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
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
.5S .8W OF MORSE BLUFF, Saunders, NE
Built 2001 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 75
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
1S .8E OF CEDAR BLUFFS, Saunders, NE
Built 1935 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 45
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: TRIB TO OAK CREEK
1.5N 1E VALPARAISO, Saunders, NE
Built 2012 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 35
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
5.7S .2E OF WESTON, Saunders, NE
Built 1950 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 50
N79
FairOver: N FK WAHOO CREEK
3S PRAGUE, Saunders, NE
Built 1961 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,400
COUNTY ROAD 7
FairOver: OWL CREEK
6S 1W OF MORRILL, Scotts Bluff, NE
Built 1984 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 45
COUNTY ROAD 8
FairOver: TRI-STATE CANAL
.5N OF MORRILL, Scotts Bluff, NE
Built 2003 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 120
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: SLEEPY HOLLOW CREEK
6S .25E OF UTICA, Seward, NE
Built 1985 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 35
COLL 7748
FairOver: WALNUT CREEK
2.2E OF BEAVER CROSSING, Seward, NE
Built 1997 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 185
COLL 7761
FairOver: BIG BLUE RIVER
.5E OF STAPLEHURST, Seward, NE
Built 1989 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 165
N103
FairOver: S BR MIDDLE CREEK
SCL PLEASANT DALE, Seward, NE
Built 1981 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 2,690
S80B BEE SPUR
FairOver: PLUM CREEK
1W BEE, Seward, NE
Built 1961 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 455
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
2E .7S OF LITCHFIELD, Sherman, NE
Built 1995 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 35
FAS 2065
FairOver: FARWELL SOUTH CANAL
EJCT N58/N92 .8S 6.3E, Sherman, NE
Built 1963 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 135
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: OAK CREEK
.5S .4E OF ASHTON, Sherman, NE
Built 2001 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 35
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: DEER CREEK
4.5S .2W OF ASHTON, Sherman, NE
Built 2002 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 25
COLL 7701
FairOver: STREAM
6W 13.7S OF STANTON, Stanton, NE
Built 2006 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 35
COLL 7701
FairOver: MERIDIAN CREEK
6W 11.2S OF STANTON, Stanton, NE
Built 2007 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
9.5S 1E OF STANTON, Stanton, NE
Built 1988 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 40
COLL 7785
FairOver: STREAM
3N 2W STANTON, Stanton, NE
Built 1977 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 135
COLL 7665
FairOver: S FK BIG SANDY CREEK
4.5W .5S BELVIDERE, Thayer, NE
Built 1935 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 55
N4
FairOver: LITTLE SANDY CREEK
4W DAYKIN, Thayer, NE
Built 1972 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 860
S85D BELVIDERE
FairOver: BIG SANDY CREEK
.5W BELVIDERE, Thayer, NE
Built 1980 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 400
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: MIDDLE LOUP RIVER
3W OF THEDFORD, Thomas, NE
Built 2004 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 15
IRR/N94
FairOver: NORTH BLACKBIRD CREEK
4E WALTHILL, Thurston, NE
Built 1964 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 1,340
US30
FairOver: E BR. BIG PAPILLION CR.
5SW BLAIR, Washington, NE
Built 1966 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 6,945
US30
FairOver: CAMERON DITCH/FISH CR
IN BLAIR, Washington, NE
Built 1989 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 9,755
US75
FairOver: MOORS CREEK
1N FORT CALHOUN, Washington, NE
Built 1931 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 4,815
MAIN ST/FAS 3215
FairOver: STREAM
HOSKINS MAIN @ 1ST, Wayne, NE
Built 1981 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 185
N15
FairOver: SOUTH LOGAN CREEK
0S WAYNE, Wayne, NE
Built 1967 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 3,850
N35
FairOver: SOUTH BRANCH DEER CREEK
8W WAYNE, Wayne, NE
Built 1958 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 3,925
N35
FairOver: SOUTH BRANCH DEER CREEK
5W WAYNE, Wayne, NE
Built 1958 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 3,925
N35
FairOver: DEER CREEK OVERFLOW
3W WAYNE, Wayne, NE
Built 1958 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 3,925
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: WALNUT CREEK
9W US281 KANSAS SL, Webster, NE
Built 1978 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
6S 2E OF BLUE HILL, Webster, NE
Built 1997 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: EAST PENNY CREEK
1.5W 2.2S RED CLOUD, Webster, NE
Built 1990 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 20
N78
FairOver: REPUBLICAN RIVER
.4S GUIDE ROCK, Webster, NE
Built 1975 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 380
COLL 7683
FairOver: STREAM
1.5W YORK, York, NE
Built 1989 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 62
IDLEWILDE RD.
FairOver: THIRTY-TWO MILE CREEK
8100 W. IDLEWILDE RD, Adams, NE
Built 1995 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 15
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
4.5E 1N OF ELGIN, Antelope, NE
Built 1992 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 10
N2
FairOver: MIDDLE LOUP RIVER
0N DUNNING, Blaine, NE
Built 1989 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 1,315
N11
FairOver: PONCA CREEK
1NE BUTTE, Boyd, NE
Built 1945 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 650
TURKEY CREEK RD
FairOver: ELM CREEK
.5S OF ELM CREEK, Buffalo, NE
Built 1991 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
2.5E 1.3S ELM CREEK, Buffalo, NE
Built 2008 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 30
FAS 1900
FairOver: STREAM
JCT US183/N40 .8S 9.6E, Buffalo, NE
Built 1990 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 100
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: WOOD RIVER
1NW OF AMHERST, Buffalo, NE
Built 2004 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 70
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: WOOD RIVER
1N 1E OF GIBBON, Buffalo, NE
Built 1992 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 90
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: S CH PLATTE RIVER
10E N10 KEARNEY CL, Buffalo, NE
Built 1994 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: WOOD RIVER
.5NW OF RIVERDALE, Buffalo, NE
Built 2012 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 80
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: DRY CREEK
1E 4.5N OF KEARNEY, Buffalo, NE
Built 2001 Load: 35.0 t ADT: 70
Showing 5,501-5,550 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.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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