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Nebraska bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Nebraska — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

15,571
Public bridges
50.1%
Good condition
7.7%
Poor condition
7.7%
Structurally deficient

Total Bridges

15,571

Public highway bridges in Nebraska

Good Condition

50.1%

7,807 bridges rated 7-9

0.1pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

7.7%

1,204 bridges rated 0-4

Structurally Deficient

7.7%

1,204 bridges flagged for repair priority

0.7pp vs national avg 7.0%

Nebraska vs national bridge condition

Nebraska — Good condition share 50.1%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Nebraska — Structurally deficient share 25.8%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Nebraska (FHWA NBI)

Nebraska50.13807719478518%37.68544088369405%GoodFairPoorStructurally Deficient
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Nebraska (FHWA NBI)

Counties (90)

Adams 213 Antelope 162 Banner 36 Blaine 20 Boone 237 Box Butte 32 Boyd 64 Brown 57 Buffalo 462 Burt 170 Butler 211 Cass 280 Cedar 314 Chase 33 Cherry 58 Cheyenne 163 Clay 135 Colfax 252 Cuming 402 Custer 303 Dakota 73 Dawes 92 Dawson 302 Deuel 73 Dixon 149 Dodge 335 Douglas 563 Dundy 47 Fillmore 218 Franklin 105 Frontier 97 Furnas 170 Gage 396 Garden 29 Garfield 24 Gosper 63 Greeley 84 Hall 279 Hamilton 178 Harlan 95 Hayes 41 Hitchcock 78 Holt 241 Hooker 2 Howard 161 Jefferson 246 Johnson 173 Kearney 71 Keith 91 Keya Paha 23 Kimball 91 Knox 329 Lancaster 684 Lincoln 205 Logan 4 Loup 20 Madison 302 Merrick 173 Morrill 93 Nance 148 Nemaha 179 Nuckolls 255 Otoe 363 Pawnee 191 Perkins 13 Phelps 81 Pierce 177 Platte 434 Polk 94 Red Willow 81 Richardson 259 Rock 14 Saline 312 Sarpy 197 Saunders 508 Scotts Bluff 253 Seward 247 Sheridan 63 Sherman 118 Sioux 38 Stanton 223 Thayer 220 Thomas 19 Thurston 152 Valley 115 Washington 151 Wayne 251 Webster 191 Wheeler 13 York 207

Nebraska vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)

States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Nebraska on the same metric.

35

New Mexico

7.61% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$368

44

Rhode Island

7.69% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$78
Selected

31

Nebraska

7.73% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,571

17

Illinois

7.88% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$27,743

25

Massachusetts

7.96% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,314

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Nebraska

Six lowest-condition bridges in Nebraska, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.

FIELD DRIVE

Poor

Over: SPRING CREEK

2.2N 1E CRAWFORD, Dawes, NE

Built 1955 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Structurally Deficient

Over: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER

1W 5N GRAFTON, Fillmore, NE

Built 1918 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 35

SCOTT STREET

Poor

Over: STREAM

BLUE SPRINGS A @ BROAD, Gage, NE

Built 1935 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 300

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Structurally Deficient

Over: CALAMUS RIVER

3.5W 15.5N OF TAYLOR, Loup, NE

Built 1960 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

8.5N 1.5E OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 1960 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: STREAM

4.8N .6W DUNBAR, Otoe, NE

Built 1935 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 15

All Bridges in Nebraska

UPRR

Unknown

Over: UPRR 813-894-L

1E HASTINGS, Adams, NE

Built 1992 ADT: 8,405

BNSF RR

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR 083-171-E

IN HASTINGS, Adams, NE

Built 1995 ADT: 22,540

BNSF RR

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR 064-637-U

0S DUNNING, Blaine, NE

Built 1994 ADT: 955

BNRR

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR 089-015-N

IN ALLIANCE, Box Butte, NE

Built 1937 ADT: 10,125

US385

Unknown

Over: N2/BNSF RR

7.5 NW ALLIANCE, Box Butte, NE

Built 1999 ADT: 1,260

BNSF RR

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR 064-767-R

ALLIANCE POTASH @ 1ST, Box Butte, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 1,915

ABAND CNWTC RR PED

Unknown

Over: ABAND CNWTC RR 188-307-H

JCT N7/S-9A .8S .4E, Brown, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 120

PEDESTRIAN OVRPASS

Unknown

Over: HIGHWAY

PIEDMONT ST IN RAVENNA, Buffalo, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 30

2ND AVE

Unknown

Over: S RR ST/UPRR

IN KEARNEY, Buffalo, NE

Built 1960 ADT: 3,590

N68

Unknown

Over: BNSF/RAILWY ST 083-197-G

IN RAVENNA, Buffalo, NE

Built 2004 ADT: 55

US183

Unknown

Over: I80

HOLDREGE INTRCHG, Buffalo, NE

Built 2005 ADT: 16,650

COLL 7463

Unknown

Over: I80

2E HOLDREGE INTRCHG, Buffalo, NE

Built 1963 ADT: 16,650

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Unknown

Over: I80

2W ODESSA INTRCHG, Buffalo, NE

Built 1963 ADT: 16,650

L10B ODESSA CNLK

Unknown

Over: I80

ODESSA INTRCHG, Buffalo, NE

Built 1963 ADT: 17,220

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Unknown

Over: I80

1W KEARNEY INTRCHG, Buffalo, NE

Built 1963 ADT: 17,220

SB-N44

Unknown

Over: I80

KEARNEY INTRCHG, Buffalo, NE

Built 1963 ADT: 17,490

NB-N44

Unknown

Over: I80

KEARNEY INTRCHG, Buffalo, NE

Built 1963 ADT: 17,490

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Unknown

Over: I80

1E KEARNEY INTRCHG, Buffalo, NE

Built 1963 ADT: 17,490

N10

Unknown

Over: I80

2E KEARNEY INTRCHG, Buffalo, NE

Built 2011 ADT: 17,490

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Unknown

Over: I80

4E KEARNEY INTRCHG, Buffalo, NE

Built 1963 ADT: 17,490

N10

Unknown

Over: I80

MINDEN INTRCHG, Buffalo, NE

Built 1963 ADT: 18,100

L10C GIBBON LINK

Unknown

Over: I80

GIBBON INTERCHANGE, Buffalo, NE

Built 1963 ADT: 18,185

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Unknown

Over: I80

2E GIBBON INTRCHG, Buffalo, NE

Built 1963 ADT: 18,185

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Unknown

Over: I80

3W SHELTON INTRCHG, Buffalo, NE

Built 1963 ADT: 18,185

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Unknown

Over: I80

1W SHELTON INTRCHG, Buffalo, NE

Built 1963 ADT: 18,185

I80

Unknown

Over: L10D/UPRR 813-315-A

SHELTON INTRCHG, Buffalo, NE

Built 1962 ADT: 875

I80

Unknown

Over: L10D/UPRR 813-315-A

SHELTON INTRCHG, Buffalo, NE

Built 1962 ADT: 875

US183

Unknown

Over: US30 & UPRR

WCL ELM CREEK, Buffalo, NE

Built 2002 ADT: 2,800

ARCHWAY MONUMENT

Unknown

Over: I80

2E KEARNEY, Buffalo, NE

Built 2000 ADT: 17,716

L10C

Unknown

Over: 030

IN GIBBON, Buffalo, NE

Built 1996 ADT: 6,025

H AVE

Unknown

Over: 20TH ST

KEARNEY H AVE @ 20TH, Buffalo, NE

Built 1985 ADT: 300

H AVE

Unknown

Over: 21ST ST UPRR

KEARNEY H AVE @ 21ST ST, Buffalo, NE

Built 1985 ADT: 5,105

BNSF RR

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR 083-117-L

IN OAKLAND, Burt, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 20

N51

Unknown

Over: MISSOURI RIVER/RIVER RD

1E DECATUR, Burt, NE

Built 1950 ADT: 25

UPRR

Unknown

Over: UPRR 433-049-F

2.4E .9S WEEPING WATER, Cass, NE

Built 1953 ADT: 15

UPRR

Unknown

Over: UPRR 432-976-P

.2W 3.5N OF UNION, Cass, NE

Built 1953 ADT: 50

UPRR

Unknown

Over: UPRR 432-977-W

2.5S .2W OF MURRAY, Cass, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 10

UPRR

Unknown

Over: UPRR 432-997-H

1.5N OF PLATTSMOUTH, Cass, NE

Built 1970 ADT: 15

BNSF RR

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR

.4E OF PLATTSMOUTH, Cass, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 100

BAY ROAD

Unknown

Over: US34

US35 & BAY ROAD, Cass, NE

Built 2012 ADT: 19,688

202ND STREET

Unknown

Over: I80

4S GREENWOOD INTERCHG, Cass, NE

Built 2008 ADT: 42,835

CHURCH ROAD

Unknown

Over: I80

1S GREENWOOD INTERCHG, Cass, NE

Built 2006 ADT: 42,835

N63

Unknown

Over: I80

GREENWOOD INTRCHG, Cass, NE

Built 2007 ADT: 41,255

250TH STREET

Unknown

Over: I80

1N GREENWOOD INTERCHG, Cass, NE

Built 2004 ADT: 41,255

262ND STREET

Unknown

Over: I80

3N GREENWOOD INTERCHG, Cass, NE

Built 2008 ADT: 41,255

N66

Unknown

Over: I80

MAHONEY PARK INTERCHG, Cass, NE

Built 1990 ADT: 42,235

UPRR

Unknown

Over: UPRR 432-996-B

PLATTSMOUTH AVE C @ 16TH, Cass, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 500

PED BRIDGE

Unknown

Over: MISSOURI RIVER/STREET

SCL YANKTON, Cedar, NE

Built 1924 ADT: 50

NGPC COWBOY TRAIL

Unknown

Over: NGPC COWBOY TRAIL

2SW OF KILGORE, Cherry, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 5

UPRR

Unknown

Over: UPRR 817-639-R

.2W POTTER, Cheyenne, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 50

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.

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