Total Bridges
15,571
Public highway bridges in Nebraska
State profile · Near national median SD
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
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)
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
44
Rhode Island
7.69% top marginal rate
31
Nebraska
7.73% top marginal rate
17
Illinois
7.88% top marginal rate
25
Massachusetts
7.96% top marginal rate
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
PoorOver: SPRING CREEK
2.2N 1E CRAWFORD, Dawes, NE
Built 1955 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
Structurally DeficientOver: 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
Structurally DeficientOver: 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
COLL 7874
FairOver: ELK CREEK
4W 1.5N OF HUBBARD, Dakota, NE
Built 1969 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROAD 436
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
2E .5S LEXINGTON, Dawson, NE
Built 1983 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 25
DRY FRK RD/COL7395
FairOver: FIELD DRAIN
6S 2W OF EDDYVILLE, Dawson, NE
Built 1985 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 30
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
6W OF WATERBURY, Dixon, NE
Built 1988 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: NORTH BEND CUTOFF CREEK
RD. R BET. 1 & 2, Dodge, NE
Built 1983 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 35
US30/US275
FairOver: BNSF RR
JCT US30/US77 .9E, Dodge, NE
Built 1982 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 10,370
OLD LINCOLN HWY
FairOver: W BR PAPILLION CREEK
1.7E OF ELKHORN, Douglas, NE
Built 1996 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 653
STATE STREET
FairOver: W BR PAPILLION CREEK
183RD & STATE ST, Douglas, NE
Built 1983 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 584
N36
FairOver: ELKHORN RIVER
2W ELK CITY, Douglas, NE
Built 1944 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 3,695
US275/N92
FairOver: BNSF RR 074-715-B
36TH & L STREET OMAHA, Douglas, NE
Built 1939 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 26,985
168TH ST/FAS 3811
FairOver: BOX ELDER CREEK
.2N 168TH & F STS, Douglas, NE
Built 1985 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 20,032
S BRDG RD/FAU5164
FairOver: BIG PAPILLION CREEK
S BRIDGE ROAD @ 111TH ST, Douglas, NE
Built 1970 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 14,690
US34
FairOver: SULLIVAN DRAW
1W HAIGLER, Dundy, NE
Built 1960 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 1,570
ROAD 22
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
1.7W 1.2N MILLIGAN, Fillmore, NE
Built 1969 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 20
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: REBECCA CREEK
B & 24, Franklin, NE
Built 1950 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: CAMBRIDGE-OXFORD-ORLEANS
2E 1N OF HOLBROOK, Furnas, NE
Built 1935 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 20
ROAD 720
FairOver: SWARTZ CREEK
3.5NW OF OXFORD, Furnas, NE
Built 1935 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 20
US77
FairOver: BIG BLUE RIVER
IN BEATRICE, Gage, NE
Built 1949 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 9,030
N22
FairOver: WALLACE CREEK
SJCT N11/N22 2E, Greeley, NE
Built 1982 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 730
N91
FairOver: STREAM
1W SPALDING, Greeley, NE
Built 1961 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 1,125
BLUFF CENTER ROAD
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
WJCT US30/N11 4.1N 4W, Hall, NE
Built 1988 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 115
140TH RD
FairOver: N CH PLATTE RIVER
3.4S OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE
Built 1929 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 55
QUANDT ROAD
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
6NE GRAND ISLAND, Hall, NE
Built 1983 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 40
I80
FairOver: S CH PLATTE RIVER
2E HASTINGS INTRCHG, Hall, NE
Built 1965 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 24,080
I80
FairOver: S CH PLATTE RIVER
4W GRAND ISLAND INTRCHG, Hall, NE
Built 1965 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 23,595
I80
FairOver: S CH PLATTE RIVER
4W GRAND ISLAND INTRCHG, Hall, NE
Built 1965 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 23,595
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: DRY CREEK
10.5W .8N PAGE, Holt, NE
Built 1980 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 25
VALLEY RD
FairOver: DEER CREEK
1E BOELUS, Howard, NE
Built 1977 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 80
DANNEVIRKE RD
FairOver: MUNSON CREEK
2.3N .4W ELBA, Howard, NE
Built 1970 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 30
11TH AVE/COLL 7568
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
1.5S .2W FARWELL, Howard, NE
Built 1978 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 160
YUTAN RD
FairOver: FARWELL MAIN CANAL
JCT N11/N92 9W 6N, Howard, NE
Built 1963 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 35
8TH AVENUE
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
1.7N DANNEBROG, Howard, NE
Built 1976 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 75
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
2N 1.5E OF ENDICOTT, Jefferson, NE
Built 1950 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 50
N103
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
.1S DILLER, Jefferson, NE
Built 1973 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 495
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
.7E 2.9N OF BLOOMFIELD, Knox, NE
Built 1979 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 60
N84
FairOver: STREAM
SJCT N84/121 5.5W, Knox, NE
Built 1982 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 1,320
S CODDINGTON AVE
FairOver: HAINES BRANCH (O 132)
W BURNHAM ST/S CODDINGTON, Lancaster, NE
Built 1995 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 1,850
WB-US6
FairOver: OAK CREEK
IN LINCOLN, Lancaster, NE
Built 1966 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 19,535
US77
FairOver: ABANDONED CRIP RR LINE
1S SCL LINCOLN, Lancaster, NE
Built 1978 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 12,240
N 1ST ST/FAU 5213
FairOver: OAK CREEK
N 1ST @ CORNHUSKER HWY, Lancaster, NE
Built 1979 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 4,740
SUPERIOR/FAU 5254
FairOver: SALT CREEK
SUPERIOR ST @ N 40TH ST, Lancaster, NE
Built 1975 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 25,970
COLL 7295
FairOver: TRI-COUNTY CANAL MP 33.8
5.4E 8S OF BRADY, Lincoln, NE
Built 1992 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 75
N25
FairOver: SOUTH PLATTE RIVER
1S SUTHERLAND, Lincoln, NE
Built 1967 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 1,910
N25
FairOver: SOUTH PLATTE RIVER
1S SUTHERLAND, Lincoln, NE
Built 1967 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 1,910
538TH AVE
FairOver: SHELL CREEK
1E OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE
Built 1990 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 60
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
7.5N 1E OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE
Built 2001 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 30
840TH RD
FairOver: BATTLE CREEK
N EDGE OF BATTLE CREEK, Madison, NE
Built 1978 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 250
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
.7NE OF MADISON, Madison, NE
Built 1979 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BATTLE CREEK
7.5S 1.2W OF BATTLE CREEK, Madison, NE
Built 1981 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 65
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: SAND CREEK
2E 4N OF MADISON, Madison, NE
Built 2002 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 35
Showing 5,001-5,050 of 15,571 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
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