
2010–2019
34 bridges
- 2020s 13
2020–2029
13 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1930s, when 104 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 26.4% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 85 to 94 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1971, 6 years older than the Nebraska average of 1977.
How Gage County compares with Nebraska's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Nebraska counties nearest Gage County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 8.1% Poor share is the 5th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1971 against a peer-group mean of 1982 is 11 years older.
Showing the 5 closest of 87 Nebraska counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo County | 459 | 57.5% | 40.7% | 1.7% | 1989 |
| Platte County | 433 | 34.4% | 60.7% | 4.8% | 1980 |
| Cuming County | 402 | 25.1% | 72.9% | 2% | 1986 |
| Gage County (this page) | 394 | 36.5% | 55.3% | 8.1% | 1971 |
| Otoe County | 359 | 43.5% | 34.3% | 22.3% | 1973 |
| Dodge County | 334 | 71% | 25.4% | 3.6% | 1981 |
Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Gage County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year
Two NBI-derived peer sets for Gage County, both outside Nebraska so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside NE (394 bridges here).
- Essex County, MA · 395 bridges
- Creek County, OK · 395 bridges
- Minnehaha County, SD · 393 bridges
- Humboldt County, CA · 396 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside NE (1971 here).
- Wayne County, MI · avg 1971 · 1,026 bridges
- Baltimore County, MD · avg 1971 · 783 bridges
- Washington County, PA · avg 1971 · 655 bridges
- Linn County, OR · avg 1971 · 566 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (218)
8TH STREET
FairOver: CRYSTAL CREEK
BEATRICE 8TH @ OAK, Gage, NE
Built 1979 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 200
FAS 3295
FairOver: STREAM
JCT N4/N103 .5E 5.5N, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 95
COLL 7808
FairOver: SOAP CREEK
3S 1.5E OF CLATONIA, Gage, NE
Built 1960 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 125
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
.2E OF DEWITT/COUNTY LINE, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 25
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: BIG INDIAN CREEK
7N .7W OF LANHAM, Gage, NE
Built 1940 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 45
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
2W 5N OF LANHAM, Gage, NE
Built 1971 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 40
120 RD
FairOver: BLOODY RUN
3S 1W OF FILLEY, Gage, NE
Built 1970 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 40
COLL 7807
FairOver: LAFLINS BRANCH
1.5E 6.5S OF ADAMS, Gage, NE
Built 1970 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 90
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
3.5N 1E OF ADAMS, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
4N N41 SALINE CL, Gage, NE
Built 1983 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 30
COLL 7817
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
2E 1.2N OF PICKRELL, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 150
FAS 3265
FairOver: STREAM
JCT US77/US136 7E 5.5N, Gage, NE
Built 1977 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 110
US136/N4
FairOver: BIG BLUE RIVER
IN BEATRICE, Gage, NE
Built 1937 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 7,660
COLL 7811
FairOver: ELM CREEK
7.5S OF ELLIS, Gage, NE
Built 1974 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 35
FAS 3265
FairOver: MISSION CREEK
JCT US77/N8 4E 2.6S, Gage, NE
Built 1973 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 55
COLL 7732
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
2.5N 6W OF ODELL, Gage, NE
Built 1938 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50
COLL 7732
FairOver: ASH CREEK
2.2N .1W OF ODELL, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 55
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
3NE OF BEATRICE, Gage, NE
Built 1981 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 15
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: MUD CREEK
1.5S OF HOLMESVILLE, Gage, NE
Built 1972 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 15
FAS 3210
FairOver: STREAM
JCT US77/N8 4.7E 7.2N, Gage, NE
Built 1979 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 55
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
2S 3.2W OF BARNESTON, Gage, NE
Built 1960 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 25
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
1W OF CORTLAND, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 5
RIVER ST/FAS 3265
FairOver: BILLS CREEK
BLUE SPRINGS RIVER @ 1ST, Gage, NE
Built 1972 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 255
N112
FairOver: SICILY CREEK
11S BEATRICE, Gage, NE
Built 1940 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,090
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
2N .2W OF CLATONIA, Gage, NE
Built 1939 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 60
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
2N OF BLUE SPRINGS, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2.5E 1.5N OF ODELL, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 60
R34J ROCKFORD LAKE
FairOver: MUD CREEK
.7N OF ROCKFORD, Gage, NE
Built 1926 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 205
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: MUD CREEK
2S 1W OF ROCKFORD, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 75
36 RD
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
JCT US77/US136 4E 2S, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 525
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
2W .5N OF FILLEY, Gage, NE
Built 1982 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 20
US77
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
IN BEATRICE, Gage, NE
Built 1962 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 14,000
S34A LIBERTY SPUR
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
SCL LIBERTY, Gage, NE
Built 1964 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 110
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: BOTTLE CREEK
1.3W 1N OF BEATRICE, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 70
FAS 3265
FairOver: BIG BLUE RIVER
JCT US77/N8 .5E 5.3N, Gage, NE
Built 1968 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 255
FAS 3265
FairOver: WILDCAT CREEK
JCT US77/N8 2N 3.9E, Gage, NE
Built 1958 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 120
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
3.7E 1N OF DEWITT, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 35
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: PIERCE CREEK
4.2E 2N OF PICKRELL, Gage, NE
Built 1983 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 35
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
3W OF FILLEY, Gage, NE
Built 1982 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 50
FAS 3202
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
.2E OF LIBERTY, Gage, NE
Built 1955 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 115
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: SHAW CREEK
2.5W ADAMS, Gage, NE
Built 2001 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 10
N8
FairOver: ARKEKETA CREEK
5E BARNESTON, Gage, NE
Built 1974 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 325
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
.5S .5W OF CORTLAND, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 70
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
3W .2N OF LIBERTY, Gage, NE
Built 1982 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 15
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: SNAKE CREEK
3N 1E OF HOAG, Gage, NE
Built 1968 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 50
US77
FairOver: BIG BLUE RIVER
IN BEATRICE, Gage, NE
Built 1949 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 9,030
COLL 7811
FairOver: STREAM
4W 3N OF ODELL, Gage, NE
Built 1995 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35
FAS 3240
FairOver: STREAM
JCT US77/S-34D 3S 3.8E, Gage, NE
Built 1995 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 135
51 RD
FairOver: BIG BLUE RIVER TRIB
.5E HOLMSVILLE, Gage, NE
Built 2001 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 275
LOCUST ROAD
FairOver: BLOODY RUN
4.5S OF FILLEY, Gage, NE
Built 2011 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25
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