Polk County, NE

94 public highway bridges

Polk County Bridge Snapshot

Polk County, Nebraska contains 94 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 57.4% are rated “Good,” 30.9% “Fair,” 11.7% “Poor,” and 11.7% 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.

94
Total Bridges
57.4%
Good
11.7%
Poor
11.7%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
57.4% (54)
Fair
30.9% (29)
Poor
11.7% (11)
SD
11.7% (11)

All Bridges (94)

COUNTY ROAD 127

Fair

Over: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER

2.7E 1N OF STOMSBURG, Polk, NE

Built 1935 Load: 7.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

7.5N 1E OF SHELBY, Polk, NE

Built 1960 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 100

FAS 2450

Fair

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

WJCT US81/N92 4S 3.3W, Polk, NE

Built 1968 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 175

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER

3S 1W OF SHELBY, Polk, NE

Built 1935 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER

1.5S 3E OF OSCEOLA, Polk, NE

Built 1970 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 30

COLL 7691

Fair

Over: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER

.5E 4.7S OF OSCEOLA, Polk, NE

Built 1930 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 55

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: S CH PLATTE RIVER

JCT US81/N69 3W 10.6N, Polk, NE

Built 1967 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

8N OF OSCEOLA, Polk, NE

Built 1960 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: DAVIS CREEK

.2E OF OSCEOLA, Polk, NE

Built 1983 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 150

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

3W 8N OF OSCEOLA, Polk, NE

Built 1960 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 50

FAS 2740

Fair

Over: STREAM

WJCT US81/N92 8N 1.5E, Polk, NE

Built 1967 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 100

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

1W 8N OF OSCEOLA, Polk, NE

Built 1965 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

8N OF OSCEOLA, Polk, NE

Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 30

FAS 2795

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

WJCT US81/N92 5E 9.7N, Polk, NE

Built 1965 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 150

N92

Fair

Over: PLATTE RIVER TRIB

4E US30/N92 INTERCHG, Polk, NE

Built 1939 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,360

FAS 2740

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

WJCT US81/N92 8N 1.3E, Polk, NE

Built 1967 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 100

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER

1.5S 2E OF OSCEOLA, Polk, NE

Built 1970 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

1E 9.5N OF OSCEOLA, Polk, NE

Built 1970 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

8W 3.2N OF OSCEOLA, Polk, NE

Built 1967 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 35

COLL 7677

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

2W 8N OF OSCEOLA, Polk, NE

Built 1935 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 110

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER

5.5E 1S OF POLK, Polk, NE

Built 1935 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 40

FAS 2750

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

EJCT US81/N92 10N 5.6W, Polk, NE

Built 1950 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 495

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

10.3N 2W SHELBY, Polk, NE

Built 1975 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 50

N39

Fair

Over: PLATTE RIVER

1S SILVER CREEK, Polk, NE

Built 1970 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 1,120

US81

Fair

Over: N BR BIG BLUE RIVER

JCT US81/N66 2.2N, Polk, NE

Built 1985 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 3,950

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: DAVIS CREEK

2SE OF OSCEOLA, Polk, NE

Built 1935 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

9N 3W OF SHELBY, Polk, NE

Built 1975 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 100

FAS 2450

Fair

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

WJCT US81/N92 4S .9W, Polk, NE

Built 1956 Load: 56.0 t ADT: 175

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: DAVIS CREEK

1.5SE OF OSCEOLA, Polk, NE

Built 1935 Load: 86.0 t ADT: 50

FAS 2775

Good

Over: S CH PLATTE RIVER

JCT N92/MERRICK CL 5NE, Polk, NE

Built 1979 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 55

FAS 2775

Good

Over: N CH PLATTE RIVER

5NE N92 MERRICK CL, Polk, NE

Built 1979 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 100

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

7.5N .25E OSCEOLA, Polk, NE

Built 1990 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 75

FAS 2740

Good

Over: STREAM

EJCT US81/N92 3.4W 7N, Polk, NE

Built 1958 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 135

COLL 7677

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

JCT US81/N66 5W 1.3N, Polk, NE

Built 1983 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

4W OF STROMSBURG, Polk, NE

Built 1989 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

3W STROMSBURG, Polk, NE

Built 1990 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

2W STROMSBURG, Polk, NE

Built 1990 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

1W STROMSBURG, Polk, NE

Built 1994 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

4.25W OF STROMSBURG, Polk, NE

Built 1989 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

3.9W OF STROMSBURG, Polk, NE

Built 1989 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

3.5W OF STROMSBURG, Polk, NE

Built 1989 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

10.2N 1W OF SHELBY, Polk, NE

Built 1982 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 100

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

7N OSCEOLA, Polk, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

4.5W 6N OF OSCEOLA, Polk, NE

Built 2001 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 45

N66

Good

Over: STREAM

8E POLK, Polk, NE

Built 1949 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 885

N92

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK TRIB

7W OSCEOLA, Polk, NE

Built 1940 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,360

C RD

Good

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

0.8 N OF POLK, Polk, NE

Built 2018 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 110

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: S.CHANNEL PLATTE RIVER

11.2N 1W OF SHELBY, Polk, NE

Built 1984 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 100

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

10.7 N SHELBY, Polk, NE

Built 2015 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 65

135 RD

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

7W 5N OF OCEOLA, Polk, NE

Built 2023 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 30

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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