Johnson County, NE

173 public highway bridges

Johnson County Bridge Snapshot

Johnson County, Nebraska contains 173 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 47.4% are rated “Good,” 27.2% “Fair,” 25.4% “Poor,” and 25.4% 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.

173
Total Bridges
47.4%
Good
25.4%
Poor
25.4%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
47.4% (82)
Fair
27.2% (47)
Poor
25.4% (44)
SD
25.4% (44)

All Bridges (173)

611 AVE

Poor

Over: LOST BRANCH

3E OF CRAB ORCHARD, Johnson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: BADGER BRANCH

JCT US136/N50 2S 4.5W, Johnson, NE

Built 2010 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: N FK BIG NEMAHA RIVER

3.5W 2.5N OF STERLING, Johnson, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: STREAM

1.5N 2W OF VESTA, Johnson, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: YANKEE CREEK

3W OF TECUMSEH, Johnson, NE

Built 1915 ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: HOOKER CREEK

.5S OF STERLING, Johnson, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 100

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: SPRING CREEK

2.4E 4S OF COOK, Johnson, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: STREAM

2.5S OF STERLING, Johnson, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: STREAM

JCT US136/N50 2.2E 1N, Johnson, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: SAMPSON BRANCH

9.5W OF ELK CREEK, Johnson, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: SPRING CREEK

1S 4E OF COOK, Johnson, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: S FK LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER

3W .3 S OF COOK, Johnson, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 20

607 AVE

Structurally Deficient

Over: YANKEE CREEK

1SW OF CRAB ORCHARD, Johnson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: STREAM

1.5E 1.5S OF CRAB ORCHARD, Johnson, NE

Built 1952 Load: 2.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: N FK BIG NEMAHA RIVER

3.5W 2.2N OF STERLING, Johnson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 3.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: STREAM

1S 4E OF COOK, Johnson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 4.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: MANNS BRANCH

5S OF COOK, Johnson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 4.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: BADGER BRANCH

1S 3.2W OF TECUMSEH, Johnson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: LOST BRANCH

1.5SW OF VESTA, Johnson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: DEER CREEK

.5W 3.5N OF VESTA, Johnson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: CORSON BRANCH

.5W 2S OF TECUMSEH, Johnson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 10

724 RD

Structurally Deficient

Over: LONG BRANCH

2N 2.2E OF ELK CREEK, Johnson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 40

611 AVE

Structurally Deficient

Over: LOST BRANCH

2.5E 2.5S OF CRAB ORCHARD, Johnson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 40

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Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial