Richardson County, NE

259 public highway bridges

Richardson County Bridge Snapshot

Richardson County, Nebraska contains 259 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 41.7% are rated “Good,” 44.4% “Fair,” 13.5% “Poor,” and 13.5% 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.

259
Total Bridges
41.7%
Good
13.5%
Poor
13.5%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
41.7% (108)
Fair
44.4% (115)
Poor
13.5% (35)
SD
13.5% (35)

All Bridges (259)

635 AV-714 / 715 R

Fair

Over: STREAM

1NE HUMB (635-714/715), Richardson, NE

Built 1975 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 30

715 RD-649 / 650 A

Fair

Over: MACKELROY CREEK

2S4W BARADA(715-649/650), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 10

642 AV-714 / 715 R

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY TO DEER CREEK

3S STELLA (642-714/715), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 10

654AV-702R / 702TR

Fair

Over: STREAM

2.5S2E FC (654-702R/702T), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 50

711 RD-641 / 642 A

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.5E DAWSON (711-641/642), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 40

712 RD-635B/ 637A

Fair

Over: N FK BIG NEMAHA RIVER TR

2.7W1N DAW (712-635/637), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 50

703 TR-634 / 635 B

Fair

Over: EASLY CREEK

3.5S9.3WSALM(703-634635), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 50

658 AV-NORTH 703 R

Fair

Over: STREAM

2E PRESTON (658A-N 703RD), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 10

633 AV-715 / 717 R

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY TO CROOKED BRA

2N HUMB (633A-715/717R), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 30

712 RD-635B / 637A

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK BIG NEMAHA TR

2.5W 1N DAW (712-635/637), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 50

N8

Fair

Over: UPRR 433-497-N

IN FALLS CITY, Richardson, NE

Built 1958 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 1,585

707 RD-652 B/654 A

Fair

Over: STREAM

.5E FC (707RD-652B/654A), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 70

707 RD-656 / 657 A

Fair

Over: STREAM

4W 1N RULO (707-656/657), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 35

631 AV-704/705RD

Fair

Over: STREAM

8.5S 2W HUMB(631-704/705), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 30

652 BL-SOUTH 707R

Fair

Over: STREAM

.2NE FC (652 BLVD-S 707R), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 95

711 RD-650 / 651 A

Fair

Over: GOOLSBY CREEK

4N FC (711-650/651), Richardson, NE

Built 1985 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 35

N8

Fair

Over: FOURMILE CREEK

7NE DUBOIS, Richardson, NE

Built 1956 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 685

US159

Fair

Over: MISSOURI RIVER/ASH ST

ECL RULO, Richardson, NE

Built 2011 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 1,005

719 RD-646/647 AV

Fair

Over: STREAM

1NW SHUBERT (719-646/647), Richardson, NE

Built 1992 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 15

643 AV-713 / 714 R

Fair

Over: STREAM

73/75 3.5E1N(643-713/714), Richardson, NE

Built 1977 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 60

645 BL-704 / 706 R

Fair

Over: CONTRARY CREEK

1.5S SALEM (645B-704/706), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 40

703TR-633 A/ 634 B

Fair

Over: STREAM

8/1052.3S.2E(703-633/634), Richardson, NE

Built 1975 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

660 AV-708 / 709 R

Fair

Over: STREAM

2.8N.8W RULO(660-708/709), Richardson, NE

Built 1995 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 45

634 AV-718 / 719 R

Fair

Over: STREAM

4/105 .5E4.8N(634-718719), Richardson, NE

Built 1932 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50

N4/N105

Fair

Over: ROUND GROVE CREEK

3W HUMBOLDT, Richardson, NE

Built 1927 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,445

N4/N105

Fair

Over: STREAM

0W HUMBOLT, Richardson, NE

Built 1927 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,445

N4

Fair

Over: STREAM

2E HUMBOLDT, Richardson, NE

Built 1963 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,490

N8

Fair

Over: STREAM

2E SALEM, Richardson, NE

Built 1960 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 830

US75

Fair

Over: DRY BRANCH

4N DAWSON, Richardson, NE

Built 1930 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 3,605

642 AV - 702R/703T

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

4S2.5W SALEM(642-702/703), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 10

703TR-638 A/ 639 B

Fair

Over: RATTLESNAKE CREEK

3.3S5.3W SALM(703-638639), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 50

704 RD-636 / 637 B

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

7S2.5W DAW (704-636/637), Richardson, NE

Built 1987 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 50

631 AV-705/706 RD

Fair

Over: STREAM

8S 2W HUMB (631-705/706), Richardson, NE

Built 1988 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 35

658 AV-711R/712T

Fair

Over: WINNEBAGO CREEK

2W 6N RULO (658-711/712T), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 40

N8

Fair

Over: RATTLESNAKE CREEK

11NE DUBOIS, Richardson, NE

Built 1967 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 685

660 BL-SOUTH 703TR

Fair

Over: BIG NEMAHA RIVER

73/159 3.1S8.8E(660-S703), Richardson, NE

Built 1966 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 255

N8

Fair

Over: HONEY CREEK

6SW SALEM, Richardson, NE

Built 1964 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 595

635 BL-711R / 712T

Fair

Over: N FK BIG NEMAHA RIVER

1.5E1S H (635B-711R/712T), Richardson, NE

Built 1970 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 90

704 RD-636 / 637 B

Fair

Over: STREAM

3.5S8.5W SAL(704-636/637), Richardson, NE

Built 1950 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 50

709 RD-651 B/652 A

Fair

Over: STREAM

2N FC (709 R-651B/652A), Richardson, NE

Built 1987 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 50

642 BL-708 / 709 R

Fair

Over: N FK BIG NEMAHA RIVER

1.5W1N SALEM(642-708709), Richardson, NE

Built 1983 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 30

647 AV-706R/707LN

Fair

Over: BIG NEMAHA RIVER TRIBUTA

1.7E SALEM (647-706/707L), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 15

719 RD-633/634 AV

Fair

Over: STREAM

5N HUMBOLDT (719-633/634), Richardson, NE

Built 1975 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 25

719 RD-637/638 AV

Fair

Over: LITTLE MUDDY CREEK

5W 1N STELLA(719-637/638), Richardson, NE

Built 1940 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 40

709 RD-648 / 649 A

Fair

Over: STREAM

2N2.5W FC (709-648/649), Richardson, NE

Built 1960 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 50

N4/N105

Fair

Over: LONG BRANCH CREEK

1W HUMBOLDT, Richardson, NE

Built 1967 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 1,445

US73

Fair

Over: UPRR 433-514-C

0S VERDON, Richardson, NE

Built 1976 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 1,075

712 TR-634/635 BLV

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.5E.5S HU(712T-634/635B), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 90

N8

Fair

Over: S FK BIG NEMAHA RIVER

3NE DUBOIS, Richardson, NE

Built 1993 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 500

N8

Fair

Over: EASLY CREEK

10NE DUBOIS, Richardson, NE

Built 1967 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 685

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Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial