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: PRAIRIE CREEK
5N .2E OF SHELTON, Buffalo, NE
Built 2003 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: N CH PLATTE RIVER
2S 1.5E OF GIBBON, Buffalo, NE
Built 2003 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 25
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: BELL CREEK
1S 3.2E LYONS, Burt, NE
Built 2000 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
5E 1.8N LYONS, Burt, NE
Built 1997 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY ROAD U
FairOver: STREAM
1.5E DWIGHT, Butler, NE
Built 2013 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 20
FAS 3725
FairOver: CASCADE CREEK
1S WEEPING WATER, Cass, NE
Built 1973 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,090
N50
FairOver: S CH PLATTE RIVER
1N LOUISVILLE, Cass, NE
Built 1973 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 7,900
555TH AVE
FairOver: WEST BOW CREEK
3W OF FORDYCE, Cedar, NE
Built 1999 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
10S 1W OF OBERT, Cedar, NE
Built 2003 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 25
575TH AVE
FairOver: AMES CREEK
JCT N12/N57 1.5N 3.1E, Cedar, NE
Built 1978 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 90
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
3W .5S OF ALOYS, Cuming, NE
Built 1999 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 50
FAS 3070
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
JCT US275/L-20A .6S 2.4W, Cuming, NE
Built 1992 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 155
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: S BR PEBBLE CREEK
2E 4S OF ALOYS, Cuming, NE
Built 1935 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: PEBBLE CREEK
2S 3.5E OF ALOYS, Cuming, NE
Built 2007 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 35
ROAD M
FairOver: MAPLE CREEK TRIB
RD. M BET 1 & 2, Dodge, NE
Built 1980 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 25
N64
FairOver: ELKHORN RIVER
1NE WATERLOO, Douglas, NE
Built 1984 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 5,055
N92
FairOver: PLATTE OVERFLOW
5E YUTAN, Douglas, NE
Built 1955 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 7,955
N133
FairOver: THOMAS CREEK
1NW NWCL OMAHA, Douglas, NE
Built 2003 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 12,910
US275/N92
FairOver: BIG PAPILLION CREEK
1N RALSTON, Douglas, NE
Built 1962 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 24,360
Q ST/FAU 5026
FairOver: BIG PAPILLION CREEK
OMAHA Q @ 69TH, Douglas, NE
Built 1983 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 9,624
FAU5044/PACIFIC ST
FairOver: UPRR 813-884-F
OMAHA PACIFIC @ 160TH ST, Douglas, NE
Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 30,810
BLONDO ST/FAU 5066
FairOver: COLE CREEK
BLONDO @ 78TH ST, Douglas, NE
Built 1981 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 22,112
190TH ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
.6S 5W OF WOOD RIVER, Hall, NE
Built 1999 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 65
130TH ROAD
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
.7E 3.7S CAIRO, Hall, NE
Built 1999 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 50
WB-US34/SB-US281
FairOver: S CH PLATTE RIVER
1S GRAND ISLAND INTRCHG, Hall, NE
Built 1960 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 11,585
EB-US34/NB-US281
FairOver: S CH PLATTE RIVER
1S GRAND ISLAND INTRCHG, Hall, NE
Built 1976 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 11,585
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
1.6E .6N AURORA, Hamilton, NE
Built 2001 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 50
WAUSA RD
FairOver: DEER CREEK
1.3N BOELUS, Howard, NE
Built 2003 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 110
HARDY RD/COLL 7565
FairOver: STREAM
2.8S .4E ST PAUL, Howard, NE
Built 1992 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 45
US281
FairOver: NORTH LOUP RIVER
3N ST PAUL, Howard, NE
Built 1955 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,020
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: BURTON CREEK
4.7E SPRINGVIEW, Keya Paha, NE
Built 2001 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 15
N121
FairOver: N FK ELKHORN RIVER
3S WAUSA, Knox, NE
Built 1987 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 660
FAS 2485
FairOver: WOOD RIVER
1S US30 HALL CL, Merrick, NE
Built 1982 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 625
N92
FairOver: NORTH PLATTE RIVER
1S BROADWATER, Morrill, NE
Built 1989 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 255
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1.5S .4E OF BROCK, Nemaha, NE
Built 1990 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LIBERTY CREEK
.7N 2.2E LAWRENCE, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1999 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
4W .2S RUSKIN, Nuckolls, NE
Built 2007 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 25
RD CD
FairOver: SUPERIOR CANAL
.5N 3W SUPERIOR, Nuckolls, NE
Built 1935 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 15
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: N FK LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER
1.8W 1.5N OTOE, Otoe, NE
Built 1994 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 20
N50
FairOver: STREAM
5N SYRACUSE, Otoe, NE
Built 1958 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,485
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
5S .5W OF CRESTON, Platte, NE
Built 2011 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 35
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: OVERFLOW SHELL CREEK
2E 2.5S LINDSAY, Platte, NE
Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 30
US75
FairOver: S FK BIG NEMAHA RIVER
4S DAWSON, Richardson, NE
Built 1958 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,145
CNTY HIGH/FAS 3005
FairOver: BRUSH CREEK
JCT N41/S-76D 3.7N, Saline, NE
Built 1993 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 50
N15
FairOver: N FK SWAN CREEK
4N WESTERN, Saline, NE
Built 1961 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,270
US6
FairOver: PLATTE RIVER OVERFLOW
3NE ASHLAND, Sarpy, NE
Built 1993 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 4,550
SB-US75
FairOver: UPRR/MUD CREEK
JCT US75/N370 .5N, Sarpy, NE
Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 49,220
NB-US75
FairOver: UPRR/MUD CREEK
JCT US75/N370 .5N, Sarpy, NE
Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 49,220
FAS 3405
FairOver: STREAM
SJCT US77/N92 4W .1S, Saunders, NE
Built 2004 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 105
ROAD 25
FairOver: SAND CREEK
3S OF MORSE BLUFF, Saunders, NE
Built 1985 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 125
Showing 5,951-6,000 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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