Total bridges
205
Public highway bridges in York County
County profile · official public datasets
York County, NE
205 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 57.6% rated Good, 39.5% Fair, 2.9% Poor.
- 205
- Public bridges
- 57.6%
- Good condition
- 2.9%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
York County posts a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- Top 27%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 2.9%
- Poor-condition share
- 205
- public highway bridges
- 1974
- avg year built
Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.
York County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, York County ranks #24 of 88 Nebraska counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 2.9%). York County, Nebraska contains 205 public highway bridges. Roughly 57.6% are rated “Good,” 39.5% “Fair,” and 2.9% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.
Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.
Good condition
57.6%
118 of 205 rated 7-9
Fair condition
39.5%
81 of 205 rated 5-6
Poor condition
2.9%
6 of 205 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#24 of 88
Among Nebraska counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 205 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 57.6% (118)
Fair 39.5% (81)
Poor 2.9% (6)
York County's Poor-condition bridges carry 5,034 vehicle crossings a day
That is 1.5% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 2.9% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 839 crossings a day against 1,834 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.
Computed over the 205 of 205 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
45.9% of York County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
94 of the 205 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 57.6% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.
Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
One structure carries 80.6% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
US81 over COON BRANCH, built 1933, carries 4,055 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 6-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 5,034 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When York County's bridges were built
205 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1910s 3
1910–1919
3 bridges
- 1920s
1920–1929
16 bridges
- 1930s
1930–1939
31 bridges
- 1940s 2
1940–1949
2 bridges
- 1950s 7
1950–1959
7 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
25 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
17 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
30 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
21 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
31 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
13 bridges
- 2020s 9
2020–2029
9 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1930s, when 31 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 15.1% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 85 to 94 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1974) matches the Nebraska average (1977).
How York County compares with Nebraska's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Nebraska counties nearest York County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 2.9% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1974 against a peer-group mean of 1979 is 5 years older.
Showing the 5 closest of 87 Nebraska counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fillmore County | 218 | 69.7% | 21.6% | 8.7% | 1978 |
| Adams County | 211 | 60.2% | 33.6% | 6.2% | 1978 |
| Butler County | 211 | 20.4% | 76.8% | 2.8% | 1983 |
| York County (this page) | 205 | 57.6% | 39.5% | 2.9% | 1974 |
| Lincoln County | 197 | 65% | 28.4% | 6.6% | 1976 |
| Sarpy County | 192 | 38.5% | 52.1% | 9.4% | 1980 |
Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to York County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year
Two NBI-derived peer sets for York County, both outside Nebraska so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside NE (205 bridges here).
- Geneva County, AL · 205 bridges
- Russell County, AL · 205 bridges
- Wilson County, KS · 205 bridges
- Bell County, KY · 205 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside NE (1974 here).
- Knox County, TN · avg 1974 · 588 bridges
- Summit County, OH · avg 1974 · 563 bridges
- Onondaga County, NY · avg 1974 · 472 bridges
- Orange County, NY · avg 1974 · 472 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (205)
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER
11S US34 SEWARD CL, York, NE
Built 1914 Load: 4.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER
9.5E 2N MC COOL JCT, York, NE
Built 1957 Load: 5.0 t ADT: 12
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER
3.5E .6N MC COOL JCT, York, NE
Built 1935 Load: 6.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
7.5N US34 SEWARD CL, York, NE
Built 1983 Load: 8.0 t ADT: 21
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
3N 2.1W BRADSHAW, York, NE
Built 1970 Load: 12.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.5E 3S BRADSHAW, York, NE
Built 1933 Load: 14.0 t ADT: 31
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
1.7E 1.5S YORK, York, NE
Built 1924 Load: 16.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.5S 1.5W GRESHAM, York, NE
Built 1935 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 42
FAS 2720
FairOver: STREAM
JCT US81/S-93C 2N 7.8E, York, NE
Built 1954 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 130
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER
3W LUSHTON, York, NE
Built 1940 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
2.5S .2W GRESHAM, York, NE
Built 1972 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2N .3E THAYER, York, NE
Built 1940 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 75
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER
11S US34 HAMILTON CL, York, NE
Built 1925 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
2W 1.2S THAYER, York, NE
Built 1970 Load: 21.0 t ADT: 60
FAS 2710
FairOver: STREAM
JCT US81/S-93C 2S 6.5E, York, NE
Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 60
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
1.5W YORK, York, NE
Built 1939 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 83
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
5.5S 1E WACO, York, NE
Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
1W 2.7S GRESHAM, York, NE
Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
10.5E 1.7S MC COOL JCT, York, NE
Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 75
COLL 7673
FairOver: STREAM
1.8W 2.9S WACO, York, NE
Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50
FAS 2690
FairOver: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER
JCT I80/US81 5.5S .5E, York, NE
Built 1951 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 770
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
6E .5N OF THAYER, York, NE
Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 43
FIELD ACCESS
FairOver: GALLAWAY CREEK
1N 1.5W MCCOOL JUNCTION, York, NE
Built 1994 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2
US34
FairOver: STREAM
3E BRADSHAW, York, NE
Built 1936 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,155
US34
FairOver: STREAM
4E BRADSHAW, York, NE
Built 1935 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 2,510
COLL 7677
FairOver: I80
3E HENDERSON INTRCHG, York, NE
Built 1966 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 110
S93A HENDERSON
FairOver: STREAM
3N HENDERSON, York, NE
Built 1957 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 995
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
2.8W 3.7S WACO, York, NE
Built 1981 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
2.5S 3.4W THAYER, York, NE
Built 1938 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 35
L93B WACO CNLK
FairOver: I80
WACO INTRCHG, York, NE
Built 1966 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 810
14TH ST
FairOver: LINCOLN AVE
IN YORK, York, NE
Built 1938 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 1,315
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.6N .5E LUSHTON, York, NE
Built 1927 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 14
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
1.5E 2.4N BRADSHAW, York, NE
Built 1970 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER
.7W 2.7S MC COOL JCT, York, NE
Built 1935 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 55
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
1W THAYER, York, NE
Built 1922 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
.8W 3S WACO, York, NE
Built 1928 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
3.5S 2W WACO, York, NE
Built 1935 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 12
NB-US81
FairOver: I80
YORK INTRCHG, York, NE
Built 1966 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 11,370
15TH ST
FairOver: LINCOLN AVE
IN YORK, York, NE
Built 1938 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 965
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER
.7S 1W LUSHTON, York, NE
Built 1935 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
2W.8S THAYER, York, NE
Built 1926 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 60
ROAD C
FairOver: BIG BLUE RIVER
9.3W 1.1N BENEDICT, York, NE
Built 1960 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 32
COLL 7682
FairOver: STREAM
.2N 1.8W OF THAYER, York, NE
Built 1929 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 50
COLL 7682
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
.2N .5W OF THAYER, York, NE
Built 1938 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 90
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
2N 2W BRADSHAW, York, NE
Built 1976 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
4W 3S THAYER, York, NE
Built 1975 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
.7N 10.2E MC COOL JCT, York, NE
Built 1987 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 13
COLL 7677
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
2.8E 3N OF BRADSHAW, York, NE
Built 1939 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 85
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
4.5E 3.4N BRADSHAW, York, NE
Built 1972 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 45
I80
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
1E WACO INTRCHG, York, NE
Built 1965 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 27,560
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