Total bridges
241
Public highway bridges in Holt County
County profile · official public datasets
Holt County, NE
241 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 80.1% rated Good, 18.3% Fair, 1.7% Poor.
- 241
- Public bridges
- 80.1%
- Good condition
- 1.7%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Holt County pairs a top-quartile lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with a newer average build year than the state inventory.
- Top 18%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 1.7%
- Poor-condition share
- 241
- public highway bridges
- 1988
- 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.
Holt County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Holt County ranks #16 of 88 Nebraska counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 1.7%). Holt County, Nebraska contains 241 public highway bridges. Roughly 80.1% are rated “Good,” 18.3% “Fair,” and 1.7% “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
80.1%
193 of 241 rated 7-9
Fair condition
18.3%
44 of 241 rated 5-6
Poor condition
1.7%
4 of 241 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#16 of 88
Among Nebraska counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 241 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 80.1% (193)
Fair 18.3% (44)
Poor 1.7% (4)
Holt County's Poor-condition bridges carry 3,355 vehicle crossings a day
That is 4.4% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 1.7% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry more traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 839 crossings a day against 301 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 241 of 241 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
14.9% of Holt County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
36 of the 241 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 80.1% 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 98.8% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
US20/US275 over ELKHORN RIVER, built 1937, carries 3,315 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 4-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 3,355 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Holt County's bridges were built
241 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1930s 18
1930–1939
18 bridges
- 1940s 3
1940–1949
3 bridges
- 1950s 11
1950–1959
11 bridges
- 1960s 3
1960–1969
3 bridges
- 1970s 11
1970–1979
11 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
76 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
61 bridges
- 2000s 27
2000–2009
27 bridges
- 2010s 21
2010–2019
21 bridges
- 2020s 10
2020–2029
10 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1980s, when 76 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 31.5% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 35 to 44 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1988, 11 years newer than the Nebraska average of 1977.
How Holt County compares with Nebraska's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Nebraska counties nearest Holt County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 1.7% Poor share is the 1st-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1988 against a peer-group mean of 1975 is 13 years newer.
Showing the 5 closest of 87 Nebraska counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne County | 251 | 55% | 35.5% | 9.6% | 1978 |
| Scotts Bluff County | 250 | 64% | 30.8% | 5.2% | 1972 |
| Seward County | 244 | 66.4% | 25.8% | 7.8% | 1980 |
| Jefferson County | 241 | 53.5% | 24.1% | 22.4% | 1969 |
| Holt County (this page) | 241 | 80.1% | 18.3% | 1.7% | 1988 |
| Boone County | 237 | 66.7% | 29.5% | 3.8% | 1974 |
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 Holt 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 Holt County, both outside Nebraska so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside NE (241 bridges here).
- Sumter County, AL · 241 bridges
- Hardin County, IA · 241 bridges
- Iowa County, IA · 241 bridges
- Barber County, KS · 241 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside NE (1988 here).
- Travis County, TX · avg 1988 · 1,544 bridges
- Grant County, OK · avg 1988 · 476 bridges
- Loudoun County, VA · avg 1988 · 442 bridges
- Licking County, OH · avg 1988 · 439 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (241)
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: CLEARWATER CREEK
9.8S 1E EWING, Holt, NE
Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 60
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: BLACKBIRD CREEK
14N 2.2E ONEILL, Holt, NE
Built 1985 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 5
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
19N 1.5E ONEILL, Holt, NE
Built 1935 Load: 7.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: ELKHORN RIVER
1E 1S ATKINSON, Holt, NE
Built 1955 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 60
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: CACHE CREEK
4.5W 5.5S EWING, Holt, NE
Built 1983 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 5
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: ELKHORN RIVER
10W.5N ONEILL, Holt, NE
Built 1989 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
8E 17.8N ONEILL, Holt, NE
Built 1987 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 15
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: CACHE CREEK
8.5W 5.7S EWING, Holt, NE
Built 1985 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
12E 16.5N ONEILL, Holt, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 5
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: M BR VERDIGRIS CREEK
23S N12 KNOX CL, Holt, NE
Built 1986 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 15
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: CACHE CREEK
6.5W 5S EWING, Holt, NE
Built 1985 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 10
881 ROAD
FairOver: REDBIRD CREEK
4.4E 9N ONEILL, Holt, NE
Built 1984 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
13.5W 4.8S EWING, Holt, NE
Built 1950 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 15
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: KEEGAN CREEK
8W ATKINSON, Holt, NE
Built 1988 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 5
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: DRY CREEK
3N AMELIA, Holt, NE
Built 1991 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 5
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
12.8N ONEILL, Holt, NE
Built 1935 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 15
US20
FairOver: ELKHORN RIVER
3W STUART, Holt, NE
Built 1938 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 2,210
N11
FairOver: S FRK ELKHORN RIVER
22S ATKINSON, Holt, NE
Built 1977 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 325
US20/US275
FairOver: DRY CREEK
2SE ONEILL, Holt, NE
Built 1937 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 3,315
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: HOLT CREEK
9.8N 9.9W AMELIA, Holt, NE
Built 1993 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 10
COLL 7514
FairOver: ELKHORN RIVER
ATKINSON, Holt, NE
Built 1973 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 200
FAS 2300
FairOver: EAGLE CREEK
WJCT US20/281 15.5N 4.4W, Holt, NE
Built 1983 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 190
FAS 2335
FairOver: LOUSE CREEK
WJCT US20/US281 14.8N 11E, Holt, NE
Built 1992 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 75
COLL 7508
FairOver: CACHE CREEK
5.5S 8.5W OF EWING, Holt, NE
Built 1985 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 70
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
12.3W 3.5S EWING, Holt, NE
Built 1988 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 30
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STEELE CREEK
16N 16.4E ONEILL, Holt, NE
Built 1935 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 10
US275
FairOver: S FK ELKHORN RIVER
1E EWING, Holt, NE
Built 1979 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 1,850
855TH RD
FairOver: DRY CREEK
JCT US281/N95 1N 3.5E, Holt, NE
Built 1935 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 125
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: CLEARWATER CREEK
.5W 10S EWING, Holt, NE
Built 1989 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 5
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LOUSE CREEK
16N 10.4E ONEILL, Holt, NE
Built 1992 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
7W 18.9N ONEILL, Holt, NE
Built 1989 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: DRY CREEK
10.5W .8N PAGE, Holt, NE
Built 1980 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
.6S ATKINSON, Holt, NE
Built 1984 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
8W 2.5N ATKINSON, Holt, NE
Built 1986 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 55
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: ELKHORN RIVER
11W 4.2N ATKINSON, Holt, NE
Built 1987 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 45
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
7W 8.2N ONEILL, Holt, NE
Built 1987 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
12.5W 3.7S EWING, Holt, NE
Built 1983 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 20
COLL 7489
FairOver: CLEARWATER CREEK
10S OF EWING, Holt, NE
Built 1983 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 65
L45B US20 TO US275
FairOver: ELKHORN RIVER
1N EWING, Holt, NE
Built 1982 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 390
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: HOLT CREEK
9.5N 8.5W AMELIA, Holt, NE
Built 1985 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 5
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
3W .7N ATKINSON, Holt, NE
Built 2000 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 15
US281
FairOver: EAGLE CREEK
20N ONEILL, Holt, NE
Built 1998 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 1,295
US20
FairOver: ELKHORN RIVER
1W STUART, Holt, NE
Built 1997 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 2,210
US281
FairOver: ELKHORN RIVER OVERFLOW
1S ONEILL, Holt, NE
Built 1991 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 1,320
TOWNSHIP ROAD
GoodOver: EAGLE CREEK
19N 1.3E ONEILL, Holt, NE
Built 1994 Load: 7.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
GoodOver: REDBIRD CREEK
9E 19N ONEILL, Holt, NE
Built 1940 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
GoodOver: CACHE CREEK
8.5S 13W EWING, Holt, NE
Built 1935 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
GoodOver: DRY CREEK TRIBUTARY
8W 5N CHAMBERS, Holt, NE
Built 1999 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
GoodOver: S FK ELKHORN RIVER
2.5N .7E CHAMBERS, Holt, NE
Built 1988 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 5
TOWNSHIP ROAD
GoodOver: CACHE CREEK
3.3W 4.5S EWING, Holt, NE
Built 1983 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 5
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