Total Bridges
15,571
Public highway bridges in Nebraska
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
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
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
RI
Rhode Island
7.69% top marginal rate
NE
Nebraska
7.73% top marginal rate
IL
Illinois
7.88% top marginal rate
MA
Massachusetts
7.96% top marginal rate
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
PoorOver: SPRING CREEK
2.2N 1E CRAWFORD, Dawes, NE
Built 1955 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 10
TOWNSHIP ROAD
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: 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
COLL 7814
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
6.7E OF STERLING, Johnson, NE
Built 1998 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 75
PANAMA RD/FAS 3270
FairOver: STREAM (X 132)
JCT US77/S-55G 2S 2.1E, Lancaster, NE
Built 1938 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 153
HOLDREGE ST
FairOver: STEVENS CREEK (K 102)
1.8E OF 84TH ON HLDREDGE, Lancaster, NE
Built 2000 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 2,302
W VAN DORN ST
FairOver: UP/BNSF RR 813-886-U
0.82 MI SE JCT US77, Lancaster, NE
Built 1992 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 19,480
S34B FIRTH SPUR
FairOver: M BR BIG NEMAHA RIVER
JCT N41/S34B 4.6N, Lancaster, NE
Built 1989 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 1,050
ROSA PARKS WAY
FairOver: SALT CREEK
0.35 E FOLSOM AND RPWAY, Lancaster, NE
Built 1991 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 8,572
FAS 1480
FairOver: TRI-COUNTY CANAL
JCT I80/S-56A .8N 6W, Lincoln, NE
Built 2015 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 345
I80
FairOver: NPPD POWER CANAL
1E NORTH PLATTE S INTRCHG, Lincoln, NE
Built 1966 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 17,515
I80
FairOver: NPPD POWER CANAL
1E NORTH PLATTE S INTRCHG, Lincoln, NE
Built 1966 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 17,515
FAS 2917
FairOver: ELKHORN RIVER
JCT US275/N121 3E .1S, Madison, NE
Built 1986 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 150
FAS 1175
FairOver: RED WILLOW CREEK
JCT US26/L-62A 4E 3S, Morrill, NE
Built 1973 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 120
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
6.5S 3W OF GENOA, Nance, NE
Built 1991 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: S BR TIMBER CREEK
5N N22 GREELEY CL, Nance, NE
Built 1996 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 20
N67
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
5E BROCK, Nemaha, NE
Built 1960 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 440
ROAD AA
FairOver: LIBERTY CREEK TRIB
7W N14 CLAY CL, Nuckolls, NE
Built 2015 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: MIDDLE CREEK
8.8 W OF JCT HWY 14&136, Nuckolls, NE
Built 2003 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 30
COLL 7597
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
3W .5S OF RUSKIN, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1990 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 80
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: S BR ELK CREEK
1S 2E NELSON, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1987 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
.8S .8W RUSKIN, Nuckolls, NE
Built 2004 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 15
FAS 1990
FairOver: SUPERIOR CANAL
SJCT US136/N14 5.6W 3S, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1935 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 100
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2N 3E OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE
Built 1993 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: TRACY CREEK
2NW OF CRESTON, Platte, NE
Built 1966 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 40
713 RD-654 / 655 A
FairOver: HALFBREED CREEK
4S1.2E BAR (713-654/655), Richardson, NE
Built 1940 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: ASH CREEK
12 N NEWPORT, Rock, NE
Built 2002 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 10
RD 25
FairOver: DUNLAP CREEK
1.5W OF WESTON, Saunders, NE
Built 2020 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 50
FAS 3430
FairOver: SAND CREEK
WJCT US77/N92 1W 7N, Saunders, NE
Built 2005 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 175
TOWNSHIP ROAD B
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
2N OF ASHLAND, Saunders, NE
Built 2010 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 50
ROAD 17
FairOver: PLATTE RIVER TRIB
2N CEDAR BLUFF, Saunders, NE
Built 2001 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 20
L80E
FairOver: W FK BIG BLUE RIVER
JCT I80/L80E 3.4S, Seward, NE
Built 1980 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 1,465
FAS 2065
FairOver: DEER CREEK
JCT N58/N68 .2E 5.1N, Sherman, NE
Built 1973 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 65
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: E FK MAPLE CREEK
.7W 10.1S OF PILGER, Stanton, NE
Built 1988 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 30
N15
FairOver: STREAM
2S PILGER, Stanton, NE
Built 1959 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 1,520
US30
FairOver: BELL CREEK
0E ARLINGTON, Washington, NE
Built 1993 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 4,170
FAS 2745
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
JCT I80/L-93B 4.2S, York, NE
Built 1967 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 126
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
.5N 1.7E JCT I80 & S9, York, NE
Built 2015 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 75
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
2.5E 1.5N THAYER, York, NE
Built 1986 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 20
SHILOH AVE
FairOver: STREAM
5430 S. SHILOH AVE, Adams, NE
Built 1935 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 50
839TH RD
FairOver: IVES CREEK
SJCT N14/70 10.5E, Antelope, NE
Built 1984 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 195
US275
FairOver: GILES CREEK
0W TILDEN, Antelope, NE
Built 1935 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,880
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
3W .2S ALBION, Boone, NE
Built 1998 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 40
FAS 2520
FairOver: VORHEES CREEK
WJCT N39/N91 4.5E 1.3S, Boone, NE
Built 1995 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 80
BARLEY RD
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
1.2S 1E OF ELM CREEK, Buffalo, NE
Built 1993 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: WOOD RIVER
1.5E OF MILLER, Buffalo, NE
Built 1990 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
7E .5N OF MILLER, Buffalo, NE
Built 1993 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 15
FAS 1900
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
JCT US183/N40 .8S 21.6E, Buffalo, NE
Built 2009 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 60
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: N CH PLATTE RIVER
4W 1S OF KEARNEY, Buffalo, NE
Built 1993 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: WOOD RIVER
1.5S 1.5E OF AMHERST, Buffalo, NE
Built 1986 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 50
SWEETWATER AVE
FairOver: PLATTE RIVER N CHAN
4E OF KEARNEY, Buffalo, NE
Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: S CH PLATTE RIVER
11E N10 KEARNEY CL, Buffalo, NE
Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2S 7E OF POOLE, Buffalo, NE
Built 1998 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 35
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