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
GoodOver: STREAM
.8N .5E MC COOL JCT, York, NE
Built 1993 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 66
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: STREAM
2.5E 1.7N MC COOL JCT, York, NE
Built 1995 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 118
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: INDIAN CREEK
5.5E 2.8S MC COOL JCT, York, NE
Built 1986 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 40
FAS 2745
GoodOver: STREAM
JCT I80/L-93B .7S, York, NE
Built 1982 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 450
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: STREAM
1.7N 1.4W MC COOL JCT, York, NE
Built 1992 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: INDIAN CREEK
7.5E 2.5S MC COOL JCT, York, NE
Built 1988 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 100
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: STREAM
.2N 1W OF LUSHTON, York, NE
Built 1970 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 312
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: STREAM
3W .7N YORK, York, NE
Built 1982 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 31
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: COON CREEK
3W 5.25N YORK, York, NE
Built 1993 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 80
FAS 2785
GoodOver: STREAM
3N THAYER, York, NE
Built 1991 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50
FAS 2785
GoodOver: STREAM
4N THAYER, York, NE
Built 1991 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: STREAM
2W .5N GRESHAM NE, York, NE
Built 1987 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 28
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: COON BRANCH
2.5S 3.25W BENEDICT, York, NE
Built 2001 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: STREAM
.7N MC COOL JCT, York, NE
Built 1993 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 50
I80
GoodOver: COUNTY HIGHWAY
3E WACO INTRCHG, York, NE
Built 1965 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 27,560
I80
GoodOver: COUNTY HIGHWAY
3E WACO INTRCHG, York, NE
Built 1965 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 27,560
US81
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK
1W .5S YORK, York, NE
Built 2004 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 4,535
S93A HENDERSON
GoodOver: STREAM
4N HENDERSON, York, NE
Built 1957 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 995
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: I80
2E WACO INTRCHG, York, NE
Built 1966 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 45
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: COON BRANCH
1.5S 4.3W THAYER, York, NE
Built 1935 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER
10.5E 2N MC COOL JCT, York, NE
Built 2005 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 36
FAS 2690
GoodOver: GALLAWAY CREEK
JCT I80/US81 5.5S .6W, York, NE
Built 1984 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 475
FAS 2680
GoodOver: INDIAN CREEK
JCT I80/L-93B 7.6S 3E, York, NE
Built 2023 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 120
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: LINCOLN CREEK
1W 2.5N YORK, York, NE
Built 1980 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 70
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: STREAM
2W 1.5N MC COOL JCT, York, NE
Built 2021 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 50
S93A HENDERSON
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK
4N HENDERSON, York, NE
Built 1957 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 995
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: LINCOLN CREEK
.7W 1.9N BRADSHAW, York, NE
Built 1996 Load: 30.0 t ADT: 70
FAS 2725
GoodOver: GALLAWAY CREEK
JCT I80/L-93E 4.2S, York, NE
Built 2007 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 48
ROAD 10
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK
4.5S 1.5E OF WACO, York, NE
Built 2021 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 125
LINCOLN AVE
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK
IN YORK, York, NE
Built 2004 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 3,490
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: BEAR CREEK
2.7E 3S BRADSHAW, York, NE
Built 2009 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 200
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: STREAM
2.7E BRADSHAW, York, NE
Built 2009 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 115
FAS 2710
GoodOver: LINCOLN CREEK
JCT US34/N69 5N 1.5E, York, NE
Built 1998 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 58
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: STREAM
4W .7N MCCOOL JCT., York, NE
Built 2009 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: STREAM
1.7W .5N MC COOL JCT, York, NE
Built 2023 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: INDIAN CREEK
8.5E 2.4S MC COOL JCT, York, NE
Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35
ROAD C
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK
8.5E 4.4N MCCOOL JCT, York, NE
Built 2021 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: STREAM
1.7W 1.8N BRADSHAW, York, NE
Built 2009 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: LINCOLN CREEK
1.7W 2.3N BRADSHAW, York, NE
Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: STREAM
2.0E YORK, York, NE
Built 2010 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 203
COUNTY HIGHWAY
GoodOver: TRIB TO BEAVER CREEK
5.0 E YORK, York, NE
Built 2013 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 107
US34
GoodOver: STREAM
4E BRADSHAW, York, NE
Built 1996 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,510
I80
GoodOver: STREAM
.1W HENDERSON INTRCHG, York, NE
Built 1966 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 24,590
WB-I80 ACCESS RAMP
GoodOver: STREAM
.1W HENDERSON INTRCHG, York, NE
Built 1966 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 24,590
EB-I80 EXIT RAMP
GoodOver: STREAM
.1W HENDERSON INTRCHG, York, NE
Built 1966 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 24,590
US81
GoodOver: STONE CREEK
.8 S MCCOOL JUNCTION, York, NE
Built 2000 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 7,490
US81
GoodOver: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER TRIB
3N MCCOOL JUNCTION, York, NE
Built 2000 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 8,495
S93D YORK
GoodOver: STREAM
JCT US81/S93D 1.7W, York, NE
Built 1984 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,115
KINGSLEY AVE
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK
YORK KINGSLEY @ 4TH, York, NE
Built 1982 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,175
FAS 2710
GoodOver: LINCOLN CREEK
JCT US34/N69 5N 1.1E, York, NE
Built 2023 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 58
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