Total bridges
271
Public highway bridges in Hall County
County profile · official public datasets
Hall County, NE
271 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 61.3% rated Good, 35.1% Fair, 3.7% Poor.
- 271
- Public bridges
- 61.3%
- Good condition
- 3.7%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Hall County posts a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- Top 36%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 3.7%
- Poor-condition share
- 271
- public highway bridges
- 1980
- 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.
Hall County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Hall County ranks #32 of 88 Nebraska counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 3.7%). Hall County, Nebraska contains 271 public highway bridges. Roughly 61.3% are rated “Good,” 35.1% “Fair,” and 3.7% “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
61.3%
166 of 271 rated 7-9
Fair condition
35.1%
95 of 271 rated 5-6
Poor condition
3.7%
10 of 271 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#32 of 88
Among Nebraska counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 271 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 61.3% (166)
Fair 35.1% (95)
Poor 3.7% (10)
Hall County's Poor-condition bridges carry 2,375 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.3% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 3.7% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 238 crossings a day against 2,581 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 271 of 271 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
35.1% of Hall County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
95 of the 271 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 61.3% 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 72.2% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
N11 over WOOD RIVER, built 1938, carries 1,715 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 10-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 2,375 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Hall County's bridges were built
271 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 7
1920–1929
7 bridges
- 1930s 16
1930–1939
16 bridges
- 1940s 9
1940–1949
9 bridges
- 1950s 11
1950–1959
11 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
43 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
33 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
42 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
48 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
44 bridges
- 2010s 14
2010–2019
14 bridges
- 2020s 4
2020–2029
4 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 48 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 17.7% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 25 to 34 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1980) matches the Nebraska average (1977).
How Hall County compares with Nebraska's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Nebraska counties nearest Hall County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 3.7% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1980 against a peer-group mean of 1979 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 87 Nebraska counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County | 274 | 43.1% | 43.1% | 13.9% | 1980 |
| Hall County (this page) | 271 | 61.3% | 35.1% | 3.7% | 1980 |
| Richardson County | 258 | 41.9% | 44.6% | 13.6% | 1966 |
| Nuckolls County | 255 | 33.3% | 57.6% | 9% | 1979 |
| Colfax County | 252 | 62.7% | 35.3% | 2% | 1990 |
| Wayne County | 251 | 55% | 35.5% | 9.6% | 1978 |
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 Hall 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 Hall County, both outside Nebraska so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside NE (271 bridges here).
- Morgan County, AL · 271 bridges
- Yolo County, CA · 271 bridges
- Yazoo County, MS · 271 bridges
- Ottawa County, OK · 271 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside NE (1980 here).
- Tulsa County, OK · avg 1980 · 1,135 bridges
- Miami-Dade County, FL · avg 1980 · 1,057 bridges
- Pulaski County, AR · avg 1980 · 721 bridges
- McLennan County, TX · avg 1980 · 714 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (271)
190TH ROAD
FairOver: TRIB S CH PLATTE RIVER
8S 5W OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE
Built 1986 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 10
OLD POTASH HWY
FairOver: STREAM
6.3N 2.8W OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE
Built 1928 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 30
60TH RD
FairOver: WOOD RIVER
1S .5E ALDA, Hall, NE
Built 1947 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 40
NINE BRIDGE ROAD
FairOver: S CH PLATTE RIVER
1.8N DONIPHAN, Hall, NE
Built 1924 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 35
70TH ROAD
FairOver: FLAT CREEK
5.5W 4.8S OF DONIPHAN, Hall, NE
Built 1968 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 75
WHITE CLOUD RD
FairOver: DRY CREEK
.5S 4.7E OF CAIRO, Hall, NE
Built 1997 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 30
CEDARVIEW ROAD
FairOver: N CH PLATTE RIVER
2S .8E OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE
Built 1933 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 50
150TH RD
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
1W 6.7N OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE
Built 1989 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 45
BURWICK ROAD
FairOver: N CH PLATTE RIVER
1E 2.8S OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE
Built 1932 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 40
CHAPMAN RD/FAS2180
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
NJCT US281/N2 5.9N 2.2E, Hall, NE
Built 1961 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 990
CHAPMAN RD/FAS2180
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
NJCT US281/N2 5.9N 1.2E, Hall, NE
Built 1961 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 990
FAS 2060
FairOver: FLAT CREEK
JCT US34/S-40B 4S 1.8W, Hall, NE
Built 1962 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 460
WILDWOOD DRIVE
FairOver: M CH PLATTE RIVER
7.5E .7S ALDA, Hall, NE
Built 1981 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 25
ONE-R RD/FAS 2170
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
NJCT US281/N2 4N .8W, Hall, NE
Built 1974 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 295
ABBOTT RD
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
1.5N OF NW GRAND ISLAND, Hall, NE
Built 1950 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 45
ABBOTT RD
FairOver: MORRES CREEK
NJCT US281/N2 1.8N .3E, Hall, NE
Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 195
STOLLEY PARK RD
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
5.3N 1.8E OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE
Built 1929 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30
HUSKER HWY
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
WJCT US30/N11 4.9N 3.4W, Hall, NE
Built 1956 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 350
140TH RD
FairOver: N CH PLATTE RIVER
3.2S OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE
Built 1931 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 55
BURWICK RD
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
1E 6N OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE
Built 1929 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35
BISMARK RD/FAS2130
FairOver: N CH PLATTE RIVER
NJCT US34/US281 3.7E 3N, Hall, NE
Built 1965 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 3,335
PRAIRIE ROAD
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
6N OF NE GRAND ISLAND, Hall, NE
Built 1969 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30
MCGUIRE ROAD
FairOver: FLASH CREEK
4.8N 3W OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE
Built 1929 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35
LOWRY CREEK
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
2N 2.5E OF DONIPHAN, Hall, NE
Built 1928 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50
N11
FairOver: N CH PLATTE RIVER
3S WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE
Built 1959 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,330
CAMERON RD
FairOver: DRY CREEK
.2N 1.5W OF CAIRO, Hall, NE
Built 1991 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 40
N2
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
11E CAIRO, Hall, NE
Built 1943 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 4,210
N11
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
5S CAIRO, Hall, NE
Built 1955 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 1,715
L40C ALDA CNLK
FairOver: I80
ALDA INTRCHG, Hall, NE
Built 1962 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 1,830
INDUSTRY OVERPASS
FairOver: SYCAMORE STREET
IND OVR & SYCAMORE, Hall, NE
Built 1950 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 65
LOCUST ST/FAS 2235
FairOver: S CH PLATTE RIVER
JCT I80/US34 .1S 2E, Hall, NE
Built 1977 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,575
BURWICK RD
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
1.7E 2.2S CAIRO, Hall, NE
Built 1990 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50
110TH ROAD
FairOver: N CH PLATTE RIVER
2E .8S OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE
Built 1982 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 35
MILL DRIVE
FairOver: EDDY STREET
MILL DRIVE & EDDY ST., Hall, NE
Built 1950 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,000
STUHR RD/FAS 2265
FairOver: N CH PLATTE RIVER
NJCT US34/US281 3E 1.1N, Hall, NE
Built 1958 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 3,960
110TH RD
FairOver: DRY CREEK
2.8E .1N OF CAIRO, Hall, NE
Built 1976 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 15
WB-US34/SB-US281
FairOver: WOOD RIVER OVERFLOW
1S GRAND ISLAND, Hall, NE
Built 1960 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 12,340
WHITE CLOUD RD
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
.5S 3.6E OF CAIRO, Hall, NE
Built 1969 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 30
NORTH RD/FAS 2285
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
NJCT US281/N2 .8W .8N, Hall, NE
Built 1981 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 85
US281/N2
FairOver: OLD US30/UPRR
IN GRAND ISLAND, Hall, NE
Built 1961 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 15,865
ENGLEMAN RD
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
NJCT US281/N2 3W 1.7N, Hall, NE
Built 1980 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 40
1-R RD
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
3.5N. OF GRAND ISLAND, Hall, NE
Built 1940 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 30
WHITE CLOUD RD
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
2.5N OF GRAND ISLAND, Hall, NE
Built 1950 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 40
WOOD RIVER RD
FairOver: N CH PLATTE RIVER
2.6S .8W ALDA, Hall, NE
Built 1975 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 40
SCHPVIL RD/COL7549
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
3.7E 4.1S OF CAIRO, Hall, NE
Built 1930 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 165
CAMERON ROAD
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
5.5N 2W OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE
Built 2001 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 50
US34/US281
FairOver: WOOD RIVER
1S GRAND ISLAND, Hall, NE
Built 1960 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 12,340
N FRONT STREET
FairOver: EDDY ST
N FRONT & EDDY ST, Hall, NE
Built 1950 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 1,000
AIRPORT RD/FAS2150
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
JCT N2/N11 6.3E 2.8S, Hall, NE
Built 1983 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 535
STOLLEY PARK RD
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
5.3N 2.2W WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE
Built 1983 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 20
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