State profile · Near median Poor share

Nebraska bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Nebraska, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

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

Data updated May 2026

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 whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

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 - Poor-condition share 25.8%
National avg

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

Condition Distribution

Nebraska52.5%39.4%8.1%GoodFairPoor
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 by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Nebraska on the same metric.

NM

New Mexico

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

RI

Rhode Island

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

NE

Nebraska

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

IL

Illinois

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

MA

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 the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

FIELD DRIVE

Poor

Over: SPRING CREEK

2.2N 1E CRAWFORD, Dawes, NE

Built 1955 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Poor

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

Poor

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

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Unknown

Over: I80

4E PAXTON INTRCHG, Keith, NE

Built 1967 ADT: 13,755

UPRR

Unknown

Over: UPRR 817-668-B

W EDGE OF BUSHNELL, Kimball, NE

Built 1970 ADT: 100

UPRR

Unknown

Over: UPRR 817-657-N

1.5W OF KIMBALL, Kimball, NE

Built 1935 ADT: 40

N71

Unknown

Over: HWY 30

1.2E KIMBALL, Kimball, NE

Built 2008 ADT: 1,800

UPRR

Unknown

Over: UPRR 817-655-A

0N KIMBALL, Kimball, NE

Built 1940 ADT: 4,430

L53B PINE BLUFFS

Unknown

Over: I80

PINE BLUFFS INTRCHG, Kimball, NE

Built 1967 ADT: 7,870

I80

Unknown

Over: COUNTY HIGHWAY

2W BUSHNELL INTRCHG, Kimball, NE

Built 1970 ADT: 65

I80

Unknown

Over: ROAD 13

2W BUSHNELL INTERCHG, Kimball, NE

Built 1970 ADT: 65

L53C BUSHNELL CNLK

Unknown

Over: I80

BUSHNELL INTRCHG, Kimball, NE

Built 1970 ADT: 7,910

RD 27W

Unknown

Over: I80

5E BUCHNELL INTERCHG, Kimball, NE

Built 1971 ADT: 7,910

INTERSTATE CROSING

Unknown

Over: I80

3W KIMBALL INTERCHG, Kimball, NE

Built 1971 ADT: 7,910

I80

Unknown

Over: N71 & RD 41E

KIMBALL INTERCHG, Kimball, NE

Built 1971 ADT: 2,630

I80

Unknown

Over: N71 & RD 41E

KIMBALL INTERCHG, Kimball, NE

Built 1971 ADT: 2,630

I80

Unknown

Over: HWY71 & RD 45E

KIMBALL INTERCHG, Kimball, NE

Built 1971 ADT: 380

I80

Unknown

Over: HWY71 & RD 45E

KIMBALL E INTERCHG, Kimball, NE

Built 1971 ADT: 380

RD 49E

Unknown

Over: I80

2E KIMBALL INTERCHG, Kimball, NE

Built 1973 ADT: 7,470

RD 55E

Unknown

Over: I80

2W DIX INTERCHG, Kimball, NE

Built 1973 ADT: 7,470

LINK 53A & RD 59E

Unknown

Over: I80

DIX INTERCHG, Kimball, NE

Built 1996 ADT: 7,590

RD 63E

Unknown

Over: I80

2E DIX INTERCHG, Kimball, NE

Built 1973 ADT: 7,590

RD 69E

Unknown

Over: I80

1W KIMBALL/CHEYENNE LN, Kimball, NE

Built 1973 ADT: 7,590

BNSF RR

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR 073-227-U

1.7S 4W OF EMERALD, Lancaster, NE

Built 1921 ADT: 88

BNSF RR

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR 073-232-R

1S 2W OF EMERALD, Lancaster, NE

Built 1921 ADT: 118

134TH ST

Unknown

Over: US6/BNSF RR (H-253)

US6/134TH ST WAVERLY, Lancaster, NE

Built 1982 ADT: 10,690

PANAMA ROAD

Unknown

Over: HOMESTEAD CORRIDOR TRAIL

JCT US77/N33 4S .2E, Lancaster, NE

Built 1941 ADT: 156

PELLA ROAD

Unknown

Over: HOMESTEAD CORRIDOR TRAIL

1.5S OF PRINCETON, Lancaster, NE

Built 1941 ADT: 54

BNSF RR

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR 072-934-H

JCT US6/S-55A .5N, Lancaster, NE

Built 1921 ADT: 731

W VAN DORN ST

Unknown

Over: US-77

2.7 SE JCT US77/I80, Lancaster, NE

Built 1992 ADT: 25,605

PEDESTRIAN OVRPASS

Unknown

Over: N-2

LINCOLN 27TH @ N2, Lancaster, NE

Built 1996 ADT: 33,745

N2

Unknown

Over: 25TH ST

LINCOLN SOUTH BELTWAY, Lancaster, NE

Built 2022 ADT: 100

N2

Unknown

Over: 25TH ST

LINCOLN SOUTH BELTWAY, Lancaster, NE

Built 2022 ADT: 100

JAMAICA AVE

Unknown

Over: N2

LINCOLN SOUTH BELTWAY, Lancaster, NE

Built 2022 ADT: 1,610

54TH STREET

Unknown

Over: N2

LINCOLN SOUTH BELTWAY, Lancaster, NE

Built 2022 ADT: 1,620

68TH ST

Unknown

Over: N2

LINCOLN SOUTH BELTWAY, Lancaster, NE

Built 2021 ADT: 1,610

84TH ST

Unknown

Over: N2

LINCOLN SOUTH BELTWAY, Lancaster, NE

Built 2022 ADT: 1,610

SALTILLO RD

Unknown

Over: N2

LINCOLN SOUTH BELTWAY, Lancaster, NE

Built 2021 ADT: 1,610

S 120TH ST

Unknown

Over: N2

LSB EAST END INTERCHANGE, Lancaster, NE

Built 2022 ADT: 1,610

N43

Unknown

Over: N2

.5N BENNET, Lancaster, NE

Built 1996 ADT: 10,335

BNSF RR

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR 072-935-P

2W LINCOLN, Lancaster, NE

Built 1930 ADT: 3,950

14TH ST

Unknown

Over: US6

14TH & CORNHUSKER LINCOLN, Lancaster, NE

Built 1961 ADT: 30,179

US6

Unknown

Over: COTNER BLVD

73RD & CORNHUSKER LINCOLN, Lancaster, NE

Built 1971 ADT: 1,400

N33

Unknown

Over: US-77

US77/N33 INTERCHANGE, Lancaster, NE

Built 1996 ADT: 15,155

WB-US34

Unknown

Over: COLL 17C/UPRR 815-404-Y

6NW LINCOLN, Lancaster, NE

Built 1961 ADT: 220

EB-US34

Unknown

Over: COLL 17C/UPRR 815-404-Y

6NW LINCOLN, Lancaster, NE

Built 1961 ADT: 220

PEDERTRIAN OVRPASS

Unknown

Over: HIGHWAY 34 / O STREET

1E COTNER BLVD LINCOLN, Lancaster, NE

Built 1971 ADT: 28,210

RAMP G

Unknown

Over: N2/US77/RAMP C

LINCOLN SOUTH BELTWAY, Lancaster, NE

Built 2022 ADT: 1

RAMP C

Unknown

Over: EB/WB N2 AND RAMP F

LINCOLN SOUTH BELTWAY, Lancaster, NE

Built 2022 ADT: 1

NB US77

Unknown

Over: EB/WB N2 AND RAMP F

LINCOLN SOUTH BELTWAY, Lancaster, NE

Built 2021 ADT: 1

RAMP F

Unknown

Over: SB US77

LINCOLN SOUTH BELTWAY, Lancaster, NE

Built 2022 ADT: 1

SALTILLO ROAD

Unknown

Over: US77/N2

LINCOLN SOUTH BELTWAY, Lancaster, NE

Built 2022 ADT: 1

SB-US77

Unknown

Over: BNSF RR/FOLSOM ST

LINCOLN WEST BYPASS, Lancaster, NE

Built 1991 ADT: 2,550

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