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)

IRR/FAS 3550

Good

Over: LOGAN CREEK

JCT N9/S-87A 2.5W, Thurston, NE

Built 1980 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 140

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

.7S OF THURSTON, Thurston, NE

Built 1978 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 45

IRR/FAS 3560

Good

Over: STREAM

JCT N9/S-87A 4N .2E, Thurston, NE

Built 1977 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 105

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

1.2S OF THURSTON, Thurston, NE

Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 80

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

1N OF THURSTON, Thurston, NE

Built 1999 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 25

IRR/FAS 3920

Good

Over: SOUTH BLACKBIRD CREEK

JCT US77/S-87B 6E, Thurston, NE

Built 1964 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 40

IRR/N9

Good

Over: MIDDLE CREEK TRIB

9N PENDER, Thurston, NE

Built 1960 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,465

IRR/N16

Good

Over: STAGE CREEK

1SE PENDER, Thurston, NE

Built 1948 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 995

IRR/US75

Good

Over: STREAM

19N DECATUR, Thurston, NE

Built 2010 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 1,435

20TH RD

Good

Over: COW CREEK

2.5E .2N OF THURSTON, Thurston, NE

Built 2022 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 25

N16

Good

Over: LOGAN CREEK TRIBUTARY

3W PENDER, Thurston, NE

Built 2020 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,195

N16

Good

Over: RATTLESNAKE CREEK

7W PENDER, Thurston, NE

Built 2018 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 1,195

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: NORTH BLACKBIRD CREEK

2S 3.5E OF WINNEBAGO, Thurston, NE

Built 1995 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 25

IRR/FAS 3550

Good

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

JCT N9/S-87A 1.8E, Thurston, NE

Built 1950 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 115

IRR/TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: RATTLESNAKE CREEK

4.5W OF PENDER, Thurston, NE

Built 2004 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 20

IRR/US75

Good

Over: SOUTH BLACKBIRD CREEK

8N DECATUR, Thurston, NE

Built 2010 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 1,380

IRR BIA RTE 52

Good

Over: UNNAMED CANAL

50M W OF NE HWY 77, Thurston, NE

Built 2007 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 415

B AVE

Good

Over: NORTH OMAHA CR TRIB

5.7W 2N OF WINNEBAGO, Thurston, NE

Built 2020 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1.5S 4W OF EMERSON, Thurston, NE

Built 2010 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 60

14TH RD

Good

Over: LOGAN CREEK DREDGE TRIB

2W OF PENDER, Thurston, NE

Built 2020 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

IRR/COLL 7877

Good

Over: STREAM

1.5E OF THURSTON, Thurston, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

21ST RD

Good

Over: LOGAN CR DREDGE TRIB

4E .1S OF PENDER, Thurston, NE

Built 2018 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: RATTLESNAKE CREEK

3.5W 1N OF PENDER, Thurston, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

24TH RD

Good

Over: BIG SLOUGH CREEK

3N 3W OF ROSALIE, Thurston, NE

Built 2011 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

2S 3.5W OF WALTHILL, Thurston, NE

Built 1981 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1.5SE OF ROSALIE, Thurston, NE

Built 1935 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1.5S .2E OF ROSALIE, Thurston, NE

Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SOUTH BLACKBIRD CREEK

1.5S 7.5E OF ROSALIE, Thurston, NE

Built 2011 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

IRR/TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTH OMAHA CREEK

.5S OF WINNEBAGO, Thurston, NE

Built 1991 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 80

15TH RD

Good

Over: MIDDLE CREEK TRIB

2S 1W OF EMERSON, Thurston, NE

Built 2018 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

1E 1N OF PENDER, Thurston, NE

Built 2014 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

M AVE

Good

Over: LOGAN CR DREDGE TRIB

3.2E OF PENDER, Thurston, NE

Built 2020 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

28TH RD

Good

Over: SOUTH OMAHA CREEK

JCT US77/S-87B 2W 1.9N, Thurston, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 110

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: NORTH OMAHA CREEK

1.5N OF WALTHILL, Thurston, NE

Built 1986 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 80

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: NORTH OMAHA CREEK

3S 3.5W OF WINNEBAGO, Thurston, NE

Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: NORTH OMAHA CREEK

4.5W OF WINNEBAGO, Thurston, NE

Built 2014 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25

IRR/N9

Good

Over: STREAM

3N PENDER, Thurston, NE

Built 1999 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,820

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

4W N9 DIXON CL, Thurston, NE

Built 2003 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 25

IRR/FAS 3560

Good

Over: LOGAN CREEK

8N N16 WAYNE CL, Thurston, NE

Built 2000 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 105

IRR/TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: NORTH OMAHA CREEK

3S 3W OF WINNEBAGO, Thurston, NE

Built 2016 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 25

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

.5S 6.2E OF ROSALIE, Thurston, NE

Built 2004 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 20

IRR/FAS 3550

Good

Over: COW CREEK

JCT N9/S-87A 7.1E, Thurston, NE

Built 1996 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 95

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

4.2W OF WINNEBAGO, Thurston, NE

Built 2001 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 25

N16

Good

Over: RATTLESNAKE CREEK

5W PENDER, Thurston, NE

Built 2018 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,195

IRR/US75

Good

Over: NORTH BLACKBIRD CREEK

8N DECATUR, Thurston, NE

Built 2010 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,380

IRR/TOWNSHIP ROAD

Good

Over: MORGAN CREEK

.7S OF WINNEBAGO, Thurston, NE

Built 2015 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 65

AVE N

Good

Over: SOUTH OMAHA CREEK

4S OF WALTHILL, Thurston, NE

Built 2019 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 25

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BIG SLOUGH CREEK

1.5S OF ROSALIE, Thurston, NE

Built 2002 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 25

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SOUTH OMAHA CREEK

2S OF WALTHILL, Thurston, NE

Built 1994 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 15

IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY

Good

Over: STREAM

6W 2N OF WINNEBAGO, Thurston, NE

Built 2002 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 25

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

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