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
IRR/COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.4W 10.2N OF BLOOMFIELD, Knox, NE
Built 1983 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 50
US83/N70
FairOver: NORTH PLATTE RIVER
0N NORTH PLATTE, Lincoln, NE
Built 1969 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 6,840
842ND RD
FairOver: ELKHORN RIVER TRIB
.5SE OF TILDEN, Madison, NE
Built 1988 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 80
544TH AVE
FairOver: UNION CREEK N FK TRIB
5N 7E OF NEWMAN GROVE, Madison, NE
Built 1985 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 40
SOUTH AIRPORT RD
FairOver: ELKHORN RIVER TRIB
JCT US81/US275 3W 2.6S, Madison, NE
Built 1989 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 50
SB-US81
FairOver: UNION CREEK
.5E .2N MADISON, Madison, NE
Built 1992 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 9,010
ELM AVE/FAU 6012
FairOver: STREAM
NORFOLK ELM @ 3RD, Madison, NE
Built 1971 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 3,375
FAS 3660
FairOver: HUGHES CREEK
JCT US73/US136 5S 1E, Nemaha, NE
Built 1965 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 65
RD AA
FairOver: LIBERTY CREEK
6W N14 CLAY CL, Nuckolls, NE
Built 2002 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 30
ROAD R
FairOver: TURTLE CREEK
1S 1E OAK, Nuckolls, NE
Built 2010 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.2N .6W PALMYRA, Otoe, NE
Built 1997 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 30
EB-N2
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
2E UNADILLA, Otoe, NE
Built 1959 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 10,975
EB-N2
FairOver: BROWNELL CREEK TRIBUTARY
2E SYRACUSE, Otoe, NE
Built 1965 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 10,130
1ST STREET
FairOver: NORTH TABLE CREEK
NEBR CITY 1ST ST@4TH AVE, Otoe, NE
Built 1985 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 100
FAS 3563
FairOver: WILDCAT CREEK
SJCT N8/N99 4E 2.3S, Pawnee, NE
Built 1987 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.1N 1E OF DUBOIS, Pawnee, NE
Built 1935 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 25
US81
FairOver: YANKTON SLOUGH
JCT US81/US20, Pierce, NE
Built 1990 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 3,740
COLL 7637
FairOver: STREAM
2.2S OF ROSENBURG, Platte, NE
Built 1999 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 120
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
.5S 4W OF PLATTE CENTER, Platte, NE
Built 1997 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
4.5S 4E OF CRESTON, Platte, NE
Built 2003 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 30
36TH ST/FAS 5061
FairOver: BIG PAPILLION CREEK
2W OF BELLEVUE, Sarpy, NE
Built 1984 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 9,000
GILES RD
FairOver: PAPILLION CREEK S BRANCH
LAVISTA GILES RD @ 117TH, Sarpy, NE
Built 1995 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 13,230
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1N LESHARA, Saunders, NE
Built 1994 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 15
FAS 3405
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
JCT N66/N79 .5S 7E, Saunders, NE
Built 1948 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 115
RD 15
FairOver: SAND CREEK TRIB
1N 2W ITHACA, Saunders, NE
Built 2009 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2S 1.5W MEAD, Saunders, NE
Built 1997 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROAD 29
FairOver: TRI-STATE CANAL
4.2N 1W OF MINATARE, Scotts Bluff, NE
Built 1965 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROAD R
FairOver: GERING VALLEY DRAIN
1.5SE OF GERING, Scotts Bluff, NE
Built 1985 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 80
154 RD
FairOver: MIDDLE CREEK N FK TRIB
8E OF SEWARD, Seward, NE
Built 1984 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 95
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: JOHNSON CREEK
12W US6 SALINE CL, Seward, NE
Built 1998 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: FARWELL SOUTH CANAL
4.2E 1N OF LOUP CITY, Sherman, NE
Built 1963 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 45
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: WIGGLE CREEK
4.5S 1.2E OF LOUP CITY, Sherman, NE
Built 1979 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
4E OF STANTON, Stanton, NE
Built 2000 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: E FK MAPLE CREEK
11S .7W OF PILGER, Stanton, NE
Built 1989 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 30
COLL 7785
FairOver: PLEASANT RUN CREEK
1.7W 2N OF STANTON, Stanton, NE
Built 1991 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 135
FAS 3070
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
JCT N15/N32 7N 3.4W, Stanton, NE
Built 1993 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 495
CEDAR STREET
FairOver: MESKINTHINE CREEK
STANTON CEDAR @ 12TH, Stanton, NE
Built 1950 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 100
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
S EDGE OF DESHLER, Thayer, NE
Built 1940 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 155
COLL 7525
FairOver: STREAM
3.5W 3.7N OF RED CLOUD, Webster, NE
Built 1935 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.2N 3E MC COOL JCT, York, NE
Built 1935 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 75
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
2N US34 HAMILTON CL, York, NE
Built 1935 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 45
N52
FairOver: STREAM
2.4N BELGRADE, Boone, NE
Built 1975 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 425
COLL 11C
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
1S 2.5E OF ELM CREEK, Buffalo, NE
Built 2007 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 55
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: WOOD RIVER
4W OF GIBBON, Buffalo, NE
Built 1989 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 60
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
4E 6N OF MILLER, Buffalo, NE
Built 1992 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: DRY CREEK
3.5N 4.5W OF PLEASANTON, Buffalo, NE
Built 2005 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: WOOD RIVER
1E 4.2N OF KEARNEY, Buffalo, NE
Built 1988 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 80
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: SWEET CREEK
5.5S 1E OF RAVENNA, Buffalo, NE
Built 1999 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 25
HAWK RD
FairOver: DRY CREEK
1E OF PLEASANTON, Buffalo, NE
Built 1993 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: WOOD RIVER
7W OF GIBBON, Buffalo, NE
Built 1991 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 120
Showing 5,701-5,750 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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