Pierce County, NE

177 public highway bridges

Pierce County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Pierce County, Nebraska contains 177 public highway bridges. Roughly 39% are rated “Good,” 47.5% “Fair,” and 13.6% “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.

177
Total Bridges
39%
Good
47.5%
Fair
13.6%
Poor Condition

Condition Distribution

Good
39% (69)
Fair
47.5% (84)
Poor
13.6% (24)

All Bridges (177)

US81

Good

Over: STREAM

8N NORFOLK, Pierce, NE

Built 1938 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 4,615

US81

Good

Over: N FK ELKHORN RIVER TRIB

8N NORFOLK, Pierce, NE

Built 1938 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 4,615

US81

Good

Over: N FK ELKHORN RIVER TRIB

11N NORFOLK, Pierce, NE

Built 1938 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 4,615

N121

Good

Over: STREAM

1S OSMOND, Pierce, NE

Built 1947 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,080

FAS 2860

Good

Over: YANKTON SLOUGH

NJCT US81/N98 3N 2.2E, Pierce, NE

Built 2006 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 95

FAS 2923

Good

Over: N FK ELKHORN RIVER

1.5N OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE

Built 1986 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 470

552 AVE

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER N FK TRIB

2NE OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE

Built 2021 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50

COLL 7712

Good

Over: W BR N FK ELKHORN RIVER

2N 3W OF OSMOND, Pierce, NE

Built 1999 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: YANKTON SLOUGH

2N 1.5E OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE

Built 1910 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 25

N13

Good

Over: PLEASANT VALLEY DRAIN

2NW HADAR, Pierce, NE

Built 1975 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 4,825

N13

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

.2SE PIERCE, Pierce, NE

Built 2004 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 4,825

US20

Good

Over: YANKTON SLOUGH

3W RANDOLPH, Pierce, NE

Built 1955 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 2,635

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

S EDGE OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE

Built 1994 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 100

FAS 2600

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

JCT US20/N13 1.4E 10S, Pierce, NE

Built 1978 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 185

FARM DRIVE

Good

Over: E. BRANCH N. FORK ELKHOR

1.7E OSMOND, Pierce, NE

Built 2013 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 2,345

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

.7E .7S OF PLAINVIEW, Pierce, NE

Built 2007 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 170

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

2N 3W OF FOSTER, Pierce, NE

Built 1991 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

1.5NW OF FOSTER, Pierce, NE

Built 2008 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

FAS 2860

Good

Over: STREAM

.8E 5N PIERCE, Pierce, NE

Built 1981 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 95

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

4N 6E OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE

Built 2011 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 15

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: DRAINAGE

5S .3W PIERCE, Pierce, NE

Built 1995 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

US81

Good

Over: STREAM

4N NORFOLK, Pierce, NE

Built 2003 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 8,565

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

1SE OF PLAINVIEW, Pierce, NE

Built 2015 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: N FK ELKHORN RIVER

4S OF OSMOND, Pierce, NE

Built 1991 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 35

859 ROAD

Good

Over: N FK ELKHORN RIVER

JCT N13/N121 2.9N .9E, Pierce, NE

Built 2023 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 55

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: N FK ELKHORN RIVER

3S 2.5E OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE

Built 1994 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 40

N13

Good

Over: N FK ELKHORN RIVER

.6E HADAR, Pierce, NE

Built 2020 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 3,970

FAS 2895

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

JCT N13/N98 10.7W .5S, Pierce, NE

Built 1998 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 80

542ND RD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

0.7NW OF FOSTER, Pierce, NE

Built 2021 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 40

862ND ROAD

Good

Over: YANKTON SLOUGH

4S 1.5E OF MCLEAN, Pierce, NE

Built 2021 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 25

543 AVE

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

6.5S OF FOSTER, Pierce, NE

Built 2023 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 60

554TH AVE

Good

Over: YANKTON SLOUGH

4S 1E OF MCLEAN, Pierce, NE

Built 2021 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 25

558TH AVE

Good

Over: MIDDLE LOGAN CREEK

_, Pierce, NE

Built 2023 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 470

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: N FK ELKHORN RIVER

.5W 2.5N OF HADAR, Pierce, NE

Built 2000 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 25

N98

Good

Over: STREAM

3E PIERCE, Pierce, NE

Built 1956 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 640

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

3.7E 2N OF HADAR, Pierce, NE

Built 2000 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: N FK ELKHORN RIVER

1N .2E OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE

Built 2004 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: YANKTON SLOUGH

5.5N 3E OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE

Built 2024 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 25

N121

Good

Over: N FK ELKHORN RIVER

3S OSMOND, Pierce, NE

Built 2014 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 1,080

870 ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

11W N121 KNOX CL, Pierce, NE

Built 2016 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 30

US81

Good

Over: YANKTON SLOUGH TRIB

JCT US81/US20 8S, Pierce, NE

Built 2022 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 4,245

US81

Good

Over: YANKTON SLOUGH

JCT US81/US20 2S, Pierce, NE

Built 2022 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 4,245

N98

Good

Over: N FK ELKHORN RIVER TRIB

5E PIERCE, Pierce, NE

Built 2004 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 640

FAS 2935

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

JCT US20/N13 .3E 9.2S, Pierce, NE

Built 2016 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 160

536TH AVE

Good

Over: DRY CREEK TRIB

JCT US20/N13 .3E 1.2S, Pierce, NE

Built 2021 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 310

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: N FK ELKHORN RIVER

2N OF OSMOND, Pierce, NE

Built 2011 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: N FK ELKHORN RIVER

4.5N 1.2E OF OSMOND, Pierce, NE

Built 2013 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 55

557TH AVE

Good

Over: ELKHORN RIVER N FK TRIB

6.5E .2N OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE

Built 2000 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 10

537TH RD

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

9.5S OF PLAINVIEW, Pierce, NE

Built 2019 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 25

US20/N121

Good

Over: N FK ELKHORN RIVER

1E OSMOND, Pierce, NE

Built 2004 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 2,345
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