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Otoe County, NE

359 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 43.5% rated Good, 34.3% Fair, 22.3% Poor.

359
Public bridges
43.5%
Good condition
22.3%
Poor condition

The verdict

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.

Otoe County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.

84th
of 88 on Poor share
22.3%
Poor-condition share
359
public highway bridges
1973
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.

Otoe County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Otoe County ranks #84 of 88 Nebraska counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 22.3%). Otoe County, Nebraska contains 359 public highway bridges. Roughly 43.5% are rated “Good,” 34.3% “Fair,” and 22.3% “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.

Total bridges

359

Public highway bridges in Otoe County

Good condition

43.5%

156 of 359 rated 7-9

Fair condition

34.3%

123 of 359 rated 5-6

Poor condition

22.3%

80 of 359 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#84 of 88

Among Nebraska counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better

Condition distribution

Share of 359 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
43.5% (156)
Fair
34.3% (123)
Poor
22.3% (80)

Otoe County's Poor-condition bridges carry 5,910 vehicle crossings a day

That is 1.4% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 22.3% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 74 crossings a day against 1,786 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 359 of 359 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

45.7% of Otoe County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

164 of the 359 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 43.5% 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 29.4% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

11TH CORSO/FAU6204 over SOUTH TABLE CREEK, built 1978, carries 1,735 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 80-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 5,910 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Otoe County's bridges were built

359 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1930s, when 116 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 32.3% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 85 to 94 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1973) matches the Nebraska average (1977).

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory (year built) As of 2024 NBI release

How Otoe County compares with Nebraska's closest counties by inventory size

The 5 Nebraska counties nearest Otoe County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 22.3% Poor share is the 6th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1973 against a peer-group mean of 1979 is 6 years older.

Showing the 5 closest of 87 Nebraska counties eligible for comparison.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Otoe County and the 5 Nebraska counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Cuming County 402 2%
Gage County 394 8.1%
Otoe County (this page) 359 22.3%
Dodge County 334 3.6%
Knox County 329 3%
Cedar County 313 6.4%

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 Otoe 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 Otoe County, both outside Nebraska so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside NE (359 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside NE (1973 here).

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.

All 359 Good 156 Fair 123 Poor 80

Good-condition bridges (156)

COLL 7818

Good

Over: HOOPER CREEK

3.2N 2.6W PALMYRA, Otoe, NE

Built 2022 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 50

COLL 7816

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

4N .8W DOUGLAS, Otoe, NE

Built 1994 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

1.5W 5.3S SYRACUSE, Otoe, NE

Built 1985 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 35

FAS 3695

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT US73/S-64A 1N 3.6E, Otoe, NE

Built 1973 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 135

N2

Good

Over: MISSOURI RIVER/BNSF RR

ECL NEBRASKA CITY, Otoe, NE

Built 1983 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 9,850

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER

1.2N TALMAGE, Otoe, NE

Built 1974 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: S FK LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER

5W N50 JOHNSON CL, Otoe, NE

Built 1985 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

E EDGE PALMYRA, Otoe, NE

Built 1997 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

11TH CORSO/FAU6204

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT US75/N2 .5S .5W, Otoe, NE

Built 1988 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,735

P RD

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

2S 6.9E LORTON, Otoe, NE

Built 1995 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30

MIDLAND STREET

Good

Over: STREAM

SYRACUSE MIDLAND @ 9TH, Otoe, NE

Built 1998 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 700

N2

Good

Over: STREAM

0W PALMYRA, Otoe, NE

Built 1959 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 11,830

N43

Good

Over: STREAM

8S EAGLE, Otoe, NE

Built 1987 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,030

S66A DOUGLAS SPUR

Good

Over: LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER TRIB

0N PALMYRA, Otoe, NE

Built 1951 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,285

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER

1.5W 1S PALMYRA, Otoe, NE

Built 1981 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 100

K RD

Good

Over: LITTLE NEMAHA R TRIB

1S .7E SYRACUSE, Otoe, NE

Built 2017 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 75

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

2E .5S DOUGLAS, Otoe, NE

Built 2001 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 20

FAS 3250

Good

Over: S FK LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER

JCT N50/S-66E 7.5W, Otoe, NE

Built 1950 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 150

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: GOOSE CREEK

6.8N 1E DUNBAR, Otoe, NE

Built 2014 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1.8W DUNBAR, Otoe, NE

Built 2017 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 25

ROAD G

Good

Over: LITTLE NEMAHA R TRIB

.3S 2.2W PALMYRA, Otoe, NE

Built 2020 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 195

FAS 3270

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

JCT N2/S-66A 8S 4.8E, Otoe, NE

Built 1989 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 100

FAS 3707

Good

Over: LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER

JCT N50/N128 5E 2.1S, Otoe, NE

Built 1987 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: S BRANCH CAMP CREEK

JCT US75/S64A 1.3N 2.5E, Otoe, NE

Built 1998 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

8S NEBRASKA CITY, Otoe, NE

Built 1996 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 25

3RD RD

Good

Over: HOOPER CREEK

2W 3.5N PALMYRA, Otoe, NE

Built 1998 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: S FK LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER

1E .5S DOUGLAS, Otoe, NE

Built 1997 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 15

FAS 3695

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

JCT US73/S-64A .9N 4E, Otoe, NE

Built 1973 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 135

FAS 3710

Good

Over: N FK LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER

JCT N50/S-66C 3.5E, Otoe, NE

Built 1987 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 85

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

8S 1E NEBRASKA CITY, Otoe, NE

Built 1987 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 70

FAS 3680

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

1W US75 NEMAHA CL, Otoe, NE

Built 2002 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 165

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

2N 3W DOUGLAS, Otoe, NE

Built 2009 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

.5W 5.8S SYRACUSE, Otoe, NE

Built 2002 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

3S UNADILLA, Otoe, NE

Built 2023 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

5.3S NEBRASKA CITY, Otoe, NE

Built 2000 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 50

N50

Good

Over: BROWNELL CREEK

1N SYRACUSE, Otoe, NE

Built 1958 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 4,590

11TH ST/FAU 6218

Good

Over: BN/UP/TABLE CR 070-234-U

SJCT US75/N2 .7N, Otoe, NE

Built 1992 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 9,495

FAS 3705

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT N50/S-66C 3E 3.4N, Otoe, NE

Built 2000 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 150

N-2

Good

Over: US-75

R14E T 8N SE OF NE CITY, Otoe, NE

Built 2017 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 9,850

COLL 7915

Good

Over: STREAM

2.5W 2.4S PALMYRA, Otoe, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 75

B ROAD

Good

Over: HOOPER CREEK TRIB

4.2N PALMYRA, Otoe, NE

Built 2019 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

7N 2.2W SYRACUSE, Otoe, NE

Built 2010 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: N FK LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER

7N .2W SYRACUSE, Otoe, NE

Built 2014 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1.2E 1.7S DOUGLAS, Otoe, NE

Built 2009 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK TRIB.

1.3N 2.4W NEBRASKA CITY, Otoe, NE

Built 2014 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

L RD

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

2N 3.5W DOUGLAS, Otoe, NE

Built 2022 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1.5W 2.8S SYRACUSE, Otoe, NE

Built 2021 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

FAS 3270

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT N2/S-66A 8S 2.1E, Otoe, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 100

CNTY HIGH/FAS 3250

Good

Over: SAUNDERS CREEK TRIB

3 W OF BURR, Otoe, NE

Built 2011 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 150

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

4.2E 4S DOUGLAS, Otoe, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20

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