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

CO RD 766/FAS 1630

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

JCT US30/N47 .3N 12E, Dawson, NE

Built 1992 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

ROAD 758

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

1.5N 1W LEXINGTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY ROAD 429

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

1N 8E OF COZAD, Dawson, NE

Built 1983 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25

COUNTY ROAD 430

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

3N 3W OF LEXINGTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1985 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROAD 762

Fair

Over: FARMERS/MERCHANTS CANAL

5.5N 3.9W LEXINGTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1983 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20

RD 762

Fair

Over: FARMERS/MERCHANTS CANAL

5.5N 2.2W OF LEXINGTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1987 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROAD 760

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

3.5N .7W OF LEXINGTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1985 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY ROAD 760

Fair

Over: FRENCH CREEK

3.5N LEXINGTON, Dawson, NE

Built 1935 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY ROAD 423

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

1.5E 5.5N OF COZAD, Dawson, NE

Built 1992 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

US30/N21

Fair

Over: FARMERS&MERCHANTS CANAL

IN COZAD, Dawson, NE

Built 1985 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 3,050

CO RD 36.3

Fair

Over: STREAM

CO STATELINE, Deuel, NE

Built 1935 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

N12

Fair

Over: EAST CREEK

0E MASKELL, Dixon, NE

Built 1951 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,355

N12

Fair

Over: STREAM

JCT N9/N12 5.9NW, Dixon, NE

Built 1994 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,450

N15

Fair

Over: STREAM

4N WAYNE, Dixon, NE

Built 1980 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,090

US77/US275

Fair

Over: DITCH #8

3N FREMONT, Dodge, NE

Built 1996 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 12,420

US275

Fair

Over: STREAM

8S OF WEST POINT, Dodge, NE

Built 1993 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 6,370

US275

Fair

Over: UPRR

FREMONT BYPASS, Dodge, NE

Built 1981 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 16,380

COUNTRY ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

.3M W OF 276TH STREET, Douglas, NE

Built 1927 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 81

WEST MAPLE ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

1SW VALLEY, Douglas, NE

Built 1985 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 197

WEST MAPLE ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

1SW VALLEY, Douglas, NE

Built 1985 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 197

PACIFIC STREET

Fair

Over: STREAM

2.5S 3W OF WATERLOO, Douglas, NE

Built 1987 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 213

ORCHARD AVE

Fair

Over: BOXELDER CREEK TRIB

.02E OF 196TH ON ORCHARD, Douglas, NE

Built 2005 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 500

L STREET

Fair

Over: BOXELDER CREEK TRIB

.1E OF 194 AVE ON L ST, Douglas, NE

Built 2004 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 500

L STREET

Fair

Over: BOXELDER CREEK TRIB

.1 E OF 194TH AVE ON L ST, Douglas, NE

Built 2004 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 500

CALHOUN RD/COL7965

Fair

Over: PONCA CREEK

NR CALHOUN RD & PONC RD, Douglas, NE

Built 1984 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,094

228TH ST/COLL 7941

Fair

Over: DITCH

.5E 1.2N OF WATERLOO, Douglas, NE

Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 904

I80

Fair

Over: BNSF/MO R 074-676-M

ECL OMAHA, Douglas, NE

Built 1972 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 71,415

Q ST/FAU 5026

Fair

Over: W BR PAPILLION CREEK

OMAHA Q @ 136TH, Douglas, NE

Built 1980 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 23,226

90TH ST/FAU 5019

Fair

Over: STREAM

OMAHA 90TH @ HOLMES, Douglas, NE

Built 1935 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 4,948

MERCY RD/FAU 5040

Fair

Over: LITTLE PAPILLION CREEK

OMAHA MERCY @ 65TH, Douglas, NE

Built 1980 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 5,574

US34

Fair

Over: ARIKAREE RIVER

3W HAIGLER, Dundy, NE

Built 1960 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,570

US34

Fair

Over: TRAIL CANYON

4E HAIGLER, Dundy, NE

Built 1969 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 690

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

1S 1.9W SHICKLEY, Fillmore, NE

Built 1935 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

21 1/4 & I, Franklin, NE

Built 1975 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: THOMPSON CREEK

W AND 30, Franklin, NE

Built 1994 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 45

US136

Fair

Over: STREAM

0E FRANKLIN, Franklin, NE

Built 1984 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 660

FAS 1575

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.5S MEDICINE CR DAM, Frontier, NE

Built 1974 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 225

GOLF COURSE ROAD

Fair

Over: MEDICINE CREEK

IN CAMBRIDGE, Furnas, NE

Built 1955 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20

US6/US34

Fair

Over: BIG ANTELOPE CREEK

3E ARAPAHOE, Furnas, NE

Built 1980 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,555

US136

Fair

Over: REPUBLICAN RIVER TRIBUTA

2W OXFORD, Furnas, NE

Built 1977 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 585

COLL 7811

Fair

Over: STREAM

4W 3N OF ODELL, Gage, NE

Built 1995 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

FAS 3240

Fair

Over: STREAM

JCT US77/S-34D 3S 3.8E, Gage, NE

Built 1995 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 135

51 RD

Fair

Over: BIG BLUE RIVER TRIB

.5E HOLMSVILLE, Gage, NE

Built 2001 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 275

LOCUST ROAD

Fair

Over: BLOODY RUN

4.5S OF FILLEY, Gage, NE

Built 2011 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.5N 4.5W BARNESTON, Gage, NE

Built 1995 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.5N 4.2E OF BEATRICE, Gage, NE

Built 1995 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 15

US136/N4

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

7E BEATRICE, Gage, NE

Built 1992 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,105

N11

Fair

Over: BURWELL SUMTER CANAL

2NE BURWELL, Garfield, NE

Built 1956 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,065

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

5E 2.5S OF SCOTIA, Greeley, NE

Built 1920 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: FREEMAN CREEK

3S 3.5E OF SPALDING, Greeley, NE

Built 1930 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35

Showing 5,151-5,200 of 15,571 bridges

Related

All states → | National rankings → | Understanding conditions → | Retired SD term explained →
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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). Poor condition is an inspection-record category, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult the bridge owner for current status.

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.

Every figure on PlainBridge is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on federal source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.