Howard County, NE

161 public highway bridges

Howard County Bridge Snapshot

Howard County, Nebraska contains 161 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 29.2% are rated “Good,” 64.6% “Fair,” 6.2% “Poor,” and 6.2% 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.

161

Total Bridges

29.2%

Good

6.2%

Poor

6.2%

Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good

29.2% (47)

Fair

64.6% (104)

Poor

6.2% (10)

SD

6.2% (10)

All Bridges (161)

Sort:

ARTHUR RD

Over: STREAM

2.5E 1.4S ST LIBORY, Howard, NE

Built 1960 Load: 54.0 t ADT: 50

22ND AVENUE

Over: STREAM

3.5N 2.3E CUSHING, Howard, NE

Built 1993 Load: 54.0 t ADT: 5

TWIN FORKS LANE

Over: STREAM

1S 2E ELBA, Howard, NE

Built 1999 Load: 56.0 t ADT: 30

ODELL RD

Over: TURKEY CREEK

1.3W 2.8N DANNEBROG, Howard, NE

Built 1935 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 20

Private Rd

Over: Fullerton Canal

4.0 miles N of Elba, NE, Howard, NE

Built 1970 ADT: 5

23RD AVE

Over: NORTH LOUP RIVER

JCT US281/N22 2S 8.6W, Howard, NE

Built 1982 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 35

FAS 2230

Over: IRRIGATION DITCH

2S 1E COTESFIELD, Howard, NE

Built 2004 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 90

18TH AVE/COLL 7482

Over: TRIB TO MUNSON CREEK

.3N 4.4W ELBA, Howard, NE

Built 2005 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 75

YUTAN RD

Over: STREAM

JCT N11/N92 .6S 9W, Howard, NE

Built 1966 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 100

WESTRIDGE LANE

Over: STREAM

1W ST PAUL, Howard, NE

Built 1977 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 70

N11

Over: STREAM

2N COTESFIELD, Howard, NE

Built 1930 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,225

N22

Over: STREAM

6E WOLBACH, Howard, NE

Built 1963 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 435

N58

Over: STREAM

BOELUS PAWNEE ST @ N58, Howard, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,050

US281

Over: STREAM

1N ST. PAUL, Howard, NE

Built 1962 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 3,150

ALEXANDER AVE

Over: NORTH LOUP RIVER

JCT N11/N92 5N, Howard, NE

Built 1984 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 300

CUSHING RD

Over: FULLERTON CANAL

2.5W CUSHING, Howard, NE

Built 1992 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 280

TILDEN RD

Over: TURKEY CREEK

1S 1W FARWELL, Howard, NE

Built 2003 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 20

YUTAN RD

Over: FARWELL SOUTH CANAL

JCT N11/N92 4S 9W, Howard, NE

Built 1985 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 100

N58

Over: MIDDLE LOUP RIVER

.5SE DANNEBROG, Howard, NE

Built 1975 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 840

INMAN RD/COLL 7577

Over: FULLERTON CANAL

4.2N SAINT PAUL, Howard, NE

Built 1992 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 70

YUTAN RD

Over: OAK CREEK

JCT N11/N92 .9S 9W, Howard, NE

Built 1966 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 100

SALEM RD

Over: FARWELL MAIN CANAL

2.8 NORTH OF FARWELL, Howard, NE

Built 1963 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 95

22ND AVE

Over: FULLERTON CANAL

.5W COTESFIELD, Howard, NE

Built 1992 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 35

WAUSA RD

Over: FARWELL MAIN CANAL

7W ELBA, Howard, NE

Built 1963 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 25

22ND AVE

Over: SPRING CREEK

1W 3.5N OF CUSHING, Howard, NE

Built 2016 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 85

N58

Over: BIG SLOUGH

2SE DANNEBROG, Howard, NE

Built 1987 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 650

N11

Over: STREAM

JCT N11/N92 7.7NW, Howard, NE

Built 1982 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,400

N11

Over: WILLOW CREEK

3N COTESFIELD, Howard, NE

Built 1985 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,225

N22

Over: STREAM

4E WOLBACH, Howard, NE

Built 1992 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 460

N92

Over: STREAM

3E ASHTON, Howard, NE

Built 1978 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 980

N92

Over: TURKEY CREEK TRIBUTARY

2W FARWELL, Howard, NE

Built 1978 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 980

N92

Over: STREAM

1W FARWELL, Howard, NE

Built 1978 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 980

N92

Over: MIDDLE LOUP RIVER TRIB

NJCT US281/N92 1W, Howard, NE

Built 1974 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 3,000

S47A FARWELL SPUR

Over: STREAM

JCT N92/S47A .1S, Howard, NE

Built 1982 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 370

ALXNDER RD/FAS2210

Over: CEDAR CREEK

4.5E ELBA, Howard, NE

Built 1993 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 80

N92

Over: TURKEY CREEK

3W FARWELL, Howard, NE

Built 2020 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 980

SHERMAN ROAD

Over: OAK CREEK

1S N92 SHERMAN CL, Howard, NE

Built 1999 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 30

CUSHING RD

Over: SPRING CREEK

JCT US281/N92 4.5N 3.8E, Howard, NE

Built 1970 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 280

NAPER RD

Over: FULLERTON CANAL

.5E 2N ELBA, Howard, NE

Built 1992 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 20

GREELEY AVE.

Over: DAVIS CREEK

2N 4W OF COTESFIELD, Howard, NE

Built 2013 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 5

MILL STREET

Over: OAK CREEK

DANNEBROG MILL @3RD NORTH, Howard, NE

Built 2003 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 210

FRIEND RD

Over: SPRING CREEK

.8W 3.4N CUSHING, Howard, NE

Built 1993 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 30

10TH AVE

Over: OAK CREEK

2.5S 1.4W FARWELL, Howard, NE

Built 2021 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 25

WASUA RD

Over: MIDDLE LOUP RIVER

SJCT N11/N58 .8S 5.3W, Howard, NE

Built 1992 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 255

N92

Over: LAKE CREEK

1SE ST. PAUL, Howard, NE

Built 1994 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 1,255

N11/N58

Over: OAK CREEK

2SW DANNEBROG, Howard, NE

Built 1964 Load: 43.0 t ADT: 975

N58

Over: DEER CREEK

1E BOELUS, Howard, NE

Built 1992 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 1,385

US281

Over: LAKE CREEK

3SE ST. PAUL, Howard, NE

Built 1994 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 4,270

N58

Over: OAK CREEK

0W DANNEBROG, Howard, NE

Built 2001 Load: 54.0 t ADT: 1,115

6TH AVENUE

Over: DEER CREEK

.3W 3N BOELUS, Howard, NE

Built 1996 Load: 64.0 t ADT: 25

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Reviewed byPlainbridges Editorial, Plain Bridges Editorial Team · June 6, 2026