Madison County, NE

302 public highway bridges

Madison County Bridge Snapshot

Madison County, Nebraska contains 302 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 36.4% are rated “Good,” 55.3% “Fair,” 8.3% “Poor,” and 8.3% 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.

302

Total Bridges

36.4%

Good

8.3%

Poor

8.3%

Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good

36.4% (110)

Fair

55.3% (167)

Poor

8.3% (25)

SD

8.3% (25)

All Bridges (302)

Sort:

SOUTH AIRPORT RD

Over: ELKHORN RIVER TRIB

3S 3W OF NORFOLK, Madison, NE

Built 1987 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 175

FAS 2810

Over: BATTLE CREEK

JCT N32/N121 5N .6W, Madison, NE

Built 1961 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 55

COLL 7697

Over: STREAM

3W OF MADISON, Madison, NE

Built 2003 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: DRAINAGE WAY

1SE OF MADISON, Madison, NE

Built 2000 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 40

841ST RD

Over: DEER CREEK

1.5SE OF MEADOW GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 2006 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 15

840TH RD

Over: DEER CREEK

1.5S 2E OF MEADOW GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 1989 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 60

546TH AVE

Over: UNION CREEK N FK

3N 9E OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 1975 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: STREAM

7.5S 5W OF BATTLE CREEK, Madison, NE

Built 1993 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 65

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: BATTLE CREEK

7.5S 3W OF BATTLE CREEK, Madison, NE

Built 1981 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: STREAM

4S 1W OF NORFOLK, Madison, NE

Built 1987 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 50

1ST ST

Over: ELKHORN RIVER

.5 S NORFOLK, Madison, NE

Built 1964 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,005

FAIRGROUND ROAD

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

MADISON FARGRND @ N4, Madison, NE

Built 1970 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 275

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: STREAM

1.5W OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 1990 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: SHELL CREEK

1NW OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 1983 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 75

FAS 2895

Over: STREAM

EJCT N32/N45 2E 3.3N, Madison, NE

Built 1982 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 155

COLL 7698

Over: UNION CREEK

JCT US81/N32 4S 2.2W, Madison, NE

Built 1990 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

JCT US81/N32 2.5E 6.1N, Madison, NE

Built 1984 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 50

835TH RD

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

7S 1E OF TILDEN, Madison, NE

Built 1983 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 55

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: STREAM

9E OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 2006 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 20

COLL 7697

Over: UNION CREEK

5S 3W OF MADISON, Madison, NE

Built 1994 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: STREAM

7.2E OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 2006 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 45

N121

Over: BATTLE CREEK

1N BATTLE CREEK, Madison, NE

Built 1967 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 2,960

538TH AVE

Over: SHELL CREEK

1E OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 1990 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: STREAM

7.5N 1E OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 2001 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 30

840TH RD

Over: BATTLE CREEK

N EDGE OF BATTLE CREEK, Madison, NE

Built 1978 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 250

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: STREAM

.7NE OF MADISON, Madison, NE

Built 1979 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: BATTLE CREEK

7.5S 1.2W OF BATTLE CREEK, Madison, NE

Built 1981 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 65

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: SAND CREEK

2E 4N OF MADISON, Madison, NE

Built 2002 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 35

841ST RD

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

.5S .5W OF MEADOW GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 2007 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 100

545TH AVE

Over: UNION CREEK N FK

3.2N 8E OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 1987 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 60

545TH AVE

Over: UNION CREEK N FK TRIB

5N 8E OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 1999 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 80

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: TAYLOR CREEK

1.5N 3.5W OF MADISON, Madison, NE

Built 1970 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: STREAM

1.5N .5W OF MADISON, Madison, NE

Built 1960 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

846TH RD

Over: HADAR CREEK TRIB

4W US81 PIERCE CL, Madison, NE

Built 1993 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

FAS 2830

Over: ELKHORN RIVER

6E OF BATTLE CREEK, Madison, NE

Built 1972 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 850

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: MERIDIAN CREEK

4E OF MADISON, Madison, NE

Built 1989 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 30

US275

Over: ELKHORN RIVER

7E MEADOW GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 1983 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 7,010

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: STREAM

7.5N 5E OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 1968 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 35

NB-US81

Over: UNION CREEK

.5E .2N MADISON, Madison, NE

Built 1978 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 9,010

US81

Over: UPRR 188-063-B

IN NORFOLK, Madison, NE

Built 1988 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 15,715

US81

Over: N FORK ELKHORN RIV OVRFL

2N NORFOLK, Madison, NE

Built 2003 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 9,340

US81

Over: N FORK ELKHORN RIV OVRFL

2 N NORFOLK, Madison, NE

Built 2003 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 9,340

842ND RD

Over: ELKHORN RIVER TRIB

.5SE OF TILDEN, Madison, NE

Built 1988 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 80

544TH AVE

Over: UNION CREEK N FK TRIB

5N 7E OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 1985 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 40

SOUTH AIRPORT RD

Over: ELKHORN RIVER TRIB

JCT US81/US275 3W 2.6S, Madison, NE

Built 1989 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 50

SB-US81

Over: UNION CREEK

.5E .2N MADISON, Madison, NE

Built 1992 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 9,010

ELM AVE/FAU 6012

Over: STREAM

NORFOLK ELM @ 3RD, Madison, NE

Built 1971 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 3,375

840TH RD

Over: DRY CREEK

1.5S 3W OF MEADOW GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 1999 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 45

COLL 7644

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

5.5S 2.5W OF MEADOW GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 1993 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 85

COLL 7697

Over: STREAM

3S 3W OF MADISON, Madison, NE

Built 1998 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 50

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Reviewed byPlainbridges Editorial, Plain Bridges Editorial Team · June 5, 2026