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

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

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

1.5S 8.5E OF FULLERTON, Nance, NE

Built 1990 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 40

COLL 7627

Fair

Over: PRAIRIE CREEK

1W 8S OF GENOA, Nance, NE

Built 1977 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 85

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: S FRK BIG SANDY CREEK

2.5E 3N ANGUS, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1999 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: CROSBY CREEK

4.1E SUPERIOR, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1992 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 10

FAS 3710

Fair

Over: BIG SLOUGH

JCT N2/N67 3.7N 3.4E, Otoe, NE

Built 1996 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 40

1ST STREET

Fair

Over: SOUTH TABLE CREEK

NEBR CITY 1ST @ CENTRAL, Otoe, NE

Built 1983 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 100

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: IRRIGATION CANAL

5E 7.8N BERTRAND, Phelps, NE

Built 1986 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 30

COLL 7637

Fair

Over: STREAM

3.2S 3W OF LINDSAY, Platte, NE

Built 1969 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 60

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: CHERRY CREEK

1.5N OF MONROE, Platte, NE

Built 1968 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 35

EB-US30/US81

Fair

Over: LOUP RIVER

0S COLUMBUS, Platte, NE

Built 1984 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 14,395

712 TR-634/635 BLV

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.5E.5S HU(712T-634/635B), Richardson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 90

N8

Fair

Over: S FK BIG NEMAHA RIVER

3NE DUBOIS, Richardson, NE

Built 1993 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 500

N8

Fair

Over: EASLY CREEK

10NE DUBOIS, Richardson, NE

Built 1967 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 685

N103

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

9N WILBER, Saline, NE

Built 1961 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 3,530

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

3.2E OF COLON, Saunders, NE

Built 1993 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 50

N92

Fair

Over: MIDDLE LOUP RIVER

2W LOUP CITY, Sherman, NE

Built 1960 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 1,005

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

5N OF PILGER, Stanton, NE

Built 1994 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

.5E 15.4S OF PILGER, Stanton, NE

Built 1989 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

6W 1.2S OF STANTON, Stanton, NE

Built 1995 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

2.7N 7.8E BYRON, Thayer, NE

Built 1935 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: MIDDLE LOUP RIVER

1E OF SENECA, Thomas, NE

Built 2003 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 30

IRR/TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

5E OF EMERSON, Thurston, NE

Built 2006 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 30

FAS 2145

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

JCT US136/US281 7W 1.3N, Webster, NE

Built 1998 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 65

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: BIG BLUE RIVER

10.3W 1.3N BENEDICT, York, NE

Built 1924 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 61

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

2.5S BRADSHAW, York, NE

Built 1929 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: LINCOLN CREEK

3W 2S THAYER, York, NE

Built 1924 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 50

IRR BIA RTE 820

Fair

Over: DEER CREEK

1.1 KM. N. OF STATE LINE, Richardson, NE

Built 1990 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 200

IRR BIA RTE 809

Fair

Over: FOX CREEK

3.8 KM. N. OF TRIBAL HQ, Richardson, NE

Built 1990 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,000

IRR BIA RTE 2

Fair

Over: NORTH BLACKBIRD CREEK

5 KM NORTHWEST OF MACY, Thurston, NE

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 158

PAULINE BLVD.

Fair

Over: ASH CREEK

2035 E. PAULINE BLVD, Adams, NE

Built 1981 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

N74

Fair

Over: SAND CREEK

4W HOLSTEIN, Adams, NE

Built 1974 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 410

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: IVES CREEK

1S 9.5E OF ELGIN, Antelope, NE

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20

US20

Fair

Over: STREAM

7W PLAINVIEW, Antelope, NE

Built 1978 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,935

FAS 2530

Fair

Over: STREAM

JCT N14/N32 3.5S 1.9E, Boone, NE

Built 1986 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 45

N32

Fair

Over: STREAM

NJCT N32/N45 1W, Boone, NE

Built 1973 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 455

N39

Fair

Over: STREAM

1W ST EDWARD, Boone, NE

Built 1981 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,265

N12

Fair

Over: STREAM

4W LYNCH, Boyd, NE

Built 1992 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 630

FAS 1765

Fair

Over: PINE CREEK

WJCT US20/US183 3E 5.3S, Brown, NE

Built 1977 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 85

FAS 1765

Fair

Over: PINE CREEK

WJCT US20/US283 3E 3.5S, Brown, NE

Built 1977 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 85

WILLOW ROAD

Fair

Over: WOOD RIVER

1SW .5N OF SHELTON, Buffalo, NE

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 100

COLL 7456

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

3.8E OF RIVERDALE, Buffalo, NE

Built 1985 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 80

FAS 2015

Fair

Over: WOOD RIVER

JCT US30/L-10C 3.5W .4N, Buffalo, NE

Built 1969 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,350

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

2S 3E OF POOLE, Buffalo, NE

Built 2011 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

CHURCH STREET

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

ELM CREEK CHURCH @ OAK, Buffalo, NE

Built 2017 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 60

US30

Fair

Over: KEARNEY CANAL

2W ODESSA, Buffalo, NE

Built 1933 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 3,185

N40

Fair

Over: STREAM

3NW AMHERST, Buffalo, NE

Built 1935 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,135

COUNTY ROAD T

Fair

Over: ELM CREEK

2W 2.7S DECATUR, Burt, NE

Built 2014 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20

29TH ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB TO ELM CREEK

4.0S 2.0W DECATUR, Burt, NE

Built 2011 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

N51

Fair

Over: LOGAN CREEK

4E BANCROFT, Burt, NE

Built 1967 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,815

US75

Fair

Over: STREAM

3S TEKAMAH, Burt, NE

Built 1979 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 4,110

Showing 5,051-5,100 of 15,571 bridges

Related

All states → | National rankings → | Understanding conditions → | SD bridges explained →
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.

Check Your Daily Bridges

How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.