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
CO RD 766/FAS 1630
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
JCT US30/N47 .3N 12E, Dawson, NE
Built 1992 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50
ROAD 758
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
1.5N 1W LEXINGTON, Dawson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY ROAD 429
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
1N 8E OF COZAD, Dawson, NE
Built 1983 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY ROAD 430
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
3N 3W OF LEXINGTON, Dawson, NE
Built 1985 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROAD 762
FairOver: FARMERS/MERCHANTS CANAL
5.5N 3.9W LEXINGTON, Dawson, NE
Built 1983 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20
RD 762
FairOver: FARMERS/MERCHANTS CANAL
5.5N 2.2W OF LEXINGTON, Dawson, NE
Built 1987 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROAD 760
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
3.5N .7W OF LEXINGTON, Dawson, NE
Built 1985 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY ROAD 760
FairOver: FRENCH CREEK
3.5N LEXINGTON, Dawson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY ROAD 423
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
1.5E 5.5N OF COZAD, Dawson, NE
Built 1992 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40
US30/N21
FairOver: FARMERS&MERCHANTS CANAL
IN COZAD, Dawson, NE
Built 1985 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 3,050
CO RD 36.3
FairOver: STREAM
CO STATELINE, Deuel, NE
Built 1935 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10
N12
FairOver: EAST CREEK
0E MASKELL, Dixon, NE
Built 1951 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,355
N12
FairOver: STREAM
JCT N9/N12 5.9NW, Dixon, NE
Built 1994 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,450
N15
FairOver: STREAM
4N WAYNE, Dixon, NE
Built 1980 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,090
US77/US275
FairOver: DITCH #8
3N FREMONT, Dodge, NE
Built 1996 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 12,420
US275
FairOver: STREAM
8S OF WEST POINT, Dodge, NE
Built 1993 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 6,370
US275
FairOver: UPRR
FREMONT BYPASS, Dodge, NE
Built 1981 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 16,380
COUNTRY ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
.3M W OF 276TH STREET, Douglas, NE
Built 1927 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 81
WEST MAPLE ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1SW VALLEY, Douglas, NE
Built 1985 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 197
WEST MAPLE ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1SW VALLEY, Douglas, NE
Built 1985 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 197
PACIFIC STREET
FairOver: STREAM
2.5S 3W OF WATERLOO, Douglas, NE
Built 1987 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 213
ORCHARD AVE
FairOver: BOXELDER CREEK TRIB
.02E OF 196TH ON ORCHARD, Douglas, NE
Built 2005 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 500
L STREET
FairOver: BOXELDER CREEK TRIB
.1E OF 194 AVE ON L ST, Douglas, NE
Built 2004 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 500
L STREET
FairOver: BOXELDER CREEK TRIB
.1 E OF 194TH AVE ON L ST, Douglas, NE
Built 2004 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 500
CALHOUN RD/COL7965
FairOver: PONCA CREEK
NR CALHOUN RD & PONC RD, Douglas, NE
Built 1984 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,094
228TH ST/COLL 7941
FairOver: DITCH
.5E 1.2N OF WATERLOO, Douglas, NE
Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 904
I80
FairOver: BNSF/MO R 074-676-M
ECL OMAHA, Douglas, NE
Built 1972 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 71,415
Q ST/FAU 5026
FairOver: W BR PAPILLION CREEK
OMAHA Q @ 136TH, Douglas, NE
Built 1980 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 23,226
90TH ST/FAU 5019
FairOver: STREAM
OMAHA 90TH @ HOLMES, Douglas, NE
Built 1935 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 4,948
MERCY RD/FAU 5040
FairOver: LITTLE PAPILLION CREEK
OMAHA MERCY @ 65TH, Douglas, NE
Built 1980 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 5,574
US34
FairOver: ARIKAREE RIVER
3W HAIGLER, Dundy, NE
Built 1960 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,570
US34
FairOver: TRAIL CANYON
4E HAIGLER, Dundy, NE
Built 1969 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 690
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1S 1.9W SHICKLEY, Fillmore, NE
Built 1935 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
21 1/4 & I, Franklin, NE
Built 1975 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 30
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: THOMPSON CREEK
W AND 30, Franklin, NE
Built 1994 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 45
US136
FairOver: STREAM
0E FRANKLIN, Franklin, NE
Built 1984 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 660
FAS 1575
FairOver: STREAM
1.5S MEDICINE CR DAM, Frontier, NE
Built 1974 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 225
GOLF COURSE ROAD
FairOver: MEDICINE CREEK
IN CAMBRIDGE, Furnas, NE
Built 1955 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 20
US6/US34
FairOver: BIG ANTELOPE CREEK
3E ARAPAHOE, Furnas, NE
Built 1980 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,555
US136
FairOver: REPUBLICAN RIVER TRIBUTA
2W OXFORD, Furnas, NE
Built 1977 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 585
COLL 7811
FairOver: STREAM
4W 3N OF ODELL, Gage, NE
Built 1995 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 35
FAS 3240
FairOver: STREAM
JCT US77/S-34D 3S 3.8E, Gage, NE
Built 1995 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 135
51 RD
FairOver: BIG BLUE RIVER TRIB
.5E HOLMSVILLE, Gage, NE
Built 2001 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 275
LOCUST ROAD
FairOver: BLOODY RUN
4.5S OF FILLEY, Gage, NE
Built 2011 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 25
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1.5N 4.5W BARNESTON, Gage, NE
Built 1995 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
1.5N 4.2E OF BEATRICE, Gage, NE
Built 1995 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 15
US136/N4
FairOver: MUD CREEK
7E BEATRICE, Gage, NE
Built 1992 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,105
N11
FairOver: BURWELL SUMTER CANAL
2NE BURWELL, Garfield, NE
Built 1956 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 1,065
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: DRY CREEK
5E 2.5S OF SCOTIA, Greeley, NE
Built 1920 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: 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
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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