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

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

4.1W 4S OF CROFTON, Knox, NE

Built 1984 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 20

SW 114TH ST

Fair

Over: STREAM (V 34)

.5S OF KRAMER, Lancaster, NE

Built 1959 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 268

S 112TH /FAS 3375

Fair

Over: STREAM (J 135)

JCT US77/US34 7.3E 1.5S, Lancaster, NE

Built 1960 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 368

OLD CHENEY/FAS3310

Fair

Over: STEVENS CREEK (Q 80)

JCT N2/N43 1.8W 3N, Lancaster, NE

Built 1994 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,675

WARLICK BLVD

Fair

Over: SALT CREEK

SCL LINCOLN, Lancaster, NE

Built 1978 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 4,919

S55G HICKMAN SPUR

Fair

Over: UPRR 815-599-N

2W HICKMAN, Lancaster, NE

Built 1973 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 2,230

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: TRI-COUNTY CANAL

3E .5S NORTH PLATTE, Lincoln, NE

Built 2004 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 50

FAS 1480

Fair

Over: TRI-COUNTY CANAL

JCT I80/L-56D 2.4S, Lincoln, NE

Built 1977 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 420

I80

Fair

Over: N CH PLATTE RIVER

2E BRADY INTRCHG, Lincoln, NE

Built 1964 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 17,345

I80

Fair

Over: N CH PLATTE RIVER

2E BRADY INTRCHG, Lincoln, NE

Built 1964 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 17,345

FAS 2830

Fair

Over: ELKHORN RIVER

6E OF BATTLE CREEK, Madison, NE

Built 1972 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 850

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: MERIDIAN CREEK

4E OF MADISON, Madison, NE

Built 1989 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 30

US275

Fair

Over: ELKHORN RIVER

7E MEADOW GROVE, Madison, NE

Built 1983 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 7,010

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: PRAIRIE SLOUGH

6S 1.25E PALMER, Merrick, NE

Built 1988 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 45

US385

Fair

Over: PUMPKIN CREEK

SJCT US385/N92 3.1NW, Morrill, NE

Built 1982 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 2,805

N22

Fair

Over: LRPPD CANAL

1S GENOA, Nance, NE

Built 1957 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,175

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

5W N14 CLAY CL, Nuckolls, NE

Built 2012 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

2.6N .7E NELSON, Nuckolls, NE

Built 2000 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: SUPERIOR CANAL

.5W SUPERIOR, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1947 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 40

FAS 2385

Fair

Over: LITTLE BLUE RIVER

JCT N4/S-65A 1E 5.4S, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1980 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 170

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

.2S 5.4W OF SUPERIOR, Nuckolls, NE

Built 1969 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 50

COLL 7593/RD 3200

Fair

Over: ELK CREEK

4W .2N OF NELSON, Nuckolls, NE

Built 2013 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 55

COLL 7385

Fair

Over: IRRIGATION CANAL

1.8E 1.8N HOLDREGE, Phelps, NE

Built 1979 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 110

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: STREAM

3S 1.3W OSMOND, Pierce, NE

Built 1995 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

2N 0.8W OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE

Built 2015 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 15

N98

Fair

Over: N FK ELKHORN RIVER

0E PIERCE, Pierce, NE

Built 1960 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,480

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: LOOKING GLASS CREEK

5S 2W OF LINDSAY, Platte, NE

Built 1989 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 15

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

2W OF LINDSAY, Platte, NE

Built 1998 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 20

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

1S .7W OF TARNOV, Platte, NE

Built 1988 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 50

FAS 2770

Fair

Over: STREAM

JCT N45/N91 9S 3.2E, Platte, NE

Built 1971 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 730

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

4.5N 11.7W OF MONROE, Platte, NE

Built 2001 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 30

COLL 7693

Fair

Over: STREAM

4.5S 2.7E OF CRESTON, Platte, NE

Built 1937 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 90

FAS 2845

Fair

Over: SHELL CREEK

JCT N45/N91 4E .5S, Platte, NE

Built 1972 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 810

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: COLUMBUS GENOA CANAL

2.5E OF COLUMBUS, Platte, NE

Built 1935 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 150

COLL 7279

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

1W 7S OF MCCOOK, Red Willow, NE

Built 1975 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 40

N105

Fair

Over: S FK BIG NEMAHA RIVER

JCT N8/N105 2N, Richardson, NE

Built 1983 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 455

N105

Fair

Over: BIG NEMAHA RIVER N FK

IN HUMBOLT, Richardson, NE

Built 1965 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 455

COLL 7747

Fair

Over: BIG BLUE RIVER

1N OF DEWITT, Saline, NE

Built 1984 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 225

L80E

Fair

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

JCT US6/L80E 2.5N, Saline, NE

Built 1981 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,080

132ND STREET

Fair

Over: SPRINGFIELD CREEK

1.7S 3.7W PAPILLION, Sarpy, NE

Built 2013 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 320

PLATTEVIEW RD

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

JCT I80/N31 .4S 2.5E, Sarpy, NE

Built 1982 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,235

LA PLATTE RD

Fair

Over: STREAM

2W LA PLATTE, Sarpy, NE

Built 1935 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 400

180TH ST

Fair

Over: WEHRSPANN CREEK

2E GRETNA, Sarpy, NE

Built 2015 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 250

168TH STREET

Fair

Over: WEHRSPANN CREEK

3E GRETNA, Sarpy, NE

Built 2021 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 175

CORNHUSKER RD

Fair

Over: BIG PAPILLION CREEK

JCT US73/N131 .2N 3.1W, Sarpy, NE

Built 1977 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 19,660

S WASHINGTON ST

Fair

Over: PAPILLION CREEK

IN PAPILLION, Sarpy, NE

Built 1959 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 17,280

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

1.5W OF CERESCO, Saunders, NE

Built 1996 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 30

ROAD 20

Fair

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

1.6S 2E OF MALMO, Saunders, NE

Built 2019 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 40

TOWNSHIP ROAD

Fair

Over: SAND CREEK

.3E OF WAHOO, Saunders, NE

Built 2006 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 110

COUNTY ROAD G

Fair

Over: TRIP WAHOO CREEK

1N TOUHY, Saunders, NE

Built 2010 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 50

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