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
N67
FairOver: STREAM
2W BROCK, Nemaha, NE
Built 1965 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 340
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
W EDGE OF TALMAGE, Otoe, NE
Built 1951 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 200
FAS 3704
FairOver: STREAM
6E SYRACUSE, Otoe, NE
Built 1965 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 175
FAS 3704
FairOver: STREAM
7E SYRACUSE, Otoe, NE
Built 1965 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 175
N67
FairOver: LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER
1N TALMAGE, Otoe, NE
Built 1992 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 885
542 AVE
FairOver: WILLOW CREEK
.5S 7W OF PIERCE, Pierce, NE
Built 2016 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 20
COLL 7626
FairOver: SHELL CREEK
6.7W OF TARNOV, Platte, NE
Built 1995 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 60
520TH ST
FairOver: STREAM
1E N45 MADISON CL, Platte, NE
Built 2009 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 80
33RD AVE
FairOver: SHELL CREEK TRIB
1N LAKE BABCOCK RESERVE, Platte, NE
Built 1993 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 50
280TH ST
FairOver: SHELL CREEK TRIB
1N LAKE BABCOCK RESERVE, Platte, NE
Built 1993 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 50
280TH ST
FairOver: SHELL CREEK TRIB
1N LAKE BABCOCK RESERVE, Platte, NE
Built 1993 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 50
US6
FairOver: PLATTE RIVER OVERFLOW
4NE ASHLAND, Sarpy, NE
Built 1993 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 4,550
COLL 7762
FairOver: STREAM
.5N 1.7W OF LESHARA, Saunders, NE
Built 1935 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 37
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: FARWELL MAIN CANAL
4.9E 1N OF LOUP CITY, Sherman, NE
Built 1963 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 40
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: FARWELL MAIN CANAL
1.5W 3N OF ASHTON, Sherman, NE
Built 1963 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 25
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2.5N 1.6W OF PILGER, Stanton, NE
Built 1992 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 40
IRR/N9
FairOver: MIDDLE CREEK
1S EMERSON, Thurston, NE
Built 1999 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 1,860
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: LINCOLN CREEK
4.5W 3.5S THAYER, York, NE
Built 1929 Load: 40.0 t ADT: 50
IRR BIA RTE 1
FairOver: SOUTH BLACKBIRD CREEK
3.6 KM SOUTHEAST OF MACY, Thurston, NE
Built 1981 Load: 40.6 t ADT: 108
ASSUMPTION RD.
FairOver: THIRTY-TWO MILE CREEK
3865 W ASSUMPTION RD., Adams, NE
Built 1978 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 130
838TH RD
FairOver: SAINT CLAIR CREEK
6S 1.5E OF OAKDALE, Antelope, NE
Built 1998 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 20
SB-N71
FairOver: PUMPKIN CREEK TRIBUTARY
15S GERING, Banner, NE
Built 1993 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 2,390
NB-N71
FairOver: PUMPKIN CREEK TRIBUTARY
15S GERING, Banner, NE
Built 1989 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 2,390
N88
FairOver: PUMPKIN CREEK
NJCT N71/N88 2.8W, Banner, NE
Built 1994 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 735
N88
FairOver: PUMPKIN CREEK
NJCT N71/N88 .1W, Banner, NE
Built 1994 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 735
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
3.6E CEDAR RAPIDS, Boone, NE
Built 1935 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 20
ARROW RD
FairOver: ELM CREEK
1.5W 1.7N OF ELM CREEK, Buffalo, NE
Built 2002 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 40
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
2.7N.2W OF US183/30 INTRG, Buffalo, NE
Built 2002 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 45
325TH RD
FairOver: DRY CREEK
.5W 1N .2W OF PLEASANTON, Buffalo, NE
Built 1985 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: PRAIRIE CREEK
9S 5.2E OF RAVENNA, Buffalo, NE
Built 1997 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
3.5E 1.5S OF GIBBON, Buffalo, NE
Built 2006 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
1S 2.5W OF PLEASANTON, Buffalo, NE
Built 1998 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
5S 1.5W OF POOLE, Buffalo, NE
Built 1999 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 45
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
.5S 1E RIVERDALE, Buffalo, NE
Built 1991 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 20
COLL 7456
FairOver: STREAM
1.6E OF RIVERDALE, Buffalo, NE
Built 1998 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 70
COLL 7466
FairOver: DRY CREEK
4E N2 SHERMAN CL, Buffalo, NE
Built 1994 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 140
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
.5N 1.5W OF GIBBON, Buffalo, NE
Built 1998 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 75
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FairOver: STREAM
4E 3.5S OF RAVENNA, Buffalo, NE
Built 1990 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 15
N2
FairOver: SOUTH LOUP RIVER
10W HALL/BUFFALO CO LINE, Buffalo, NE
Built 1993 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 3,235
N40
FairOver: WOOD RIVER
2NW RIVERDALE, Buffalo, NE
Built 1992 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 1,990
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: LITTLE LOGAN CREEK
1.2N 2.8W LYONS, Burt, NE
Built 1994 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 20
N32
FairOver: LOGAN CREEK
1W OAKLAND, Burt, NE
Built 1957 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 1,755
N66
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
2E LOUISVILLE, Cass, NE
Built 1989 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 2,585
COUNTY HIGHWAY S
FairOver: M FK MAPLE CREEK
4.2S 2.2W OF HOWELLS, Colfax, NE
Built 2016 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY HIGHWAY R
FairOver: M FK MAPLE CREEK
5.2S 1.9W OF HOWELLS, Colfax, NE
Built 2016 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 25
COLL 7772
FairOver: N BR PEBBLE CREEK
3N .5E OF ALOYS, Cuming, NE
Built 1995 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 65
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: RATTLESNAKE CREEK
6W 3.7N OF BANCROFT, Cuming, NE
Built 1982 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 30
21 ROAD
FairOver: LOGAN CREEK OLD CHAN
3W .7N OF BANCROFT, Cuming, NE
Built 1998 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 30
TOWNSHIP ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
5.5N 1E OF WISNER, Cuming, NE
Built 1981 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 85
BENNINGTON ROAD
FairOver: BIG PAPILLION CREEK
.3W OF BENNINGTON, Douglas, NE
Built 1985 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 1,220
Showing 6,051-6,100 of 15,571 bridges
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