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.
Good-condition bridges (166)
60TH ROAD
GoodOver: STREAM
4.5W 4.3S OF DONIPHAN, Hall, NE
Built 1968 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 50
ABBOTT RD
GoodOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
1.5S 2.5E CAIRO, Hall, NE
Built 1992 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 75
BLUFF CENTER ROAD
GoodOver: WOOD RIVER
WJCT US30/N11 .8S 4W, Hall, NE
Built 1967 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 115
110TH RD
GoodOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
2.7E 1.5S CAIRO, Hall, NE
Built 1978 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 60
190TH RD
GoodOver: N CH PLATTE RIVER
4.3S 5W WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE
Built 2001 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 72
190TH ROAD
GoodOver: PRAIRIE CREEK TRIB
5W 2N WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE
Built 1977 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35
190TH RD
GoodOver: STREAM
W JCT US30/N11 5.0W 5N, Hall, NE
Built 2002 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35
190TH RD
GoodOver: DRY CREEK
4.5W .2S OF CAIRO, Hall, NE
Built 1998 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 25
WHITE CLOUD RD.
GoodOver: STREAM
1S. 3.5W CAIRO, Hall, NE
Built 2002 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35
WHITE CLOUD RD
GoodOver: MOORES CREEK
2.5N OF GRAND ISLAND, Hall, NE
Built 1988 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 45
ABBOTT RD
GoodOver: STREAM
1.5S 5.4E OF CAIRO, Hall, NE
Built 1995 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35
13TH ST
GoodOver: STREAM
4.5S 3W OF CAIRO, Hall, NE
Built 1977 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 25
OLD POTASH HWY
GoodOver: SLOUGH
6S 5.5W OF CAIRO, Hall, NE
Built 1991 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 45
OLD POTASH HWY
GoodOver: SILVER CREEK
6.3N 1.5E OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE
Built 2002 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35
STOLLEY PARK RD
GoodOver: FLASH CREEK
5.3N 3.8W OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE
Built 1993 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 20
SCHIMMER DRIVE
GoodOver: SLOUGH
3.3N 4.3W OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE
Built 1993 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 25
WILDWOOD DRIVE
GoodOver: STREAM
2.3N 4.8W OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE
Built 1981 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 25
MONITOR ROAD
GoodOver: FLAT CREEK
3.5W 1.8S OF DONIPHAN, Hall, NE
Built 1975 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 10
BUFFALO ROAD
GoodOver: FLAT CREEK
2.5W 3.7S OF DONIPHAN, Hall, NE
Built 2005 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 65
BURMOOD RD/FAS2080
GoodOver: N CH PLATTE RIVER
JCT I80/N11 .6N .8W, Hall, NE
Built 1990 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 235
PLATTE R D/FAS2070
GoodOver: STREAM
JCT I80/L-40C 2.5S 1.5E, Hall, NE
Built 1970 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 260
LOCUST STREET
GoodOver: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER N BR
JCT US34/S-40B 2.5S 2E, Hall, NE
Built 1986 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 265
ST PAUL RD
GoodOver: MOORES CREEK
2.7N OF GRAND ISLAND, Hall, NE
Built 1990 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 65
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
4.8N GRAND ISLAND, Hall, NE
Built 1987 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 65
STUHR RD
GoodOver: FLESSNER CREEK
3E 3S DONIPHAN, Hall, NE
Built 1998 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50
STUHR ROAD
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK
3E 2N DONIPHAN, Hall, NE
Built 1979 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50
SHADY BEND RD
GoodOver: FLESSNER CREEK
JCT US34/S-40B 3.5S 4E, Hall, NE
Built 1986 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 25
SHADY BEND ROAD
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK
4E 2N DONIPHAN, Hall, NE
Built 1982 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35
BARROWS ROAD
GoodOver: FLAT CREEK TRIB
8W US34 ADAMS CL, Hall, NE
Built 1977 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 15
BLF CEN RD/FAS2245
GoodOver: FLASH CREEK
WJCT US30/N11 6.2N 4W, Hall, NE
Built 1992 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 85
BLF CEN RD/FAS2245
GoodOver: STREAM
WJCT US30/N11 7.3N 4W, Hall, NE
Built 1992 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 85
MCGUIRE RD
GoodOver: N CH PLATTE RIVER
3W 4S OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE
Built 1998 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30
CAMERON RD
GoodOver: STREAM
.2S 1.5W OF CAIRO, Hall, NE
Built 2002 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 60
150TH RD
GoodOver: N CH PLATTE RIVER
1W 3.6S OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE
Built 2002 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35
150TH RD
GoodOver: DRY CREEK
.5W .4N OF CAIRO, Hall, NE
Built 1989 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30
SCHULTZ RD/FAS2090
GoodOver: STREAM
EJCT US30/N11 .6S 2.3E, Hall, NE
Built 1972 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 305
SCHULTZ RD/FAS2090
GoodOver: N CH PLATTE RIVER
EJCT US30/N11 .6S 3E, Hall, NE
Built 1972 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 305
HOLLING ROAD
GoodOver: N CH PLATTE RIVER
1S 1.8E OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE
Built 2002 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 40
STUHR ROAD
GoodOver: WOOD RIVER FLOODWAY
JCT US34/STUHR RD .6S, Hall, NE
Built 2001 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 80
SHADY BEND RD
GoodOver: WOOD RIVER FLOODWAY
JCT US34/SHADY BND RD .6S, Hall, NE
Built 2001 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 75
SHDY BEND/FAS 2275
GoodOver: STREAM
NJCT US34/US281 4E .3N, Hall, NE
Built 1989 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,630
SHADY BEND ROAD
GoodOver: OUTFALL DITCH
.5E .5N GRAND ISLAND, Hall, NE
Built 1977 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 100
ROSEDALE/FAS 2060
GoodOver: FLAT CREEK
JCT I80/L-40C 6S 2.6E, Hall, NE
Built 1973 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 460
ROSEDALE ROAD
GoodOver: FLESSNER CREEK
4S 4E OF DONIPHAN, Hall, NE
Built 1990 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 75
MCGUIRE ROAD
GoodOver: STREAM
6.1N 3W OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE
Built 2000 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30
MCGUIRE ROAD
GoodOver: DRY CREEK TRIB
1S 2.5W OF CAIRO, Hall, NE
Built 1989 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 20
CAPITAL AVE
GoodOver: WARM SLOUGH
1E .5N GRAND ISLAND, Hall, NE
Built 1977 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50
110TH ROAD
GoodOver: SILVER CREEK
2E 6.7N WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE
Built 1989 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 65
SKY PRK RD/FAS2265
GoodOver: MOORES CREEK
3.4NE OF GRAND ISLAND, Hall, NE
Built 1993 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,115
SKY PRK RD/FAS2265
GoodOver: SLOUGH
4.5NE OF GRAND ISLAND, Hall, NE
Built 1993 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,710
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