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
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: SWEET CREEK
2S 4E OF POOLE, Buffalo, NE
Built 1987 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 5
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.7NW OF GIBBON, Buffalo, NE
Built 1994 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 55
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: SWEET CREEK
3S 2.5E OF RAVENNA, Buffalo, NE
Built 1994 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 20
US30
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
2E ELM CREEK, Buffalo, NE
Built 1984 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 3,185
US183
FairOver: SOUTH LOUP RIVER
8N MILLER, Buffalo, NE
Built 1995 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 800
ROAD 44
FairOver: TEKAMAH DIVERSION DITCH
JCT US73/N32 .2N 4.3E, Burt, NE
Built 2008 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 335
12TH STREET
FairOver: TEKAMAH CREEK
TEKAMAH 12TH @ K, Burt, NE
Built 2000 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 700
COUNTY ROAD H
FairOver: BIG BLUE RIVER
1.3N 1.4W ULYSSES, Butler, NE
Built 2008 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 45
COUNTY ROAD 43
FairOver: STREAM
1N 1.6E OCTAVIA, Butler, NE
Built 2006 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY ROAD 40
FairOver: STREAM
.7S ABIE, Butler, NE
Built 2000 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY ROAD V
FairOver: STREAM
1.3W LINWOOD, Butler, NE
Built 2000 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
.5S 6.7E OF HARTINGTON, Cedar, NE
Built 1935 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LOGAN CREEK
1.8N .5W BELDEN, Cedar, NE
Built 1935 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 80
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LOST CREEK
.7S .2E OF RICHLAND, Colfax, NE
Built 1963 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 50
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: PEBBLE CREEK
1N N32 STANTON CL, Cuming, NE
Built 2006 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 35
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
5S 7E OF WEST POINT, Cuming, NE
Built 1995 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 80
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: COFFEE CREEK
5S 2W OF WEST POINT, Cuming, NE
Built 1984 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: CUMING CREEK
5S 4E OF WEST POINT, Cuming, NE
Built 1983 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 15
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: LILLIAN CREEK
9.5W OF SARGENT #114, Custer, NE
Built 1992 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: FIDDLERS CREEK
3.7W OF HOMER, Dakota, NE
Built 1935 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 40
M AVE
FairOver: PIGEON CREEK
JCT N110/N35 4.8S 5.6W, Dakota, NE
Built 1979 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 180
N47
FairOver: PLATTE RIVER
1S GOTHENBURG, Dawson, NE
Built 1971 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 3,490
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
4.5N 2W OF WAKEFIELD, Dixon, NE
Built 1991 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 5
N12
FairOver: LIME CREEK
1.5W MASKELL, Dixon, NE
Built 1963 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 1,415
N12
FairOver: W BR LIME CREEK
1W MASKELL, Dixon, NE
Built 1963 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 1,415
186TH STREET
FairOver: STREAM
.5S 186TH & STATE ST, Douglas, NE
Built 1983 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 173
CRAIG STREET
FairOver: STREAM
140' W WENNINGHOFF RD, Douglas, NE
Built 2008 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 250
N38
FairOver: ABANDONED UPRR
38TH & CENTER OMAHA, Douglas, NE
Built 1961 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 13,500
96TH ST/FAU 5017
FairOver: UPRR 816-830-K
OMAHA 96TH @ F, Douglas, NE
Built 1996 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 9,650
72ND ST/FAU 5037
FairOver: LITTLE PAPILLION CREEK
OMAHA 72ND @ PACIFIC, Douglas, NE
Built 1954 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 45,000
US6/US34
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
8E ARAPAHOE, Furnas, NE
Built 1938 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 2,325
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: ELM CREEK
5S .5W OF ELLIS, Gage, NE
Built 2005 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 15
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
2N .5W OF ROCKFORD, Gage, NE
Built 1989 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 20
WHITE CLOUD RD
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
2.5N N.W. GRAND ISLAND, Hall, NE
Built 1997 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 45
WEBB RD
FairOver: SILVER CREEK
1.5N OF NW GRAND ISLAND, Hall, NE
Built 1972 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 40
GUNBARREL RD
FairOver: FLESSNER CREEK
12S US34 HAMILTON CL, Hall, NE
Built 1996 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 25
EB-US34/NB-US281
FairOver: M CH PLATTE RIVER
5S GRAND ISLAND, Hall, NE
Built 1976 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 15,355
I80
FairOver: M CH PLATTE RIVER
1W HASTINGS INTERCHG, Hall, NE
Built 1961 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 22,930
BLAINE STREET
FairOver: WOOD RIVER FLOODWAY
JCT US34/BLAINE ST .5S, Hall, NE
Built 2001 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 200
SHDY BEND/FAS 5427
FairOver: GI SEWER OUTFALL
NJCT US34/US281 4E 2.6N, Hall, NE
Built 1969 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 3,310
E RD
FairOver: BIG BLUE RIVER W FK N BR
1S 2.5W GILTNER, Hamilton, NE
Built 2004 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 45
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
.7W 2.5S HAMPTON, Hamilton, NE
Built 1915 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 30
COLL 7489
FairOver: CLEARWATER CREEK
10S OF EWING, Holt, NE
Built 1983 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 65
PAGE RD
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
1.5E 3S FARWELL, Howard, NE
Built 1998 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 25
LIBERTY RD/COL7563
FairOver: OAK CREEK
NE CORNER DANNEBROG, Howard, NE
Built 1990 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 75
WAUSAW RD
FairOver: OAK CREEK
4W 1S FARWELL, Howard, NE
Built 1995 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 60
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
8W 2.7S OF PLYMOUTH, Jefferson, NE
Built 1935 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 40
L51C PAXTON CNLK
FairOver: SOUTH PLATTE RIVER
0S PAXTON, Keith, NE
Built 1973 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 1,375
FAS 2290
FairOver: N BR VERDIGRIS CREEK
JCT N14/N84 .2N 5.5W, Knox, NE
Built 1950 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 400
PANAMA RD
FairOver: OLIVE BRANCH (W 11)
JCT US77/N33 5.1W 4S, Lancaster, NE
Built 2000 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 95
Showing 5,751-5,800 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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