Saunders County, NE

508 public highway bridges

Saunders County Bridge Snapshot

Saunders County, Nebraska contains 508 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 27.6% are rated “Good,” 63.8% “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.

508
Total Bridges
27.6%
Good
8.3%
Poor
8.3%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
27.6% (140)
Fair
63.8% (324)
Poor
8.3% (42)
SD
8.3% (42)

All Bridges (508)

TOWNSHIP ROAD 19

Good

Over: MILLER BRANCH CREEK

1.2S 2W OF WAHOO, Saunders, NE

Built 1950 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

4E 3.5S CEDAR BLUFFS, Saunders, NE

Built 1997 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50

ROAD R

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

JCT US77/N64 3W, Saunders, NE

Built 2018 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 205

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: UPPER CLEAR CREEK

.9N .7W OF WANN, Saunders, NE

Built 2005 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY RD M

Good

Over: STREAM

1.7W OF WANAHOO DAM, Saunders, NE

Built 2022 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 50

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

1W 1.2N OF ASHLAND, Saunders, NE

Built 2002 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY ROAD 6

Good

Over: UPPER CLEAR CREEK

.2W 1.6N OF YUTAN, Saunders, NE

Built 2023 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 30

ROAD S

Good

Over: DUCK CREEK

.5N 2.5E OF PRAGUE, Saunders, NE

Built 2022 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 50

ROAD 26

Good

Over: WAHOO CREEK N FK

3.6 W OF MALMO, Saunders, NE

Built 2019 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 150

COUNTY ROAD H

Good

Over: STREAM

1.6E OF ITHACA, Saunders, NE

Built 2023 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 110

N66

Good

Over: NORTH OAK CREEK

SCL VALPARAISO, Saunders, NE

Built 1978 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 915

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: UPPER CLEAR CREEK

1S .5E OF YUTAN, Saunders, NE

Built 1994 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 50

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: UPPER CLEAR CREEK

IN YUTAN, Saunders, NE

Built 1981 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 400

S78J LESHARA SPUR

Good

Over: OTOE CREEK

SCL LESHARA, Saunders, NE

Built 1979 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 570

FAS 3405

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT N66/N79 1.1S 7E, Saunders, NE

Built 1979 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 415

N66

Good

Over: WAHOO CREEK

1S ITHACA, Saunders, NE

Built 1958 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 1,315

N66

Good

Over: BSNF/SALT CREEK

EJCT US6/N63 .1N, Saunders, NE

Built 1987 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 4,520

COUNTY ROAD A

Good

Over: N FK ROCK CREEK

JCT US77/N63 2.3E 6S, Saunders, NE

Built 2014 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 480

N66

Good

Over: WAHOO CREEK TRIBUTARY

1SW ITHACA, Saunders, NE

Built 1958 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 1,315

COUNTY ROAD 14

Good

Over: STREAM

1W OF ITHACA, Saunders, NE

Built 2014 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 30

US6

Good

Over: OLD SALT CREEK CHANNEL

2NE ASHLAND, Saunders, NE

Built 1931 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 4,920

RD 30

Good

Over: NORTH OAK CREEK TRIB

_, Saunders, NE

Built 2020 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: TRIB TO OAK CR NO.

1E 2S VALPARAISO, Saunders, NE

Built 2009 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

RD 21

Good

Over: STREAM

SJCT US77/N92 4W 2.7S, Saunders, NE

Built 2020 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 80

TOWNSHIP ROAD 20

Good

Over: STREAM

1.3S 3E OF WESTON, Saunders, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

1S 2E OF MALMO, Saunders, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

SEC13 T15N R6E, Saunders, NE

Built 2016 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

COUNTY ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

SEC13 T15N R6E, Saunders, NE

Built 2016 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

RD 19

Good

Over: HOBSON BRANCH TRIB

_, Saunders, NE

Built 2020 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

US77

Good

Over: LAKE WANAHOO SPILLWAY

1N WAHOO, Saunders, NE

Built 2010 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 8,640

COUNTY ROAD 10

Good

Over: MOSQUITO CREEK

.9S 2.5W OF MEMPHIS, Saunders, NE

Built 1960 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

CO ROAD 7

Good

Over: SALT CREEK TRIB

0.0N & 3.0 W OF ASHLAND, Saunders, NE

Built 2018 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 75

ROAD W

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK TRIB

_, Saunders, NE

Built 2020 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 45

RD 25

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

_, Saunders, NE

Built 2020 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 55

ROAD 24

Good

Over: STREAM

2.5E 0.1N OF PRAGUE, Saunders, NE

Built 2022 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

ROAD 24

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

2.5N 3E OF PRAGUE, Saunders, NE

Built 2018 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

ROAD 24

Good

Over: SAND CREEK TRIB

_, Saunders, NE

Built 2019 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

RD 22

Good

Over: MILLER BRANCH

_, Saunders, NE

Built 2019 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

RD 18

Good

Over: SAND CREEK TRIB

_, Saunders, NE

Built 2020 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

RD 15

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK TRIB

_, Saunders, NE

Built 2020 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

1S 1.3E OF WAHOO, Saunders, NE

Built 2007 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY ROAD 14

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

1.6S 1E OF CEDAR BLUFFS, Saunders, NE

Built 2018 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: STREAM

2.6E OF ITHACA, Saunders, NE

Built 1942 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 100

COUNTY ROAD C

Good

Over: STREAM

.4S 2.9W OF MEMPHIS, Saunders, NE

Built 2014 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 90

TOWNSHIP ROAD 24

Good

Over: STREAM

1SE OF MORSE BLUFF, Saunders, NE

Built 2016 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

FAS 3455

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT N92/S-78E 4.3N, Saunders, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 265

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: OTOE CREEK TRIB

1.1E NORTH EDGE YUTAN, Saunders, NE

Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROAD N

Good

Over: OTOE CREEK

1.4E OF NORTH EDGE YUTAN, Saunders, NE

Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

COLL 7844

Good

Over: STREAM

IN BLOWUP OF WANN, Saunders, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 125

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: OTOE CREEK

.5S 3W LESHARA, Saunders, NE

Built 1984 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

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