Total Bridges
15,571
Public highway bridges in Nebraska
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
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
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
RI
Rhode Island
7.69% top marginal rate
NE
Nebraska
7.73% top marginal rate
IL
Illinois
7.88% top marginal rate
MA
Massachusetts
7.96% top marginal rate
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
PoorOver: SPRING CREEK
2.2N 1E CRAWFORD, Dawes, NE
Built 1955 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
PoorOver: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER
1W 5N GRAFTON, Fillmore, NE
Built 1918 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 35
SCOTT STREET
PoorOver: STREAM
BLUE SPRINGS A @ BROAD, Gage, NE
Built 1935 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 300
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: CALAMUS RIVER
3.5W 15.5N OF TAYLOR, Loup, NE
Built 1960 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: STREAM
8.5N 1.5E OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE
Built 1960 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
PoorOver: STREAM
4.8N .6W DUNBAR, Otoe, NE
Built 1935 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 15
All Bridges in Nebraska
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
7.2E OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE
Built 2006 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 45
N121
FairOver: BATTLE CREEK
1N BATTLE CREEK, Madison, NE
Built 1967 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 2,960
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
4E 2S OF FULLERTON, Nance, NE
Built 1970 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 40
ROAD AA
FairOver: LIBERTY CREEK TRIB
6W N14 CLAY CL, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1935 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
5.6W NELSON, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1989 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LIBERTY CREEK
1E 2.5S LAWRENCE, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1988 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 20
FAS 3595
FairOver: STREAM
JCT N2/S-66A 9.6S, Otoe, NE
Built 1958 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 275
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: IRRIGATION CANAL
7E 6.9N BERTRAND, Phelps, NE
Built 1981 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 25
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
8.5S 5W OF LINDSAY, Platte, NE
Built 1995 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 35
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
4.5S 6.5W OF LINDSAY, Platte, NE
Built 1969 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
3E 2.2N LINDSAY, Platte, NE
Built 1976 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 40
FAS 2770
FairOver: STREAM
JCT N45/N91 9S 3.8E, Platte, NE
Built 1976 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 730
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: SO FORK UNION CREEK TRIB
2.5W OF CORNLEA, Platte, NE
Built 1994 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 45
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: LOSEKE CREEK
5E .2N OF TARNOV, Platte, NE
Built 1994 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 35
N4/N105
FairOver: LONG BRANCH CREEK
1W HUMBOLDT, Richardson, NE
Built 1967 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 1,445
US73
FairOver: UPRR 433-514-C
0S VERDON, Richardson, NE
Built 1976 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 1,075
168TH STREET
FairOver: BNSF RR 073-181-H
3E 3N GRETNA, Sarpy, NE
Built 1989 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 90
COLL 7842
FairOver: HOBSONS BRANCH
1.7N .7W OF CERESCO, Saunders, NE
Built 2002 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 80
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
2.6N 3.5E OF PRAGUE, Saunders, NE
Built 1935 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: UPPER CLEAR CREEK
3S 3W OF LESHARA, Saunders, NE
Built 1983 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: INTERSTATE CANAL
3E 6N OF HENRY, Sioux, NE
Built 1982 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
7N US275 CUMING CL, Stanton, NE
Built 1985 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: S BR HUMBUG CREEK
6.6N 2E OF STANTON, Stanton, NE
Built 1987 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 70
COLL 7599
FairOver: STREAM
.5E 6S OF DAVENPORT, Thayer, NE
Built 1971 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 100
IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: TURTLE CREEK
1.5NW OF WINNEBAGO, Thurston, NE
Built 2000 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: TURTLE CREEK
4.5W 3N ORD, Valley, NE
Built 1920 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 65
N22
FairOver: S BR MIRA CREEK
3W NORTH LOUP, Valley, NE
Built 1970 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 500
575TH AVENUE
FairOver: STREAM
6.4E 5.7S OF WINSIDE, Wayne, NE
Built 1935 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
2.4S .5E BRADSHAW, York, NE
Built 1926 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 12
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: COON BRANCH
3W 1.7S THAYER, York, NE
Built 1924 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 80
NB US81
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
1N MCCOOL JUNCTION, York, NE
Built 1970 Load: 31.0 t ADT: 8,495
COLL 7641
FairOver: STREAM
6.6S .5W PETERSBURG, Boone, NE
Built 1991 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 70
COLL 7635
FairOver: BOGUS CREEK
1.3S ST EDWARD, Boone, NE
Built 1974 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 120
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: AINSWORTH IRRIG CANAL
1.4W .7S JOHNSTOWN, Brown, NE
Built 2001 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 75
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: WOOD RIVER
2E 1.7S OF AMHERST, Buffalo, NE
Built 1996 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 25
COLL 28C
FairOver: WOOD RIVER
2NW OF AMHERST, Buffalo, NE
Built 2007 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY ROAD
FairOver: KEARNEY CANAL
5W OF KEARNEY, Buffalo, NE
Built 1997 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
3S POOLE, Buffalo, NE
Built 1981 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 25
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1.6S 3W DAVID CITY, Butler, NE
Built 2008 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
4N 6W OF FORDYCE, Cedar, NE
Built 1985 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 25
COLL 7803
FairOver: STREAM
JCT N12/N57 .6N 2.2W, Cedar, NE
Built 1960 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 65
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
8.5N 5W OF FORDYCE, Cedar, NE
Built 1970 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 45
N84
FairOver: NORWEGIAN BOW CREEK
12E BLOOMFIELD, Cedar, NE
Built 1950 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 1,030
US83
FairOver: AINSWORTH CANAL
15S VALENTINE, Cherry, NE
Built 1962 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 1,180
FAS 3135
FairOver: STREAM
JCT N57/N91 5.9S, Colfax, NE
Built 1989 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 200
24 ROAD
FairOver: DRY CREEK TRIB
15.5S OF BANCROFT, Cuming, NE
Built 1997 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 85
IRR/TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
8E N9 THURSTON CL, Cuming, NE
Built 1984 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 25
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
1.5S 3.5E OF BEEMER, Cuming, NE
Built 1985 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 25
COLL 7406
FairOver: MILBURN-SARGENT CANAL
S EDGE OF MILBURN #107A, Custer, NE
Built 1985 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: VICTORIA CREEK
7.5E 1N OF ANSELMO #311, Custer, NE
Built 2016 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 10
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