Thurston County, NE

152 public highway bridges

Thurston County Bridge Snapshot

Thurston County, Nebraska contains 152 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 48.7% are rated “Good,” 30.9% “Fair,” 20.4% “Poor,” and 20.4% 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.

152

Total Bridges

48.7%

Good

20.4%

Poor

20.4%

Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good

48.7% (74)

Fair

30.9% (47)

Poor

20.4% (31)

SD

20.4% (31)

All Bridges (152)

Sort:

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: STREAM

1.7E OF PENDER, Thurston, NE

Built 1950 Load: 3.0 t ADT: 20

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: NORTH OMAHA CREEK

2N 1.2W OF WALTHILL, Thurston, NE

Built 1940 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 15

IRR/COLL 7784

Over: STREAM

5N N16 WAYNE CL, Thurston, NE

Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 55

IRR/COLL 7881

Over: STREAM

JCT US73/77 .8N 5.6W, Thurston, NE

Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 55

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: STREAM

.2S OF PENDER, Thurston, NE

Built 1935 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 45

IRR/COLL 7784

Over: RATTLESNAKE CREEK

1N N16 WAYNE CL, Thurston, NE

Built 1950 Load: 11.0 t ADT: 55

IRR/TOWNSHIP ROAD

Over: BIG SLOUGH CREEK

1N 1.5W OF ROSALIE, Thurston, NE

Built 1945 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 40

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: COW CREEK

2W OF WALTHILL, Thurston, NE

Built 1967 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 35

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: STREAM

4.5E .7N THURSTON, Thurston, NE

Built 1950 Load: 13.0 t ADT: 30

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

1S OF THURSTON, Thurston, NE

Built 1994 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 40

IRR/FAS 3560

Over: NORTH OMAHA CREEK

JCT N9/S-87A 4N 7.4E, Thurston, NE

Built 1968 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 195

IRR/N94

Over: LOGAN CREEK OVERFLOW

0E PENDER, Thurston, NE

Built 1958 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 750

IRR/N94

Over: COW CREEK

2SW WALTHILL, Thurston, NE

Built 1958 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 750

600 AVE @ 842.8

Over: STREAM

5W 2N US77 BURT CL, Thurston, NE

Built 2000 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 45

IRR/N9/N16

Over: RATTLESNAKE CR. TRIB.

1S PENDER, Thurston, NE

Built 1927 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 2,790

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: COW CREEK

.5N 3.2W OF WALTHILL, Thurston, NE

Built 1985 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 60

IRR/N9

Over: MIDDLE CREEK TRIB

JCT N9/S-87A 2N, Thurston, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,465

IRR/N9

Over: STREAM

7N PENDER, Thurston, NE

Built 1960 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,465

IRR/N16

Over: STREAM

2SE PENDER, Thurston, NE

Built 1945 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 995

IRR/US75

Over: NORTH BLACKBIRD CREEK

13N DECATUR, Thurston, NE

Built 1933 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,435

IRR/US77

Over: STREAM

8S WINNEBAGO, Thurston, NE

Built 1938 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,760

IRR/US77

Over: STREAM

7S WINNEBAGO, Thurston, NE

Built 1939 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,760

IRR/US77

Over: STREAM

1S WINNEBAGO, Thurston, NE

Built 1939 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 6,565

IRR/COLL 7877

Over: NORTH OMAHA CREEK

1S 3E OF EMERSON, Thurston, NE

Built 2008 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 125

IRR/FAS 3550

Over: OMAHA CREEK

JCT US77/N94 2N .1W, Thurston, NE

Built 1981 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 95

IRR/N94

Over: STREAM

2E PENDER, Thurston, NE

Built 1958 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 750

IRR/US75/US77

Over: OMAHA CREEK TRIBUTARY

1N WINNEBAGO, Thurston, NE

Built 1938 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 8,480

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: TURTLE CREEK

1.5NW OF WINNEBAGO, Thurston, NE

Built 2000 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 20

IRR/TOWNSHIP ROAD

Over: STREAM

5E OF EMERSON, Thurston, NE

Built 2006 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 30

IRR BIA RTE 2

Over: NORTH BLACKBIRD CREEK

5 KM NORTHWEST OF MACY, Thurston, NE

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 158

IRR/FAS 3565

Over: BIG SLOUGH CREEK

SJCT N9/16 7E 1.2N, Thurston, NE

Built 1999 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 65

28TH RD

Over: COW CREEK

JCT US77/N94 .7W 1.6S, Thurston, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 110

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: BIG SLOUGH CREEK

2S 3.5E OF THURSTON, Thurston, NE

Built 2003 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25

IRR/N94

Over: NORTH BLACKBIRD CREEK

4E WALTHILL, Thurston, NE

Built 1964 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,340

M AVE

Over: LOGAN CR DREDGE TRIB

3.5E OF PENDER, Thurston, NE

Built 2000 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 30

IRR/N9

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

1S EMERSON, Thurston, NE

Built 1999 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 1,860

IRR BIA RTE 1

Over: SOUTH BLACKBIRD CREEK

3.6 KM SOUTHEAST OF MACY, Thurston, NE

Built 1981 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 108

21ST RD

Over: BIG SLOUGH CREEK

4E 1.5N OF PENDER, Thurston, NE

Built 2006 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 40

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: TURTLE CREEK

1NW OF WINNEBAGO, Thurston, NE

Built 2016 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 60

IRR/N9

Over: LOGAN CREEK

10S EMERSON, Thurston, NE

Built 1989 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 1,820

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: STREAM

2W OF PENDER, Thurston, NE

Built 1999 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 100

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: TURTLE CREEK

.7N OF WINNEBAGO, Thurston, NE

Built 2014 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 60

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: STREAM

1.2NE OF PENDER, Thurston, NE

Built 2005 Load: 47.0 t ADT: 25

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: STREAM

.5W 2.5S WINNEBAGO, Thurston, NE

Built 2007 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 55

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: NORTH OMAHA CREEK

1N 7.5W OF WINNEBAGO, Thurston, NE

Built 1990 Load: 54.0 t ADT: 25

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: STREAM

4.5W OF PENDER, Thurston, NE

Built 2001 Load: 63.0 t ADT: 60

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

1.5S .7E OF EMERSON, Thurston, NE

Built 2014 Load: 73.0 t ADT: 60

F AVE

Over: LOGAN CREEK DREDGE TRIB

2N 4W OF THURSTON, Thurston, NE

Built 2022 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 20

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: SOUTH OMAHA CREEK

1.5NE OF ROSALIE, Thurston, NE

Built 1950 Load: 15.0 t ADT: 35

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Over: RATTLESNAKE CREEK

1.5N 2.5W OF PENDER, Thurston, NE

Built 1935 Load: 18.0 t ADT: 20

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

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Reviewed byPlainbridges Editorial, Plain Bridges Editorial Team · June 6, 2026