Total bridges
661
Public highway bridges in Lancaster County
County profile · official public datasets
Lancaster County, NE
661 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 56.3% rated Good, 38.9% Fair, 4.8% Poor.
- 661
- Public bridges
- 56.3%
- Good condition
- 4.8%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Lancaster County pairs a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with a newer average build year than the state inventory.
- Top 42%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 4.8%
- Poor-condition share
- 661
- public highway bridges
- 1985
- 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.
Lancaster County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Lancaster County ranks #37 of 88 Nebraska counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 4.8%). Lancaster County, Nebraska contains 661 public highway bridges. Roughly 56.3% are rated “Good,” 38.9% “Fair,” and 4.8% “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
56.3%
372 of 661 rated 7-9
Fair condition
38.9%
257 of 661 rated 5-6
Poor condition
4.8%
32 of 661 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#37 of 88
Among Nebraska counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 661 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 56.3% (372)
Fair 38.9% (257)
Poor 4.8% (32)
Lancaster County's Poor-condition bridges carry 160,220 vehicle crossings a day
That is 3.3% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 4.9% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 5,007 crossings a day against 9,043 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 659 of 661 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
31% of Lancaster County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
205 of the 661 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 56.3% 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 20.5% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
SB-I180/US34 over I80, built 1960, carries 32,795 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 32-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 160,220 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Lancaster County's bridges were built
661 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1900s 4
1900–1909
4 bridges
- 1910s 2
1910–1919
2 bridges
- 1920s 5
1920–1929
5 bridges
- 1930s 29
1930–1939
29 bridges
- 1940s 20
1940–1949
20 bridges
- 1950s 26
1950–1959
26 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
93 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
64 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
110 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
113 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
85 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
59 bridges
- 2020s
2020–2029
51 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 113 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 17.1% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 25 to 34 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1985, 8 years newer than the Nebraska average of 1977.
How Lancaster County compares with Nebraska's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Nebraska counties nearest Lancaster County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 4.8% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1985 against a peer-group mean of 1982 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 87 Nebraska counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster County (this page) | 661 | 56.3% | 38.9% | 4.8% | 1985 |
| Douglas County | 509 | 50.7% | 46.4% | 2.9% | 1985 |
| Saunders County | 506 | 27.7% | 64% | 8.3% | 1972 |
| Buffalo County | 459 | 57.5% | 40.7% | 1.7% | 1989 |
| Platte County | 433 | 34.4% | 60.7% | 4.8% | 1980 |
| Cuming County | 402 | 25.1% | 72.9% | 2% | 1986 |
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 Lancaster 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 Lancaster County, both outside Nebraska so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside NE (661 bridges here).
- Jefferson County, KY · 662 bridges
- Bell County, TX · 660 bridges
- St. Louis County, MN · 663 bridges
- Hinds County, MS · 663 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside NE (1985 here).
- Hillsborough County, FL · avg 1985 · 840 bridges
- Nueces County, TX · avg 1985 · 528 bridges
- Grayson County, TX · avg 1985 · 513 bridges
- Darke County, OH · avg 1985 · 463 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (661)
W ROCK CREEK RD
FairOver: LITTLE SALT CR (C 220)
3N .5E OF RAYMOND, Lancaster, NE
Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LITTLE NEMAHA RIV (R 15)
2S N2 OTOE CL, Lancaster, NE
Built 1978 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 30
19TH ST
FairOver: LITTLE SALT CR (C 262)
1.2N 1.4E RAYMOND, Lancaster, NE
Built 1983 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 4
38TH ST
FairOver: DEAD MANS RUN
38TH ST ON EAST CAMPUS, Lancaster, NE
Built 1971 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 1,200
NW 126TH ST
FairOver: S BR MIDDLE CR (M 178)
.5S 2W OF EMERALD, Lancaster, NE
Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 78
S CODDINGTON AVE
FairOver: MIDDLE CREEK
LINCOLN WEST BYPASS, Lancaster, NE
Built 1949 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 25
SW 29TH ST
FairOver: SALT CREEK (T 177)
.7SW OF SPRAGUE, Lancaster, NE
Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 186
N 84TH ST
FairOver: ROCK CREEK (B 230)
3E 4N OF DAVEY, Lancaster, NE
Built 1978 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 44
SW 72ND ST
FairOver: OLIVE BRANCH (V 90)
1NE OF OLIVE CR STATE REC, Lancaster, NE
Built 1930 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 64
N 176TH ST
FairOver: CAMP CREEK (H 120)
2NE OF WAVERLY, Lancaster, NE
Built 1935 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 72
N 112TH /FAS 3375
FairOver: STREAM (H 66)
JCT I80/US6 1.1S, Lancaster, NE
Built 1964 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 224
W STAGECOACH RD
FairOver: SPRING BRANCH (T 230)
1S 1W OF SPRAGUE, Lancaster, NE
Built 1981 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 29
NW 84TH ST/COL7827
FairOver: ELK CREEK (E 108)
4N OF EMERALD, Lancaster, NE
Built 1932 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 160
S 1ST ST
FairOver: CARDWELL BRANCH (O 209)
3E OF YANKEE HILL LAKE, Lancaster, NE
Built 1937 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 401
S 40TH ST/FAU 5235
FairOver: ANTELOPE CREEK
S 40TH ST @ NORMAL BLVD, Lancaster, NE
Built 1958 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 15,470
A ST
FairOver: STREAM (J 47)
.2E OF WALTON, Lancaster, NE
Built 1941 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 265
A ST
FairOver: STEVENS CREEK (J 46)
.5E OF WALTON, Lancaster, NE
Built 1941 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 265
N 176TH ST
FairOver: STREAM (J 198)
2.7SE OF PRAIRIE HOME, Lancaster, NE
Built 1941 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 108
PANAMA RD/FAS3260
FairOver: STREAM (V 108)
JCT US77/N33 8.6W 4S, Lancaster, NE
Built 1936 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 194
ROKEBY RD
FairOver: STREAM (O 44)
4 N 0.3 E JCT US77/HWY33, Lancaster, NE
Built 1936 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 10
FARM DRIVE
FairOver: STREAM
1W .1N WAVERLY INTRCHG, Lancaster, NE
Built 1960 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 1
SW 114TH ST
FairOver: OLIVE BRANCH (V 33)
IMMEDIATELY S OF KRAMER, Lancaster, NE
Built 1929 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 252
FIELD ACCESS ROAD
FairOver: CAMP CREEK (H 83)
1S 2E WAVERLY, Lancaster, NE
Built 1980 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 5
W BRANCHED OAK RD
FairOver: NORTH OAK CREEK (C 224)
1N OF RAYMOND, Lancaster, NE
Built 1932 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 153
W MC KELVIE RD
FairOver: OAK CREEK (F 224)
4S RAYMOND, Lancaster, NE
Built 1935 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 91
HICKMAN RD
FairOver: STREAM (R 213)
3.5S 3W OF BENNET, Lancaster, NE
Built 1961 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 28
SW 126TH ST
FairOver: HOLMES CREEK (N 149)
2W 2N DENTON, Lancaster, NE
Built 1980 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 54
S 134TH ST
FairOver: STREAM (Y 64)
1.2NW OF PANAMA, Lancaster, NE
Built 1961 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 63
SW 42ND /FAS 3315
FairOver: SALT CREEK (T 212)
JCT US77/N33 4W 2.4S, Lancaster, NE
Built 1939 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 181
WITTSTRUCK RD
FairOver: LITTLE NEMAHA RI (R 168)
.5S 2W OF BENNET, Lancaster, NE
Built 1961 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 51
W YANKEE HILL RD
FairOver: HAINES BRANCH (N 118)
1SW OF DENTON, Lancaster, NE
Built 1962 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 108
R55M/FAS 3395
FairOver: MIDDLE CREEK (M 147)
JCT US6/S-55A .4N, Lancaster, NE
Built 1981 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 731
N 27TH ST
FairOver: STREAM (B 74)
.5W 2N OF DAVEY, Lancaster, NE
Built 1963 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 36
NEBRASKA PARKWAY
FairOver: 52ND ST AT BEAL SLOUGH
5.6 NW JCT US 2, Lancaster, NE
Built 1955 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 28,525
SW 140TH ST
FairOver: CHEESE CREEK (N 75)
4N N33 SEWARD CL, Lancaster, NE
Built 1977 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 34
SW 140TH ST
FairOver: S BR MIDDLE CREEK (M 23)
1S US6 SEWARD CL, Lancaster, NE
Built 1917 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 108
SW 114TH /FAS 3305
FairOver: STREAM (V 27)
JCT US77/N33 9W 3.5S, Lancaster, NE
Built 1969 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 479
SW 100TH /FAS 3305
FairOver: OLIVE BRANCH (V 58)
JCT US77/N33 8W 4.4S, Lancaster, NE
Built 1963 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 158
SW 86TH ST
FairOver: STREAM (U 32)
3.5N OF OLIVE CR REC AREA, Lancaster, NE
Built 1966 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 68
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM (D 123)
1.75W .5N OF RAYMOND, Lancaster, NE
Built 1972 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 31
W RYMND RD/FAS3370
FairOver: OAK CREEK (D 5)
JCT N79/S-55J 1.9W, Lancaster, NE
Built 1968 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,115
WAVERLY RD/COL7826
FairOver: WEST OAK CREEK (E 156)
2S OF BRANCHED OAK LAKE, Lancaster, NE
Built 1954 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 138
WAVERLY RD/COL7826
FairOver: STREAM (E 163)
1.5N 2.5E OF MALCOLM, Lancaster, NE
Built 1974 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 187
SW 14TH ST
FairOver: STREAM (T 171)
S EDGE OF SPRAGUE, Lancaster, NE
Built 1962 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 230
S 12TH ST
FairOver: M BR BIG NEMAHA R(W 104)
1S OF PRINCETON, Lancaster, NE
Built 1918 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 57
S 25TH ST
FairOver: SALT CREEK (S 47)
1SW OF ROCA, Lancaster, NE
Built 1976 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 119
S 38TH ST
FairOver: STREAM (S 69)
1.2S OF ROCA, Lancaster, NE
Built 1966 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 86
CROMWELL DRIVE
FairOver: STREAM (P-100)
.3W 56TH & ROKEBY RD, Lancaster, NE
Built 1995 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30
W ADAMS/FAS 3395
FairOver: STREAM (M 105)
2N .6W OF EMERALD, Lancaster, NE
Built 1991 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 483
S 70TH ST
FairOver: BEAL SLOUGH (P 138)
1.5W OF CHENEY, Lancaster, NE
Built 1989 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 12,500
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